Revealing the Mechanism of Ink Flaking from Surfaces of Palm Leaves ().

Palm leaves are the primary literary support in South and Southeast Asia before the widespread use of paper. However, palm leaf manuscripts face the threat of information loss due to the persistent issue of ink flaking during long-term preservation. Herein, we focus on studying the botanical structure, surface properties, and surface composition of palm leaves to gain an insightful understanding of the mechanism of ink flaking.

Quenching of the electrochemiluminescence of tris(2,2'-bipyridine)-ruthenium(II) by sodium diphenylamine-4-sulfonate.

Efficient quenching electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of the tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(II)/tripropylamine (Ru(bpy)(3)(2+)/TPrA) system by a novel quencher, sodium diphenylamine-4-sulfonate (SDS), has been investigated. The quenching behaviors can be observed with a 100-fold excess of SDS over Ru(bpy)(3)(2+). The mechanism of quenching is believed to involve energy transfer from the excited-state Ru(bpy)(3)(2+*) to the dimer of SDS, which was formed after the electrochemical oxidation of SDS at the electrode surface.