Tert-butylhydroquinone-decorated graphene nanosheets and their enhanced capacitive behaviors

In the present work,tert-butylhydroquinone(TBHQ) was used to decorate graphene nanosheets to obtain a novel and environmentally friendly electrode material for supercapacitors.The fast redox reactions between hydroquinone and quinone generate pseudocapacitance.Graphene layers which have adsorbed TBHQ interact with each other to construct a three-dimensional network.Through this network,electrolyte ions can easily access the surface of graphene to generate electric double-layer capacitance.Electrochemical measurements have shown that using TBHQ as a redox modifier of graphene can obtain a maximum value of 302 F g-1 and provide a 51% enhancement in specific capacitance.Furthermore,excellent rate capability and cycling ability are achieved using the TBHQ-decorated graphene nanosheet electrode.     

Fenton试剂处理含油废水的实验研究

采用Fenton高级氧化技术对模拟含油废水进行了氧化处理,探讨了反应时间、pH值、温度、H₂O₂和Fe²⁺投加量等因素对油去除率的影响,确定了最佳处理条件。试验结果表明,在水样中油浓度为120mg/L时,Fenton高级氧化反应最佳工艺条件为：c(H₂O₂)=40mmol/L,c(Fe²⁺)=4mmol/L,pH=3.0,温度为30℃;反应2h后,油的去除率达到最高值48.4%。这将为该工艺处理实际含油废水提供实验依据。     

Formation age and tectonic environment of the Gantaohe Group, North China Craton: Geology, geochemistry, SHRIMP zircon geochronology and Hf-Nd isotopic systematics

The Gantaohe Group is an important early Precambrian unit in the Trans-North China Orogen,North China Craton,and is mainly composed of greenschist-facies metabasalt,meta-sandstone and dolomitic marble.We report whole-rock geochemical compositions and SHRIMP zircon ages as well as LA-ICP-MS Hf-in-zircon isotopeic analyses for metabasalts from the Gantaohe Group.SHRIMP dating yielded a weighted mean 207Pb/206Pb age of 2087±16 Ma(MSWD=1.3) for magmatic zircons,but there are also abundant ca.2.5 Ga inherited zircon xenocrysts.The magmatic zircons shows a large Hf(t) variation in Hf(t) from 7.17 to +0.45,suggesting an isotopically highly heterogeneous source for the metabasalt.Chemically all samples show no distinct Zr or Hf anomalies,and some samples show no Nd or Ta anomalies in a primitive mantle-normalized trace element variation diagram,and their whole-rock Nd(t) values range from 4.0 to 0.8.We suggest that the basalt is formed by partial melting of a depleted mantle source,followed by significant crustal contamination.Field observations,the presence of abundant inherited zircon,as well as isotope and trace elements geochemistry support formation of the Gantaohe Group on top of a continental basement.These data and the regional geology lead us to conclude that the Trans-North China Orogen constituted an intracontinental rift during the Paleoproterozoic that was connected to the Eastern Block since the end of the Archean.     

A novel integrated UV-biofilter system to treat high concentration of gaseous chlorobenzene

A novel integrated UV-biofilter system using UV reactor as the pretreatment process was setup to treat high concentration of gaseous volatile organic compounds （VOCs）. Another control biofilter without the UV pretreatment was also established to compare the performance of the two systems. Chlorobenzene was selected as a model compound. The two systems were operated in parallel under different inlet chlorobenzene concentrations （500, 1000, 1600, mg· m^-3）. The experimental results indicate that the integrated system could eliminate chlorobenzene completely （100% removal efficiency） at the inlet concentration of 500 mg· m^-3, whereas only 60% removal efficiency was achieved for the control biofilter. Also the elimination capacity for the organic carbon of the integrated system was much higher than that of the control biofilter. On the basis of intermediates analysis by Ion Chromatography and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, the UV pretreatment has been proven to be able to enhance the performance of the following biofilter by transferring the recalcitrant target to some more biodegradable and soluble organic products （such as formic acid and chlorophenol）. Furthermore, the produced ozone, a harmful by-product from UV photo-degradation, could be easily eliminated by the following biofiltration process.     

碳纤维表面处理对室温硫化硅橡胶复合材料性能的影响

以分别经α-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷(KH550)、浓硝酸、浓硝酸-KH550处理的短切碳纤维作为功能组分,制备室温硫化硅橡胶复合材料,研究了碳纤维处理方法对复合材料的力学性能、热性能和烧蚀性能的影响。结果表明,添加经浓硝酸-KH550连续处理碳纤维时,复合材料的性能最好;性能最佳复合材料的拉伸强度和撕裂强度分别为4.0 MPa和20.3 kN/m,起始分解温度提高到509.3 ℃,而线烧蚀率和质量烧蚀率分别降低至0.148 mm/s和0.062 g/s。     

Embryo implantation: A time for recalling and forwarding

The success of embryo implantation is a critical step towards further embryo development and pregnancy outcome. The observations and investigations on embryo implantation have been over a century. A huge body of knowledge has been accumulated in anatomy, histology, ultrastructure and hormonal regulation; as well as recently in depth information about molecular signaling pathways got from studies of genomic wide gene screening and specific gene deletion. The knowledge from basic research has also substantially helped to initiate and improve the Artificial Reproductive Technology （ART） in clinical applications. Now we＇ve known that the normal embryo implantation involves the embryo＇s development into an implantation-competent blastocyst and the synchronized transformation of uteri into a receptive stage. The interdependent relationship between the blastocyst and uterus involves complicated hormonal regulation and local paracrine, juxtacrine interactions. In this paper, we review some important historical findings regarding uterine receptivity and blastocyst activation, as well as some less discussed topics such as embryo spacing, embryo orientation. Further understandings on detailed mechanisms during the process of embryo implantation will help cure women infertility as well as develop new generation of non-steroids contraceptives.     

MnO2/碳球复合材料的制备及其电化学性能的研究

利用碳球为还原剂,在中性KMnO₄溶液中制备出MnO₂/碳球复合材料,并对其结构和电化学性能进行了研究。结果显示,随着碳球含量的增加,MnO₂/碳球复合材料的循环稳定性提高,但比电容量降低;当碳球质量分数为35%时,MnO₂/碳球复合材料的比电容量在50mA/g的电流密度下达到181F/g。分别采用KOH活化和混酸氧化的碳球为还原剂,可以有效地提高MnO₂/碳球复合材料的比电容量和循环稳定性,相应复合材料的比电容量分别达到192F/g和218F/g,而且经过500次的充放电测试,仍然保持为184F/g和192F/g。     

Near-infrared fluorescent amphiphilic polycation wrapped magnetite nanoparticles as multimodality probes

Construction of multifunctional/multimodality nanoparticles for cancer diagnosis and therapy has become an attractive area of investigation. In this report, we designed a multimodality nanoprobe for cell labeling, and can be detectable by both magnetic resonance and near infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging. Multiple hydrophobic superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanocrystals are self-assembled into nanocomposites in water phase with the help of partially alkylated hyperbranched polycation, polyethylenimine (PEI), which already conjugated with the indocyanine dye Cy5.5 and can be used for cell imaging under NIR fluorescence imaging. The amphiphilic PEI/SPIO nanocomposites have a strong T 2 relaxivity. The iron uptake process in MCF-7/Adr displays a time dependent behavior. Confocal laser scanning microscopy reveals that the nanoprobes are internalized into the cytoplasm of MCF-7/Adr after 24 h labeling. Both MR and NIR fluorescence imaging showed strong image contrast against unlabeled cells. Under a clinical MRI scanner, labeled cells in gelatin phantom present much darker images than controlled ones. The T2 relaxation rate of the labeled cells is 98.2 s 1 , significantly higher than that of the control ones of 2.3 s 1 . This study provides an important alternative to label MCF-7/Adr at optimized low dosages with high efficiency, and may be useful to label other biologically important cells and track their behaviors in vivo.     

SHRIMP U-Pb dating for a K-bentonite bed in the Tieling Formation,North China

A SHRIMP U-Pb zircon age of 1437±21 Ma was obtained for a recently discovered K-bentonite bed in the Tieling Formation, situated northeast of Beijing at the boundary between Liaoning and Hebei provinces, on the northern margin of the North China Craton (NCC). The SHRIMP U-Pb age places Tieling Formation near the end of the Calymmian Period of the early Mesoprote-rozoic Era. In addition, a SHRIMP U-Pb zircon date of 1372±18 Ma was acquired for K-bentonite beds in the overlying, dark-shale-dominated Xiamaling Formation from the same location northeast of Beijing. This date assigns a similar Mid-Mesoproterozoic (Ectasian Period) age for the Xiamaling Formation, as have previously determined dates from other sections northwest of Beijing. These dates indicate that the Tieling and Xiamaling formations, as well as the related succession in the eastern part of the Yanshan Mountains, represented by the well-known Meso- to Neoproterozoic standard section in Jixian, can be correlated well with sections northwest of Beijing in the western part of the Yanshan Mountains. In other words, the boundary between the Calymmian and Ectasian periods in the northern parts of the NCC is marked by the unconformity between the Tieling and Xiamaling formations in the northern NCC. This boundary was previously ascribed to the “Qinyu Orogeny” and thought to be of Grenville age. In this regard, the conventional “Qinyu Orogeny” should now be regarded as a short-lived regional uplift during Early Mesoproterozoic time, rather than a result from the Grenvillian assembly of the NCC to the Rodinia Supercontinent (~1.0 Ga).