Fabrication and high photoelectrocatalytic activity of scaly BiOBr nanosheet arrays.

Bismuth oxybromide (BiOBr) nanosheet arrays (NSAs) were successfully prepared on the surface of indium tin oxide glass (hydrophilic pretreated) by solvothermal method using [Cmim]Br ionic liquid as bromine source and template. The effects of different reaction temperatures on array synthesis were investigated. BiOBr NSA-160 (NSAs prepared at 160 °C for 8 h) had the best photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) activity.

Chelating stability of an amphoteric chelating polymer flocculant with Cu(II), Pb(II), Cd(II), and Ni(II).

The absorption spectra of Cu(2+), Pb(2+), Cd(2+), and Ni(2+) chelates of an amphoteric chelating polymer flocculant (ACPF) were measured by ultraviolet spectrophotometry, and their compositions and stability constants (β) were calculated. ACPF exhibited three apparent absorption peaks at 204, 251, and 285 nm. The CSS(-) group of ACPF reacted with Cu(2+), Ni(2+), Pb(2+), and Cd(2+) to form ACPF-Cu(2+), ACPF-Ni(2+), ACPF-Pb(2+), and ACPF-Cd(2+) chelates, respectively, according to a molar ratio of 2:1.

Study on the interaction between novel spiro pyrrolidine and bovine serum albumin by spectroscopic techniques.

Spiro pyrrolidines, which were proved with diverse and potent biological activities and they were discovered widespread in nature. In this paper, using fluorescence and ultraviolet spectroscopy, we investigated the interactions between novel spiro pyrrolidine (NSP) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) under the imitated physiological condition. The results show that the NSP binds to BSA molecules.