Two series of soil subsamples, by spiking copper (Cu), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd) in an orthogonal design, were prepared using red soil and brown soil, respectively. The results indicated that heavy metal f...Two series of soil subsamples, by spiking copper (Cu), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd) in an orthogonal design, were prepared using red soil and brown soil, respectively. The results indicated that heavy metal fractions in these soil subsamples depended not only on soil types, but also on metal loading quantity as well as on interactions among metals in soil. Lead and Cu in red soil appeared mostly in weakly specifically adsorbed (WSA), Fe and Mn oxides bound (OX), and residual (RES) fractions. Zinc existed in all fractions except organic bound one, and Cd was major in water soluble plus exchangeable (SE) one. Different from the results of red soil, Pb and Cu was present in brown soil in all fractions except organic one, but over 75% of Zn and 90% of Cd existed only in SE fraction. Meanwhile, SE fraction for any metal in red soil was lower than that in brown soil and WSA and OX fractions were higher. It is in agreement with low cation exchange capacity and large amounts of metal oxides included in red soil. Metal fractions in soil, especially for water soluble plus exchangeable one, were obviously influenced by other coexisting metals. The SE fraction of heavy metals increased with increasing loading amounts of metals in red soil but not obviously in brown soil, which suggest that metal availability be easily affected by their total amounts spiked in red soil. In addition, more metals in red soil were extracted with 0.20 mol L-1 NH4Cl (pH 5.40) than that with 1.0 mol L-1 Mg(NO3)2 (pH 7.0), but the reverse happened in brown soil, implicating significantly different mechanisms of metal desorption from red soil and brown soil.展开更多
Heavy metal (HM) is a major hazard to the soil-plant system. This study investigated the combined effects of cadium (Cd), zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) on activities of four enzymes in soil, including calatase, urea...Heavy metal (HM) is a major hazard to the soil-plant system. This study investigated the combined effects of cadium (Cd), zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) on activities of four enzymes in soil, including calatase, urease, invertase and alkalin phosphatase. HM content in tops of canola and four enzymes activities in soil were analyzed at two months after the metal additions to the soil. Pb was not significantly inhibitory than the other heavy metals for the four enzyme activities and was shown to have a protective role on calatase activity in the combined presence of Cd, Zn and Pb; whereas Cd significantly inhibited the four enzyme activities, and Zn only inhibited urease and calatase activities. The inhibiting effect of Cd and Zn on urease and calatase activities can be intensified significantly by the additions of Zn and Cd. There was a negative synergistic inhibitory effect of Cd and Zn on the two enzymes in the presence of Cd, Zn and Pb. The urease activity was inhibited more by the HM combinations than by the metals alone and reduced approximately 20%--40% of urease activity. The intertase and alkaline phosphatase activities significantly decreased only with the increase of Cd concentration in the soil. It was shown that urease was much more sensitive to HM than the other enzymes. There was a obvious negative correlation between the ionic impulsion of HM in soil, the ionic impulsion of HM in canola plants tops and urease activity. It is concluded that the soil urease activity may be a sensitive tool for assessing additive toxic combination effect on soil biochemical parameters.展开更多
Background Recent studies have revealed that pretreatment with statin is effective in preventing arrhythmia, but its electrophysiological mechanism is unclear. This study was conducted to investigate the cardioprotect...Background Recent studies have revealed that pretreatment with statin is effective in preventing arrhythmia, but its electrophysiological mechanism is unclear. This study was conducted to investigate the cardioprotective effects of simvastatin on reversing electrical remodeling in left ventricular myocytes of rabbit heart undergoing ischemia-reperfusion, so as to explore the ionic mechanism responsible for the anti-arrhythmic effect of statin. Methods Forty-five rabbits were randomly divided into three groups: ischemic-reperfusion group (I-R), simvastatin intervention group (Statin) and sham-operated control group (CON). Anesthetized rabbits were subjected to 30-minute ischemia by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery and a 60-minute reperfusion after a 3-day administration of oral simvastatin of 5 mg-kg^-1.d^-1 in the Statin group or a placebo in the I-R group. Single ventricular myocytes were isolated enzymatically from the epicardial zone of the infracted region dedved from the hearts in the I-R and Statin group and the same anatomical region in the CON animals. The whole cell patch-clamp technique was used to record membrane ionic currents, including sodium current (IRa), L-type calcium current (Ica-L) and transient outward potassium current (Ito). Simultaneously, the level of serum cholesterol was examined. Results There was no significant difference in the serum cholesterol concentration among the three groups. The peak IRa current density (at -30 mV) was significantly decreased in I-R ((22.46±5.32) pA/pF, n=12) compared with CON ((42.78±5.48) pA/pF, n=16, P〈0.01) and Statin ((40.66±5.89) pA/pF, n=15, P〈0.01), while the peak IRa current density in the Statin group was not different from CON (P〉0.05). The peak ICa-L current density (at 0 mV) was significantly increased in I-R ((4.34±0.92) pA/pF, n=15) compared with CON ((3.13±1.22) pA/pF, n=13, P〈0.05) and Statin ((3.46±0.85) pNpF, n=16, P〈0展开更多
Ammonia-nitrogen wastewater is produced during the dressing and smelting process of rare-earth ores.Such wastewater includes a very high concentration of NH4+, as well as other ions(e.g., NH4+, RE3+, Al3+, Fe3+,...Ammonia-nitrogen wastewater is produced during the dressing and smelting process of rare-earth ores.Such wastewater includes a very high concentration of NH4+, as well as other ions(e.g., NH4+, RE3+, Al3+, Fe3+, Ca2+, Cl–, and Si O32–) with a p H of 5.4–5.6.Its direct discharge will pollute, yet it can be recycled and used as a leaching reagent for ionic rare-earth ores.In this study, leaching kinetics studies of both rare earth ions and impurity ion Al3+ were conducted in the ammonia-nitrogen wastewater system with the aid of impurity inhibitors.Results showed that the leaching process of rare-earth followed the internal diffusion kinetic model.When the temperature was 298 K and the concentration of NH4+ was 0.3 mol/L, the leaching reaction rate constant of ionic rare-earth was 1.72 and the apparent activation energy was 9.619 k J/mol.The leaching rate was higher than that of conventional leaching system with ammonium sulfate, which indicated that ammonia-nitrogen wastewater system and the addition of impurity inhibitors could promote ionic rare-earth leaching.The leaching kinetic process of impurity Al3+ did not follow either internal diffusion kinetic model or chemical reaction control, but the hybrid control model which was affected by a number of process factors.Thus, during the industrial production the leaching of impurity ions could be reduced by increasing the concentration of impurity inhibitors, reducing the leaching temperature to a proper range, accelerating the seepage velocity of leaching solution, or increasing the leaching rate of rare earths.展开更多
Recent developments of the synthesis and applications of functionalized ionic liquids (including dual-functionalized ionic liquids) have been highlighted in this review. Ionic liquids are at-tracting attention as alte...Recent developments of the synthesis and applications of functionalized ionic liquids (including dual-functionalized ionic liquids) have been highlighted in this review. Ionic liquids are at-tracting attention as alternative solvents in green chemistry, but as more functionalized ILs are pre-pared, a greater number of applications in increasingly diverse fields are found.展开更多
The extractive removal of sulfur compounds (S-compounds) from Dongying and Liaohe diesel fuels with [BF4]^--based ionic liquids were systematically investigated. The results show that the absorption capacity of an i...The extractive removal of sulfur compounds (S-compounds) from Dongying and Liaohe diesel fuels with [BF4]^--based ionic liquids were systematically investigated. The results show that the absorption capacity of an ionic liquid for the S-compounds in diesel fuels relies on its structure and its size. In the case of the two examined diesel fuels, both elongating the cation tail length and increasing the mass ratio of ionic liquid/diesel fuel promote the desulfurization ability of the examined ionic liquids. The results also show that imidazolium-based ionic liquids display higher extraction efficiencies than pyridinium-based ionic liquids, presumably owing to the fact that the rings of the S-compounds are similar to the imidazolium head ring. With the 1 : 1 mass ratio of ionic liquid/diesel fuel, the rates of the first desulfurization of Dongying and Liaohe diesel fuels using [C8mim][BF4] amount to 29.96% and 39.76%, suggesting that [C8mim][BF4] is a promising extractant for desulfurization of these diesel fuels.展开更多
The adjustable parameters in the popular conductor-like screening model for real solvents(COSMO-RS)within the Amsterdam density functional(ADF)framework have been re-optimized to fit for the systems containing ionic l...The adjustable parameters in the popular conductor-like screening model for real solvents(COSMO-RS)within the Amsterdam density functional(ADF)framework have been re-optimized to fit for the systems containing ionic liquids(ILs).To get the optimal values of misfit energy constant a^0,hydrogen bond coefficient c_(hb)and effective contact surface area of a segment a_(eff),2283 activity coefficient data points at infinite dilution and 1433 CO_2 solubility data points exhaustively collected from references were used as training set.The average relative deviations(ARDs)of activity coefficients at infinite dilution and CO_2 solubility between experimental data and predicted values are 32.22%and17.61%,respectively,both of which are significantly lower than the original COSMO-RS versions.Predictions for other activity coefficients of solutes in ILs,solubility data of CO_2 in pure ILs and the binary mixtures of ILs at either high or low temperatures,and vapor–liquid equilibrium(VLE)for binary systems involving ILs have also been performed to demonstrate the validity of the parameterization of COSMO-RS model for ILs.The results showed that the predicted results by COSMO-RS model with the new optimized parameters are in much better agreement with experimental data than those by the original versions over a wide temperature and pressure range.The COSMO-RS model for ILs presented in this work improves the prediction accuracy of thermodynamic properties for the systems containing ILs,which is always highly desirable for general chemical engineers.展开更多
We have demonstrated a facile and efficient strategy for the fabrication of soluble reduced graphene oxide sheets (RGO) and the preparation of titanium oxide (TiO2) nanoparticle-RGO composites using a modified one...We have demonstrated a facile and efficient strategy for the fabrication of soluble reduced graphene oxide sheets (RGO) and the preparation of titanium oxide (TiO2) nanoparticle-RGO composites using a modified one-step hydrothermal method. It was found that graphene oxide could be easily reduced under solvothermal conditions with ascorbic acid as reductant, with concomitant growth of TiO2 particles on the RGO surface. The TiO2-RGO composite has been thoroughly characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. Microscopy techniques (scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy) have been employed to probe the morphological characteristics as well as to investigate the exfoliation of RGO sheets. The TiOR-RGO composite exhibited excellent photocatalysis of hydrogen evolution.展开更多
A novel polyethylene glycol (PEG)-200-based dicationic acidic ionic liquid (PEG200-DAIL) was used to synthesize HMX from DPT by nitrolysis with N2O5. It was found that either N2O5 or PEGzoo-DAIL could improve the ...A novel polyethylene glycol (PEG)-200-based dicationic acidic ionic liquid (PEG200-DAIL) was used to synthesize HMX from DPT by nitrolysis with N2O5. It was found that either N2O5 or PEGzoo-DAIL could improve the yield. Furthermore, the combined use of PEG200-DAIL and N2O5 could increase the yield of HMX to 64% with the used quantity of HNO3 decreased dramatically.展开更多
To enhance the lubricating and extreme pressure(EP) performance of base oils, two types of oil-soluble ionic liquids(ILs) with similar anion albeit dissimilar cations were synthesized. The physical properties of the p...To enhance the lubricating and extreme pressure(EP) performance of base oils, two types of oil-soluble ionic liquids(ILs) with similar anion albeit dissimilar cations were synthesized. The physical properties of the prepared ILs were measured. The anticorrosion properties of ILs were assessed by conducting corrosion tests on steel discs and copper strips, which revealed the remarkable anticorrosion properties of the ILs in comparison with those of the commercial additive zinc dialkyldithiophosphate(ZDDP). The tribological properties of the two ILs as additives for poly-α-olefin-10(PAO10) with various mass concentrations were investigated. The tribological test results indicate that these ILs as additives are capable of reducing friction and wear of sliding contacts remarkably as well as enhance the EP performance of blank PAO10. Under similar test conditions, these IL additives exhibit higher lubricating and anti-wear(AW) performances than those of ZDDP based additive package in PAO10. Subsequently, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and energy dispersive spectrometer(EDS) were conducted to study the lubricating mechanism of the two ILs. The results indicate that the formation of tribochemical film plays the most crucial role in enhancing the lubricating and AW behavior of the mixture lubricants.展开更多
A novel alkanolamine-based ionic liquid,N-methyl-diethanolammonium tetrafluoroborate ([MDEA][BF4]),was synthesized in our laboratory.The ionic liquid-based composite solution consisting of N-methyl-diethanolamine (MDE...A novel alkanolamine-based ionic liquid,N-methyl-diethanolammonium tetrafluoroborate ([MDEA][BF4]),was synthesized in our laboratory.The ionic liquid-based composite solution consisting of N-methyl-diethanolamine (MDEA),[MDEA][BF4],piperazine (PZ) and H2O was investigated for CO_(2) capture.The optimal performance for CO_(2) capture was found at 45°C,1.50 MPa,probably due to a synergistic action of the reaction and the transport.No apparent corrosion was found on stainless and carbon steel with the above composite solution.This finding is very significant to the promotion of its engineering application.展开更多
Due to the high specific capacity, low cost, and environmental friendliness, lithium-sulfur batteries hold great potential to become the mainsiay of next-generation energy storage system. Regarding the composition of ...Due to the high specific capacity, low cost, and environmental friendliness, lithium-sulfur batteries hold great potential to become the mainsiay of next-generation energy storage system. Regarding the composition of sulfur/carbon in cathode, flammable organic liquid electrolyte, and lithium metal anode, great concerns about the safety have been raised. Hence solid-electrolyte-based lithium-sulfur batteries, as one alternative route for safe batteries, are highly interested. This review highlights the recent research progress of lithium-sulfur batteries with solid electrolytes. Both sulfide solid electrolytes and oxide solid electrolytes are included. The sulfide solid electrolytes are mainly employed in all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries, while the oxide solid electrolytes are applied in hybrid electrolyte for lithium-sulfur batteries. The challenges and perspectives in this field are also featured on the basis of its current progress.展开更多
A novel bifunctional task-specific ionic liquid(TSIL),i.e.[trialkylmethylammonium][sec-nonylphenoxy acetate]([A336] [CA-100]) was impregnated on intermediate polarized XAD-7 resin,and the prepared solvent impreganated...A novel bifunctional task-specific ionic liquid(TSIL),i.e.[trialkylmethylammonium][sec-nonylphenoxy acetate]([A336] [CA-100]) was impregnated on intermediate polarized XAD-7 resin,and the prepared solvent impreganated resin(SIR) was studied for rare earth(RE) separation.Adsorption ability of the SIR was indicated to be obviously higher than that prepared by [A336][NO3] because of the functional anion of [A336][CA-100].Adsorption kinetics,adsorption isotherm,separation and desorption of the SIR were also stu...展开更多
The increasing emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by the unrestrained consumption of fossil fuels in recent hundreds of years, has caused global environmental and social problems. Meanwhile, CO2 is a cheap, abu...The increasing emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by the unrestrained consumption of fossil fuels in recent hundreds of years, has caused global environmental and social problems. Meanwhile, CO2 is a cheap, abundant and renewable Cl-feedstock, which can be converted into alco- hols, ethers, acids and other value-added chemicals. Compared with the thermal reactions, electrochemical reduction of CO2 is more attractive because of its advantages by using the seasonal, geographical and intermittent energy (tide, wind and solar) under mild conditions. In recent years, taking ionic liquids (ILs) as electrolytes in the CO2 electrochemical reduction reaction has been paid much more attention due to the advantages of lowering the overpotential of CO2 electroreduction and improving the Faradaic efficiency. In this paper, we summarized the recent progresses of electrochemical re- duction of CO2 in ILs electrolytes, and analyzed the reaction mechanism of CO2 reaction in the electrode-electrolyte interface region by experimental and simulation methods. Finally, the research which needs to be highlighted in this area was proposed.展开更多
In this work, a new microextraction method termed ionic liquid based dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (IL-DLLME) was demonstrated for the extraction of 2-methylaniline, 4-chloroaniline, 1-naphthylamine and 4...In this work, a new microextraction method termed ionic liquid based dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (IL-DLLME) was demonstrated for the extraction of 2-methylaniline, 4-chloroaniline, 1-naphthylamine and 4-aminobiphenyl in aqueous matrices. After extraction the ionic liquid (IL) phase was injected directly into the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system for determination. Some parameters that might affect the extraction efficiency were optimized. Under the optimum conditions, good linear relationship, sensitivity and reproducibility were obtained. The limits of detection (LOD, S/N = 3) for the four analytes were in the range of 0.45-2.6 μg L^-1. The relative standard deviations (R.S.D., n = 6) were in the range of 6.2-9.8%. This method was applied for the analysis of the real water samples. The recoveries ranged from 93.4 to 106.4%. The main advantages of the method are high speed, high recovery, good repeatability and volatile organic solvent-free.展开更多
Despite continuous improvements in machine elements over the past few decades,lubrication issues have impeded human exploration of the universe because single solid or liquid lubrication systems have been unable to sa...Despite continuous improvements in machine elements over the past few decades,lubrication issues have impeded human exploration of the universe because single solid or liquid lubrication systems have been unable to satisfy the ever-increasing performance requirements of space tribology.In this study,we present an overview of the development of carbon-based films as protective coatings,with reference to their high hardness,low friction,and chemical inertness,and with a particular focus on diamond-like carbon(DLC)films.We also discuss the design of carbon-based solid-liquid synergy lubricating coatings with regards to their physicochemical properties and tribological performance.Solid-liquid composite coatings are fabricated via spinning liquid lubricants on solid lubricating films.Such duplex lubricating coatings are considered the most ideal lubrication choice for moving mechanical systems in space as they can overcome the drawback of adhesion and cold-welding associated with solid films under harsh space conditions and can minimize the crosslinking or chain scission of liquid lubricants under space irradiation.State of the art carbon-based solid-liquid synergy lubricating systems therefore holds great promise for space applications due to solid/liquid synergies resulting in superior qualities including excellent friction reduction and anti-wear properties as well as strong anti-irradiation capacities,thereby meeting the requirements of high reliability,high precision,high efficiency,and long lifetime for space drive mechanisms.展开更多
The epoxidation of unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters(FAMEs)by peroxyacetic acid generated in situ from hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid was studied in the presence of SO3H-functional Brnsted acidic ionic liquid (I...The epoxidation of unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters(FAMEs)by peroxyacetic acid generated in situ from hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid was studied in the presence of SO3H-functional Brnsted acidic ionic liquid (IL)[C3SO3HMIM][HSO4]as catalyst.The effects of hydrogen peroxide/ethylenic unsaturation ratio,acetic acid concentration,IL concentration,recycling of the IL catalyst,and temperature on the conversion to oxirane were studied.The kinetics and thermodynamics of unsaturated FAMEs epoxidation and the kinetics of oxirane cleavage of the epoxidized FAMEs by acetic acid were also studied.The conversion of ethylenic unsaturation group to oxirane, the reaction rate of the conversion to oxirane,and the rate of hydrolysis(oxirane cleavage)were higher by using the IL catalyst.展开更多
基金Project supported by the President Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences the Laboratory of Material Cycling in Pedosphere, the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘Two series of soil subsamples, by spiking copper (Cu), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd) in an orthogonal design, were prepared using red soil and brown soil, respectively. The results indicated that heavy metal fractions in these soil subsamples depended not only on soil types, but also on metal loading quantity as well as on interactions among metals in soil. Lead and Cu in red soil appeared mostly in weakly specifically adsorbed (WSA), Fe and Mn oxides bound (OX), and residual (RES) fractions. Zinc existed in all fractions except organic bound one, and Cd was major in water soluble plus exchangeable (SE) one. Different from the results of red soil, Pb and Cu was present in brown soil in all fractions except organic one, but over 75% of Zn and 90% of Cd existed only in SE fraction. Meanwhile, SE fraction for any metal in red soil was lower than that in brown soil and WSA and OX fractions were higher. It is in agreement with low cation exchange capacity and large amounts of metal oxides included in red soil. Metal fractions in soil, especially for water soluble plus exchangeable one, were obviously influenced by other coexisting metals. The SE fraction of heavy metals increased with increasing loading amounts of metals in red soil but not obviously in brown soil, which suggest that metal availability be easily affected by their total amounts spiked in red soil. In addition, more metals in red soil were extracted with 0.20 mol L-1 NH4Cl (pH 5.40) than that with 1.0 mol L-1 Mg(NO3)2 (pH 7.0), but the reverse happened in brown soil, implicating significantly different mechanisms of metal desorption from red soil and brown soil.
基金The Provincial Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province in China
文摘Heavy metal (HM) is a major hazard to the soil-plant system. This study investigated the combined effects of cadium (Cd), zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) on activities of four enzymes in soil, including calatase, urease, invertase and alkalin phosphatase. HM content in tops of canola and four enzymes activities in soil were analyzed at two months after the metal additions to the soil. Pb was not significantly inhibitory than the other heavy metals for the four enzyme activities and was shown to have a protective role on calatase activity in the combined presence of Cd, Zn and Pb; whereas Cd significantly inhibited the four enzyme activities, and Zn only inhibited urease and calatase activities. The inhibiting effect of Cd and Zn on urease and calatase activities can be intensified significantly by the additions of Zn and Cd. There was a negative synergistic inhibitory effect of Cd and Zn on the two enzymes in the presence of Cd, Zn and Pb. The urease activity was inhibited more by the HM combinations than by the metals alone and reduced approximately 20%--40% of urease activity. The intertase and alkaline phosphatase activities significantly decreased only with the increase of Cd concentration in the soil. It was shown that urease was much more sensitive to HM than the other enzymes. There was a obvious negative correlation between the ionic impulsion of HM in soil, the ionic impulsion of HM in canola plants tops and urease activity. It is concluded that the soil urease activity may be a sensitive tool for assessing additive toxic combination effect on soil biochemical parameters.
基金This project was supported by a grant from the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (No. C2004000615).
文摘Background Recent studies have revealed that pretreatment with statin is effective in preventing arrhythmia, but its electrophysiological mechanism is unclear. This study was conducted to investigate the cardioprotective effects of simvastatin on reversing electrical remodeling in left ventricular myocytes of rabbit heart undergoing ischemia-reperfusion, so as to explore the ionic mechanism responsible for the anti-arrhythmic effect of statin. Methods Forty-five rabbits were randomly divided into three groups: ischemic-reperfusion group (I-R), simvastatin intervention group (Statin) and sham-operated control group (CON). Anesthetized rabbits were subjected to 30-minute ischemia by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery and a 60-minute reperfusion after a 3-day administration of oral simvastatin of 5 mg-kg^-1.d^-1 in the Statin group or a placebo in the I-R group. Single ventricular myocytes were isolated enzymatically from the epicardial zone of the infracted region dedved from the hearts in the I-R and Statin group and the same anatomical region in the CON animals. The whole cell patch-clamp technique was used to record membrane ionic currents, including sodium current (IRa), L-type calcium current (Ica-L) and transient outward potassium current (Ito). Simultaneously, the level of serum cholesterol was examined. Results There was no significant difference in the serum cholesterol concentration among the three groups. The peak IRa current density (at -30 mV) was significantly decreased in I-R ((22.46±5.32) pA/pF, n=12) compared with CON ((42.78±5.48) pA/pF, n=16, P〈0.01) and Statin ((40.66±5.89) pA/pF, n=15, P〈0.01), while the peak IRa current density in the Statin group was not different from CON (P〉0.05). The peak ICa-L current density (at 0 mV) was significantly increased in I-R ((4.34±0.92) pA/pF, n=15) compared with CON ((3.13±1.22) pA/pF, n=13, P〈0.05) and Statin ((3.46±0.85) pNpF, n=16, P〈0
基金Project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51164010)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province(2010GZC0048)
文摘Ammonia-nitrogen wastewater is produced during the dressing and smelting process of rare-earth ores.Such wastewater includes a very high concentration of NH4+, as well as other ions(e.g., NH4+, RE3+, Al3+, Fe3+, Ca2+, Cl–, and Si O32–) with a p H of 5.4–5.6.Its direct discharge will pollute, yet it can be recycled and used as a leaching reagent for ionic rare-earth ores.In this study, leaching kinetics studies of both rare earth ions and impurity ion Al3+ were conducted in the ammonia-nitrogen wastewater system with the aid of impurity inhibitors.Results showed that the leaching process of rare-earth followed the internal diffusion kinetic model.When the temperature was 298 K and the concentration of NH4+ was 0.3 mol/L, the leaching reaction rate constant of ionic rare-earth was 1.72 and the apparent activation energy was 9.619 k J/mol.The leaching rate was higher than that of conventional leaching system with ammonium sulfate, which indicated that ammonia-nitrogen wastewater system and the addition of impurity inhibitors could promote ionic rare-earth leaching.The leaching kinetic process of impurity Al3+ did not follow either internal diffusion kinetic model or chemical reaction control, but the hybrid control model which was affected by a number of process factors.Thus, during the industrial production the leaching of impurity ions could be reduced by increasing the concentration of impurity inhibitors, reducing the leaching temperature to a proper range, accelerating the seepage velocity of leaching solution, or increasing the leaching rate of rare earths.
文摘Recent developments of the synthesis and applications of functionalized ionic liquids (including dual-functionalized ionic liquids) have been highlighted in this review. Ionic liquids are at-tracting attention as alternative solvents in green chemistry, but as more functionalized ILs are pre-pared, a greater number of applications in increasingly diverse fields are found.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40673043, 20576073), CNPC Innovation Fund (04E7031), and the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry of Education of China (NCET-06-0088).
文摘The extractive removal of sulfur compounds (S-compounds) from Dongying and Liaohe diesel fuels with [BF4]^--based ionic liquids were systematically investigated. The results show that the absorption capacity of an ionic liquid for the S-compounds in diesel fuels relies on its structure and its size. In the case of the two examined diesel fuels, both elongating the cation tail length and increasing the mass ratio of ionic liquid/diesel fuel promote the desulfurization ability of the examined ionic liquids. The results also show that imidazolium-based ionic liquids display higher extraction efficiencies than pyridinium-based ionic liquids, presumably owing to the fact that the rings of the S-compounds are similar to the imidazolium head ring. With the 1 : 1 mass ratio of ionic liquid/diesel fuel, the rates of the first desulfurization of Dongying and Liaohe diesel fuels using [C8mim][BF4] amount to 29.96% and 39.76%, suggesting that [C8mim][BF4] is a promising extractant for desulfurization of these diesel fuels.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants (Nos. 21476009, 21406007 and U1462104)
文摘The adjustable parameters in the popular conductor-like screening model for real solvents(COSMO-RS)within the Amsterdam density functional(ADF)framework have been re-optimized to fit for the systems containing ionic liquids(ILs).To get the optimal values of misfit energy constant a^0,hydrogen bond coefficient c_(hb)and effective contact surface area of a segment a_(eff),2283 activity coefficient data points at infinite dilution and 1433 CO_2 solubility data points exhaustively collected from references were used as training set.The average relative deviations(ARDs)of activity coefficients at infinite dilution and CO_2 solubility between experimental data and predicted values are 32.22%and17.61%,respectively,both of which are significantly lower than the original COSMO-RS versions.Predictions for other activity coefficients of solutes in ILs,solubility data of CO_2 in pure ILs and the binary mixtures of ILs at either high or low temperatures,and vapor–liquid equilibrium(VLE)for binary systems involving ILs have also been performed to demonstrate the validity of the parameterization of COSMO-RS model for ILs.The results showed that the predicted results by COSMO-RS model with the new optimized parameters are in much better agreement with experimental data than those by the original versions over a wide temperature and pressure range.The COSMO-RS model for ILs presented in this work improves the prediction accuracy of thermodynamic properties for the systems containing ILs,which is always highly desirable for general chemical engineers.
文摘We have demonstrated a facile and efficient strategy for the fabrication of soluble reduced graphene oxide sheets (RGO) and the preparation of titanium oxide (TiO2) nanoparticle-RGO composites using a modified one-step hydrothermal method. It was found that graphene oxide could be easily reduced under solvothermal conditions with ascorbic acid as reductant, with concomitant growth of TiO2 particles on the RGO surface. The TiO2-RGO composite has been thoroughly characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. Microscopy techniques (scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy) have been employed to probe the morphological characteristics as well as to investigate the exfoliation of RGO sheets. The TiOR-RGO composite exhibited excellent photocatalysis of hydrogen evolution.
基金support from National Basic Research(973) Program of China(No.613740101)
文摘A novel polyethylene glycol (PEG)-200-based dicationic acidic ionic liquid (PEG200-DAIL) was used to synthesize HMX from DPT by nitrolysis with N2O5. It was found that either N2O5 or PEGzoo-DAIL could improve the yield. Furthermore, the combined use of PEG200-DAIL and N2O5 could increase the yield of HMX to 64% with the used quantity of HNO3 decreased dramatically.
基金the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC,Nos.51675512,51227804,and 51305428)Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (No.1606RJZA051)the National Key Basic Research and Development (973) Program of China (No.2013CB632301)
文摘To enhance the lubricating and extreme pressure(EP) performance of base oils, two types of oil-soluble ionic liquids(ILs) with similar anion albeit dissimilar cations were synthesized. The physical properties of the prepared ILs were measured. The anticorrosion properties of ILs were assessed by conducting corrosion tests on steel discs and copper strips, which revealed the remarkable anticorrosion properties of the ILs in comparison with those of the commercial additive zinc dialkyldithiophosphate(ZDDP). The tribological properties of the two ILs as additives for poly-α-olefin-10(PAO10) with various mass concentrations were investigated. The tribological test results indicate that these ILs as additives are capable of reducing friction and wear of sliding contacts remarkably as well as enhance the EP performance of blank PAO10. Under similar test conditions, these IL additives exhibit higher lubricating and anti-wear(AW) performances than those of ZDDP based additive package in PAO10. Subsequently, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and energy dispersive spectrometer(EDS) were conducted to study the lubricating mechanism of the two ILs. The results indicate that the formation of tribochemical film plays the most crucial role in enhancing the lubricating and AW behavior of the mixture lubricants.
文摘A novel alkanolamine-based ionic liquid,N-methyl-diethanolammonium tetrafluoroborate ([MDEA][BF4]),was synthesized in our laboratory.The ionic liquid-based composite solution consisting of N-methyl-diethanolamine (MDEA),[MDEA][BF4],piperazine (PZ) and H2O was investigated for CO_(2) capture.The optimal performance for CO_(2) capture was found at 45°C,1.50 MPa,probably due to a synergistic action of the reaction and the transport.No apparent corrosion was found on stainless and carbon steel with the above composite solution.This finding is very significant to the promotion of its engineering application.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program (2016YFA0202500, 2015CB932500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21676160, 21776019)
文摘Due to the high specific capacity, low cost, and environmental friendliness, lithium-sulfur batteries hold great potential to become the mainsiay of next-generation energy storage system. Regarding the composition of sulfur/carbon in cathode, flammable organic liquid electrolyte, and lithium metal anode, great concerns about the safety have been raised. Hence solid-electrolyte-based lithium-sulfur batteries, as one alternative route for safe batteries, are highly interested. This review highlights the recent research progress of lithium-sulfur batteries with solid electrolytes. Both sulfide solid electrolytes and oxide solid electrolytes are included. The sulfide solid electrolytes are mainly employed in all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries, while the oxide solid electrolytes are applied in hybrid electrolyte for lithium-sulfur batteries. The challenges and perspectives in this field are also featured on the basis of its current progress.
基金supported by ‘Hundreds Talents Program’from Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China (50574080, 20901073)National Key Technology R&D Program of China (2006BAC02A10)Distinguished Young Scholar Foundation of Jilin Province (20060114)
文摘A novel bifunctional task-specific ionic liquid(TSIL),i.e.[trialkylmethylammonium][sec-nonylphenoxy acetate]([A336] [CA-100]) was impregnated on intermediate polarized XAD-7 resin,and the prepared solvent impreganated resin(SIR) was studied for rare earth(RE) separation.Adsorption ability of the SIR was indicated to be obviously higher than that prepared by [A336][NO3] because of the functional anion of [A336][CA-100].Adsorption kinetics,adsorption isotherm,separation and desorption of the SIR were also stu...
基金This work was supported by Fundamental Research and the National Key Projects for Development of China (2018YFB0605802), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21425625 & 21506219), Beijing Natural Science Founda- tion (2182072), the Research Council of Norway {267615), and Beijing Hundreds of Leading Talents Training Project of Science and Technology (Z171100001117154).
文摘The increasing emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by the unrestrained consumption of fossil fuels in recent hundreds of years, has caused global environmental and social problems. Meanwhile, CO2 is a cheap, abundant and renewable Cl-feedstock, which can be converted into alco- hols, ethers, acids and other value-added chemicals. Compared with the thermal reactions, electrochemical reduction of CO2 is more attractive because of its advantages by using the seasonal, geographical and intermittent energy (tide, wind and solar) under mild conditions. In recent years, taking ionic liquids (ILs) as electrolytes in the CO2 electrochemical reduction reaction has been paid much more attention due to the advantages of lowering the overpotential of CO2 electroreduction and improving the Faradaic efficiency. In this paper, we summarized the recent progresses of electrochemical re- duction of CO2 in ILs electrolytes, and analyzed the reaction mechanism of CO2 reaction in the electrode-electrolyte interface region by experimental and simulation methods. Finally, the research which needs to be highlighted in this area was proposed.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.20375035,20527005,20775070)by Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.Z404105,Y507252).
文摘In this work, a new microextraction method termed ionic liquid based dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (IL-DLLME) was demonstrated for the extraction of 2-methylaniline, 4-chloroaniline, 1-naphthylamine and 4-aminobiphenyl in aqueous matrices. After extraction the ionic liquid (IL) phase was injected directly into the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system for determination. Some parameters that might affect the extraction efficiency were optimized. Under the optimum conditions, good linear relationship, sensitivity and reproducibility were obtained. The limits of detection (LOD, S/N = 3) for the four analytes were in the range of 0.45-2.6 μg L^-1. The relative standard deviations (R.S.D., n = 6) were in the range of 6.2-9.8%. This method was applied for the analysis of the real water samples. The recoveries ranged from 93.4 to 106.4%. The main advantages of the method are high speed, high recovery, good repeatability and volatile organic solvent-free.
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21373249 and 11172300).
文摘Despite continuous improvements in machine elements over the past few decades,lubrication issues have impeded human exploration of the universe because single solid or liquid lubrication systems have been unable to satisfy the ever-increasing performance requirements of space tribology.In this study,we present an overview of the development of carbon-based films as protective coatings,with reference to their high hardness,low friction,and chemical inertness,and with a particular focus on diamond-like carbon(DLC)films.We also discuss the design of carbon-based solid-liquid synergy lubricating coatings with regards to their physicochemical properties and tribological performance.Solid-liquid composite coatings are fabricated via spinning liquid lubricants on solid lubricating films.Such duplex lubricating coatings are considered the most ideal lubrication choice for moving mechanical systems in space as they can overcome the drawback of adhesion and cold-welding associated with solid films under harsh space conditions and can minimize the crosslinking or chain scission of liquid lubricants under space irradiation.State of the art carbon-based solid-liquid synergy lubricating systems therefore holds great promise for space applications due to solid/liquid synergies resulting in superior qualities including excellent friction reduction and anti-wear properties as well as strong anti-irradiation capacities,thereby meeting the requirements of high reliability,high precision,high efficiency,and long lifetime for space drive mechanisms.
文摘The epoxidation of unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters(FAMEs)by peroxyacetic acid generated in situ from hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid was studied in the presence of SO3H-functional Brnsted acidic ionic liquid (IL)[C3SO3HMIM][HSO4]as catalyst.The effects of hydrogen peroxide/ethylenic unsaturation ratio,acetic acid concentration,IL concentration,recycling of the IL catalyst,and temperature on the conversion to oxirane were studied.The kinetics and thermodynamics of unsaturated FAMEs epoxidation and the kinetics of oxirane cleavage of the epoxidized FAMEs by acetic acid were also studied.The conversion of ethylenic unsaturation group to oxirane, the reaction rate of the conversion to oxirane,and the rate of hydrolysis(oxirane cleavage)were higher by using the IL catalyst.