Biomass-Derived Porous Carbonaceous Aerogel as Sorbent for Oil-Spill Remediation.

We prepared a cost-effective, environmentally friendly carbonaceuous oil sorbent with a lotus effect structure using a simple one-pot hydrothermal reaction and a mild modification process. The carbonaceous oil sorbent can rapidly, efficiently, and continuously collect oil in situ from a water surface. This sorbent was unlike traditional sorbents because it was not dependent on the weight and volume of the sorption material.

Selective colorimetric detection of Cr(iii) and Cr(vi) using gallic acid capped gold nanoparticles.

A colorimetric assay is proposed for the selective detection of Cr(iii) and Cr(vi) via the aggregation-induced color change of gallic acid capped gold nanoparticles (GA-AuNPs). The AuNPs are characterized using UV-vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS) and Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry (FT-IR). To detect Cr(iii) and Cr(vi) coexisting in a sample, citrate and thiosulfate were applied to mask Cr(vi) for the detection of Cr(iii), and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt (EDTA) was applied to mask Cr(iii) for the detection of Cr(vi).

Colorimetric detection of copper and efficient removal of heavy metal ions from water by diamine-functionalized SBA-15.

SBA-15 functionalized with N-[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ethylene-diamine (TPED) was synthesized and used for the colorimetric detection of Cu(2+) and removal of heavy metal ions in aqueous solutions. Compared to free SBA-15, the adsorption ability of diamine-functionalized SBA-15 (depicted as SBA-TPED) increased remarkably, the maximum adsorption capacity of SBA-TPED for Cu(2+), Pb(2+) and Zn(2+) was 27.22, 96.

Anion-tunable configuration isomerism and magnetic coupling in a tetranuclear discrete, one-dimensional (1D) chiral chain and 1D-decker copper(II) complexes of a carbohydrazine derivative.

The reactions of ligand N'-[(pyridin-2-yl)methylene]pyrazine-2-carbohydrazide (ppcd) with different copper salts (1, acetate; 2, perchlorate; 3, sulfate) in MeOH could afford one acetate-bridge tetranuclear discrete [Cu2(ppcd)(ac)2(H2O)(OH)]2·H2O (1), one-dimensional (1D) chiral chain [Cu(ppcd)]ClO4 (2), and a 1D-decker complex of a trinuclear copper(II) subunit, Cu3(ppcd)2(H2O)4(SO4)2 (3). Single-crystal X-ray analysis revealed that conformation isomerism of the ppcd ligand was associated with the configuration of -N-N- (trans or cis) and could induce the versatile coordination mode in the presence of different anions. The 1D chiral chain was interestingly obtained from the achiral rigid ligand in complex 2.

Monoclonal antibodies directed against chicken β2-microglobulin developed with a synthesized peptide.

We developed a panel of monoclonal antibodies (MAb) against chicken β2-microglobulin (chβ2M) by fusions between SP2/0 myeloma cells and spleen cells from mice immunized with a synthesized peptide corresponding to positions 91-119 of the COOH domain of chβ2M. Two of them, 6E7 and 3D1, identified as IgG1/κ, could react with chβ2M protein from avian macrophage HD11 cells and human 293T cells transfected with pcDNA3.1-chβ2M in immunofluorescence assays.

Structural transitions in mixed ternary noble gas clusters.

The properties of noble gas systems can be greatly extended by heterogeneous mixtures of elements. The geometrical structures and energies of mixed Ar-Kr-Xe clusters were investigated using ternary Lennard-Jones (TLJ) potential. For the Ar19Kr n Xe19, Ar19Kr19Xe n , and Ar n Kr19Xe19 (n = 0-17) clusters investigated, the results show that only two minimum energy configurations exist, i.

Modifying Fe3O4 microspheres with rhodamine hydrazide for selective detection and removal of Hg2+ ion in water.

Rhodamine hydrazide modifying Fe(3)O(4) microspheres (Fe(3)O(4)-R6G) was developed for selective detection and removal of mercury ion from water. With a saturation magnetization of 74.2 emu/g, the Fe(3)O(4)-R6G could be simply recollected from water with magnetic separation within a few minutes.

Poly[[chloridodimethanol(μ(3)-pyridine-2,3-dicarboxyl-ato)europium(III)] methanol monosolvate].

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, {[Eu(C(7)H(3)NO(4))Cl(CH(3)OH)(2)]·CH(3)OH}(n), contains one Eu(III) ion, one pyridine 2,3-dicarboxylate dianion (PDC), two CH(3)OH mol-ecules coordinating to the metal atom, one coordinating chloride and one lattice occluded CH(3)OH mol-ecule. In the crystal, each PDC anion coordinates to three adjacent Eu(III) ions by the pyridine N and O atoms of the carboxyl-ate groups. The Eu(III) cation is eightfold coordinated by four carboxyl-ate O atoms, one pyridine N atom, two MeOH and one chloride anion in the form of a distorted polyhedron.

Dual functional rhodamine-immobilized silica toward sensing and extracting mercury ions in natural water samples.

A reversible solid optical sensor (SGIR) for Hg(2+) based on silica gel was designed and synthesized. The binding and adsorption abilities of SGIR for metal cations were investigated with fluorophotometry and cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry, respectively. The SGIR exhibits high selectivity for sensing Hg(2+) over other metal cations in aqueous media because the Hg(2+) ion selectively induces a ring opening of the rhodamine fluorophores, and the SGIR was also found to adsorb 72% of Hg(2+) ion.

Structural optimization of Cu-Ag-Au trimetallic clusters by adaptive immune optimization algorithm.

The putative global minimum structures of Cu-Ag-Au trimetallic clusters with 19 and 55 atoms are obtained by adaptive immune optimization algorithm (AIOA) with the Gupta potential. For the 19-atom trimetallic clusters, the results indicate that all of them have double-icosahedral motifs. For the optimized structures of Cu(13)Ag(n)Au(42-n) (n = 1-41), the clusters can be categorized into 19 Mackay icosahedral structures, 1 6-fold pancake structure, and 21 ring-like structures linked by three face-sharing double-icosahedra.

Bis[4-chloro-N'-(2-pyridyl-methyl-idene)benzohydrazidato]cobalt(III) nitrate sesquihydrate.

In the title compound, [Co(C(13)H(9)ClN(3)O)(2)]NO(3)·1.5H(2)O, the central Co(3+) atom in the cation is coordinated by four N and two O atoms from the two tridentate ligands in a distorted octa-hedral fashion. In the crystal, the cobalt complex cations are linked to the half-occupied and the fully occupied water mol-ecules, and the nitrate anion via classical inter-molecular O-H⋯O and O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds and weak C-H⋯O contacts.

Bis{4-chloro-N'-[phen-yl(2-pyrid-yl)methyl-idene]benzohydrazidato-κN',O}cobalt(III) nitrate methanol disolvate.

In the title compound, [Co(C(19)H(13)ClN(3)O)(2)]NO(3)·2CH(3)OH, the central Co(III) atom in the cation is surrounded by two tridentate ligands in a distorted octa-hedral fashion by four N and two O atoms. Classical O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link both methanol solvent mol-ecules with the nitrate anion.

A novel fluorescent distinguished probe for Cr (VI) in aqueous solution.

Salicylaldehyde rhodamine B hydrazone (SRBH) was developed as a new spectrofluorimetric probe for the selective and sensitive detection of CrO(4)(2-) in acidic conditions. The proposed method was based on the special oxidation reaction between non-fluorescent SRBH by potassium dichromate to produce a highly fluorescent rhodamine B, as a product. Under the optimum conditions described, the fluorescence enhancement at 591 nm was good linearly related to the concentration of CrO(4)(2-) from 1.

[Bovine serum albumin in the presence of zinc (II) by fluorescence method].

The interaction between norfloxacin and bovine serum albumin, and the influence of Zinc (II) on the system of norfloxacin and bovine serum albumin was studied under physiological condition by fluorescence method. It was shown that norfloxacin has a powerful ability to quench the BSA fluorescence via a nonradiative energy transfer mechanism. The fluorescence quenching data were analyzed according to Stern-Volmer equation and double-reciprocal equation, and the binding constant (K) and the binding sites (n) were obtained.

Chlorido(pyridine-2-carbaldehyde oximato-κN,N')(pyridine-2-carbaldehyde oxime-κN,N')copper(II).

In the title compound, [Cu(C(6)H(5)N(2)O)Cl(C(6)H(6)N(2)O)], the Cu atom is coordinated by one neutral and one deprotonated pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde oxime (pco) ligand, resulting in the formation of two five-membered CuN(2)C(2) rings. Together with the additional coordinating chloride anion, the coordination polyhedron of copper is best described as a distorted square-pyramid, the distortion parameter being 0.288.

3,6-Dihydr-oxy-2'-[(2-hydr-oxy-1-naphth-yl)methyl-eneamino]xanthene-9-spiro-1'-isoindolin-3'-one acetonitrile solvate.

The title compound, C(31)H(20)N(2)O(5)·C(2)H(3)N, was synthesized by the reaction of fluorescein hydrazide and excess 2-hydr-oxy-1-naphthaldehyde in acetonitrile. The spirolactam ring is planar and is nearly at right angles to the two benzene rings of the xanthene system. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings of the xanthene system is 9.

2'-Amino-3,6-dihydroxyxanthene-9-spiro-1'-isoindolin-3'-one monohydrate.

The title compound, C(20)H(14)N(2)O(4)·H(2)O, was synthesized by the reaction of fluorescein and hydrazine hydrate in ethanol. In the crystal structure, the organic mol-ecules are linked into extended two-dimensional networks by inter-molecular hydrogen bonding. Additional face-to-face π-π stacking inter-actions between the phenolic benzene rings in two adjacent mol-ecules [centroid-to-centroid separation = 3.

A functionalized gold nanoparticles and Rhodamine 6G based fluorescent sensor for high sensitive and selective detection of mercury(II) in environmental water samples.

A gold-nanoparticles (Au NPs)-Rhodamine 6G (Rh6G) based fluorescent sensor for detecting Hg(II) in aqueous solution has been developed. Water-soluble and monodisperse gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) has been prepared facilely and further modified with thioglycolic acid (TGA). Free Rh6G dye was strongly fluorescent in bulk solution.

A novel fluorescent array for mercury (II) ion in aqueous solution with functionalized cadmium selenide nanoclusters.

Mono-disperse CdSe nanoclusters have been prepared facilely and functionalized with l-cysteine through two steps by using safe and low cost substances. They are water-soluble and biocompatible. Especially these functionalized quantum dots can be stably soluble in water more than for 30 days, and the intensity of fluorescence and absorbance was decreased less than 15% of fresh prepared CdSe colloids.

Functionalized CdS quantum dots-based luminescence probe for detection of heavy and transition metal ions in aqueous solution.

Strong luminescence CdS quantum dots (QDs) have been prepared and modified with l-cysteine by a facile seeds-assistant technique in water. They are water-soluble and highly stable in aqueous solution. CdS QDs evaluated as a luminescence probe for heavy and transition metal (HTM) ions in aqueous solution was systematically studied.

[Study on the ternary complex of FLRX, zinc(II) and BSA by the method of fluorescence].

The influences of fleroxacin (FLRX) on the fluorescence of bovine serum albumin(BSA), zinc(II) on that of bovine serum albumin, and zinc(II) on the of fleroxacin and bovine serum albumin were studied under imitated the physiological condition. It was shown that both fleroxacin and zinc(II) have a powerful ability to quench the BSA fluorescence via a nonradiative energy transfer mechanism. But the fluorescence quenching action of fleroxacin on BSA was much stronger in the presence of zinc (II).

Facile synthesis of water-soluble and size-homogeneous cadmium selenide nanoparticles and their application as a long-wavelength fluorescent probe for detection of Hg(II) in aqueous solution.

Highly luminescent uncoated water-soluble and mono-disperse CdSe nanoparticles (NPs) have been prepared facilely. Uncoated CdSe core NPs possessing a good size distribution was accompanied with long wavelength of fluorescence emission. It is interesting to note that these functionalized NPs are soluble in water medium stably for more than 1 month, and no significant changes were found in the optical characteristics in comparison with fresh CdSe NPs prepared.

Hierarchically imprinted organic-inorganic hybrid sorbent for selective separation of mercury ion from aqueous solution.

A new type of hierarchically organic-inorganic hybrid sorbent was prepared by a double-imprinting approach for the selective separation of Hg(II) from aqueous solution. In the imprinting process, both mercury ions and surfactant micelles (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, CTAB) were used as templates, N-[3-(trimethoxy-silyl)propyl]ethylenediamine (TPED) as functional monomer, and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) as cross-linking agent. The mercury ions and surfactant were removed from sorbent via acid leaching and ethanol extraction, respectively.

[Study on the interaction of Pb2+ and bovine serum albumin by fluorescence].

The interaction of Pb2+ and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was studied under conditions similar to those in human bodies by fluorescence spectra. The results indicated that tryptophan and tyrosine, which were located in BSA, had a max fluorescence emission peak at 341 nm with an excitation wavelength of 283 nm. It was shown that Pb2+ had a powerful ability to quench the BSA fluorescence with a mechanism of a static process rather than a dynamic one.

[Simultaneous determination of copper and iron by catalytic kinetic spectrophotometry].

A simultaneous catalytic effect copper (II) and iron (III) on the oxidation of acid chrome blue K by potassium bromate in dilute sulfuric acid medium was observed. But there was an obvious difference in their reaction rates, and the ratio of the reaction constant changed with time. And their spectral addiitive properties were not satisfactory.