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Study On The Nano Diamond Stable Water Disperse System And Applying In Composite Chromium Plating, Lai-Xiang Zhang, Hong-Bo Xie, Xue-Kui Ma, Guo-Wu Zhao, En-Cheng Yu, Jia-Zhi Wang Aug 2007

Study On The Nano Diamond Stable Water Disperse System And Applying In Composite Chromium Plating, Lai-Xiang Zhang, Hong-Bo Xie, Xue-Kui Ma, Guo-Wu Zhao, En-Cheng Yu, Jia-Zhi Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The nano diamond stable water disperse system was studied.The low-bublles sulfonic anion sufcace active agent had been choosed out for this system.The affect of different physics agitation mothed on the water separate system stablity were conpared.The nano diamond stable water separate system had been applied to the composite chromium electroplating on this tests.The depositing speed,hardnees and wearing capacity of plating layer were tested.And the metallography structure of plating layer was charasterized by SEM.The test results and reaction princeple were discussed.

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Influence Of Chromium On The Semi-Conductive Property Of Passive Film Formed On Carbon Steel In Bicarbonate/Carbonate Buffer Solution, Jin-Bo Li, Jie-Wu Zhu, Mao-Sheng Zheng Aug 2007

Influence Of Chromium On The Semi-Conductive Property Of Passive Film Formed On Carbon Steel In Bicarbonate/Carbonate Buffer Solution, Jin-Bo Li, Jie-Wu Zhu, Mao-Sheng Zheng

Journal of Electrochemistry

The influence of chromium on the semi-conductive property of the passive film formed at carbon steel in bicarbonate/carbonate buffer solution,is investigated by using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS).The results showed that the passive film fomed at carbon steel appeared an n-type semi-conductive property,but if the passive film formed at carbon steel with 3% chromium content exhibited an a-p semi-conductive charatcer.The slopes of Mott-Schottky plot of two passive films increased with rising the formation potential,it indicating the defect density of the film decreasing,but for the passive film formed at carbon steel with chromium additive,its donor density was lower about one order of magnitude …

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Fabrication And Charaterization Of Nitrogen-Doped Tio2 Nanotube Array And Its Visible Light Activity, Hui-Fang Zhuang, Yue-Kun Lai, Jing Li, Lan Sun, Chang-Jian Lin Aug 2007

Fabrication And Charaterization Of Nitrogen-Doped Tio2 Nanotube Array And Its Visible Light Activity, Hui-Fang Zhuang, Yue-Kun Lai, Jing Li, Lan Sun, Chang-Jian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

Nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanotube array was fabricated by an electrochemical anodic oxidation followed a wet process.XPS result indicates that the nitrogen atoms were doped into lattice of TiO2 nanotubes.The UV-Vis spectra show that the photoabsorption of N-doped TiO2 nanotube array film is enhanced in the visible light region.Compared with the TiO2 nanotube array film,the N-doped TiO2 nanotubes exhibite a higher photocatalytic activity which is evaluated by the decomposition rate of methyl orange using the tungsten-halogen lamp as light source.

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Inhibition Mechanism Of Imidazoline Derivate In Simulated Water From Deep Gaswell Containing Co2, Yuan Lu, He-Xia Liu, Jing-Mao Zhao Aug 2007

Inhibition Mechanism Of Imidazoline Derivate In Simulated Water From Deep Gaswell Containing Co2, Yuan Lu, He-Xia Liu, Jing-Mao Zhao

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical method and atomic force microscope(AFM) were applied to study the inhibition mechanism of Im-D,an imidazoline derivate inhibitor,for mild steel in CO2 saturated solution.The imidazoline derivate can inhibit effectively CO2 corrosion,make the steel surface smoother and belongs to the anodic controlled mixed-type inhibitor.Its adsorption on the surface of mild steel is a spontaneous and exothermic process accompanied by the decrease of entropy and follows the Langmuir adsorption isothermal equation.The lower temperature will facilitate the process.The changes in the apparent activation energy(Ea) and the pre-exponential factor(A) of the corrosion reaction before and after the addition of inhibitor were …

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Preparation, Structure, And Cv Study Of The Supported Ptruir/Tic Electrocatalysts For Oxygen Electrodes, Sheng Sui, Li-Rong Ma Aug 2007

Preparation, Structure, And Cv Study Of The Supported Ptruir/Tic Electrocatalysts For Oxygen Electrodes, Sheng Sui, Li-Rong Ma

Journal of Electrochemistry

The PtRuIr/TiC electrocatalysts were prepared by method of reduction and deposition on TiC powders as supports together with ultrasonic wave dispersion.The sampls were characterized by BET surface area,scanning electron microscope,X-ray diffraction,and cyclic voltammetry techniques.The active components of Pt,Ru,and Ir particles(2.6%Pt,1.3%Ru,16%Ir,and 80%TiC,by mass) were mainly dispersed on the outer surface of the TiC supports,which structures were in favor of fine variable crystallites.It was found that the electrochemical performance of the PtRuIr/TiC electrodes was about three times as that of the unsupported electrocatalysts with the same active compositions for oxygen evolution reaction.After 120 times of CV cycles,there was almost no PtRuIr/TiC dissolving …

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Investigation On The Electrochemical And Spectra Properties Of Myricetin, Dong-Mei Wu, Shuang Liu, Hong-Fu Gao, Jin-Lian Li, Hai-Yan Liu, Qi-Chao Liang Aug 2007

Investigation On The Electrochemical And Spectra Properties Of Myricetin, Dong-Mei Wu, Shuang Liu, Hong-Fu Gao, Jin-Lian Li, Hai-Yan Liu, Qi-Chao Liang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical mechanism of redox and stability of myricetin were investigated using cyclic voltammetry and electronic absorption spectra.Two oxidation reactions and two reduction reactions were achieved in B-R buffer solution.The oxidation reactions were both due to oxidation of 4′-OH on ring B and 3-OH on ring C within a one electron one proton process.The reduction reactions both correspond to the transformation of 4-carbonyl group on ring C to intermediate radical,and intermediate radical to hydroxyl group within a one electron one proton process,respectively.The redox of myricetin is pH dependent because of deprotonation,resulting in an increase of the antioxidant ability upon formation …

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Electrochemical Codeposition Of Ha/Collagen Coating And Preliminary In Vitro Tests, Yan-Li Xu, Long-Xiang Lin, Zhi-Wang Geng, Chang-Jian Lin Aug 2007

Electrochemical Codeposition Of Ha/Collagen Coating And Preliminary In Vitro Tests, Yan-Li Xu, Long-Xiang Lin, Zhi-Wang Geng, Chang-Jian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

An electrochemical co-deposition technique has been developed to prepare a hydroxyapatite(HA)/collagen composite coating on Ti substrate.The SEM results show that the composite coating exhibits a homogeneous and porous morphology with nano-micro structure.And the XPS results demonstrate that the composite coating is formed by an organic-inorganic hybrization.In vitro cell culture tests reveal that,compared with pure HA and pure Ti,the HA/collagen composite coating exhibit a best biological properties.

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Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Methanol At The Nano Ni-B Amorphous Alloy Powdermicroelectrode, Yi-Xiong Zheng, Shi-Bing Yao, Shao-Min Zhou Aug 2007

Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Methanol At The Nano Ni-B Amorphous Alloy Powdermicroelectrode, Yi-Xiong Zheng, Shi-Bing Yao, Shao-Min Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol at the nano Ni-B amorphous alloy powder-microelectrode in alkaline media was studied by using cyclic voltammetry.Compared to the highly preferred orientation(220) nickel electrode,The onset potential of methanol electrooxidation at the nano Ni-B microelectrode is negatively shifted about 0.04V,and the current density is increased approximately by 2 orders of magnitude.Thus,the nano Ni-B microelectrode has very strong electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of methanol.The kinetic parameters were determined with the steady polarization curves.The results show that the rate constants for both the oxidation of Ni(Ⅱ) to Ni(Ⅲ) and the reduction of Ni(Ⅲ) to Ni(Ⅱ) at the nano Ni-B …

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Pdms Regularly Superhydrophobic Surfaces Prepared By Icp Etching Silicon Model, Run-Xiang Zhang, Yu-Long Zhang, Hua-Shui Lin Aug 2007

Pdms Regularly Superhydrophobic Surfaces Prepared By Icp Etching Silicon Model, Run-Xiang Zhang, Yu-Long Zhang, Hua-Shui Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

A series of different dimensions regularly micropillar array hydrophobic Poly(dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) surfaces were obtained by peeling off PDMS which was poured onto the silicon models.The silicon models were prepared by ICP etching technology.The results indicate that the water contact angle(WCA) was increased with the size and the height of the mocropillar,decreased with increasing the distance of the mocropillar when the height of the micropillar was relative small;if the height of the micropillar was relative big,WCA was decreased with increasing the size of micropillar,meanwhile,the distance of the micropillar was a complex factor to WCA,and the height of the micropillar have little influence.The …

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The Syntheses And Electrochemical Performance Of Nano-Mno2 For Supercapacitor, Jun Ma, Ming-Sen Zheng, Quan-Feng Dong Aug 2007

The Syntheses And Electrochemical Performance Of Nano-Mno2 For Supercapacitor, Jun Ma, Ming-Sen Zheng, Quan-Feng Dong

Journal of Electrochemistry

Nano-manganese dioxide were prepared by two different methods which are low temperature solid reaction and chemical deposition.The products were characterized by XRD,SEM,BET and constant current charge-discharge tests.The result shows that there is a close relationship between specific capacitance and BET surface areas.Meanwhile the specific capacitance was impacted little by the structure of the nano-manganese dioxides.However,the product performance of high rates,was influenced by structure,the higher rate can be obtained with the more perfect crystal structure.

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Morphology Of The Pb-Sn Alloy Thin-Layer Electrodeposition, Yan-Jun Du, Zhi-Gang Yin, Tong-Chi Xia Aug 2007

Morphology Of The Pb-Sn Alloy Thin-Layer Electrodeposition, Yan-Jun Du, Zhi-Gang Yin, Tong-Chi Xia

Journal of Electrochemistry

The morphology of Pb-Sn alloy thin-layer electrodeposition was studied.Experimental results showed that the morphology of deposit could vary as the concentration of Pb2+, Sn2+ two kind metallic ion to be changed.The patterns of product appeared the dendritic, ramification, dense branch, fractal, and homogeneous structure and their morphological evolution was caused by the change in anisotropy of crystal growth and different stage of electrodeposits.

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Effect Of Tension On Corrosion Behavior Of Galvanized Steel Wire For Cable-Stayed Bridge, Xue-Ming Li, Jie-Min Zhou, Qiang Liu, Ling-Feng Kong, Jian-Ting Zhou Aug 2007

Effect Of Tension On Corrosion Behavior Of Galvanized Steel Wire For Cable-Stayed Bridge, Xue-Ming Li, Jie-Min Zhou, Qiang Liu, Ling-Feng Kong, Jian-Ting Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

Corrosion of steel wire in cables is a major cause of cable-stayed bridge deterioration. The corrosion behavior of galvanized steel wire at different tension is investigated by polarization voltammetry method and neutral salt spray test in 5% NaCl solution. The physical and chemical properties of corrosion products are characterized by XRD and TG-DTA.The result shows that the corrosion current or corrosion rate of galvanized steel wire is larger with increasing the tension, the white rust of galvanized steel wires at different tension appears within one cycle, the red rust appears after 16 cycles at 15~22kN tension, and 23 cycles at …

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Experimental Research On Electrostatic Atomization For Different Liquid Dielectrics, Zhao-Hui Wang, Zhen-Fang Liao, Quan-Jie Gao, Ying-Feng Hu Aug 2007

Experimental Research On Electrostatic Atomization For Different Liquid Dielectrics, Zhao-Hui Wang, Zhen-Fang Liao, Quan-Jie Gao, Ying-Feng Hu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The equipment is self-designed and assembled for a high voltage electrostatic atomization experiment.Under the same environment,atomization process for the three different liquid dielectrics of kerosene,emulsifier and alcohol are studied in high voltage electrostatic field.It is shown that the effect of electrostatic atomization will be better as the surface tension and viscous force of liquid dielectrics is lower,whereas the conductivity is larger.Kerosene,emulsifier and alcohol can get the optimal atomization result at 40kV,10kV and 25kV respectively.

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Mixed Quantum-Classical Molecular Dynamics Study Of A Hydrated Electron And An Investigation Of Temperature Control Algorithms, Janet Aremu-Cole Aug 2007

Mixed Quantum-Classical Molecular Dynamics Study Of A Hydrated Electron And An Investigation Of Temperature Control Algorithms, Janet Aremu-Cole

All Dissertations

The use of classical and quantum mechanics has been employed in this dissertation to study temperature control algorithms and a hydrated electron. A comparison of the effects of four commonly used temperature control algorithms on the energetics and dynamics of liquid water has been executed, in efforts to better understand the non-equipartitioning effects caused by some thermostats. The Berendsen, Andersen, Langevin, and velocity rescaling temperature control algorithms were applied to both dimer and bulk water systems, using the TIP4P water model. The two deterministic thermostats, Berendsen and velocity rescaling, display the 'flying ice cube effect' that had been noticed earlier …

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Catalysis Of Nano Tio2 For Horseradish Peroxidase, Ya-Qi Zhu, Hai Wu, Hiu Liu, Jie Ma May 2007

Catalysis Of Nano Tio2 For Horseradish Peroxidase, Ya-Qi Zhu, Hai Wu, Hiu Liu, Jie Ma

Journal of Electrochemistry

Horseradish peroxidase immobilized on the surface of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and nanotube modified glassy carbon electrode.The HRP direct electron transfer reaction was compared between TiO2 nanoparticles and nanotube GC electrode.The results demonstrated that the HRP on TiO2 nanotube /GC electrode could catalyze electron exchange reaction between electroactivity center of HRP and electrode.And the research of antibody labeled HRP provides a selected signal for antibody-antigen immunoassay.

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Electrochemical Behavior And Determination Of β,β-Dimethyl-Acry-Lalkannin, Li-Qing Lin, Jing-Hua Chen, Hong-Yan Wan, Xin-Hua Lin May 2007

Electrochemical Behavior And Determination Of β,β-Dimethyl-Acry-Lalkannin, Li-Qing Lin, Jing-Hua Chen, Hong-Yan Wan, Xin-Hua Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical behavior of the β,β-dimethyl-acry-lalkannin and a novel differential pulse voltammetric method for the determination of the β,β-DAL content were studied.Experiments indicated that the β,β-DAL has excellent adsorbability and the electrochemical reaction is a reversible two-electro and two-proton process.In phosphate buffer solution(pH 4.6),the differential pulse voltammograms for β,β-DAL reduction signals from +0.8~-0.4 V were monitored.The relationship between reduction peak current and concentration of β,β-DAL is linear in the range of 1.3×10-7~ 1.7×10-6 mol/L(r=0.9996).The detection limit is 4.0×10-8 mol/L.This method is sensitive and reliable for the determination of the β,β-DAL in radix with satisfactory results.

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Electrochemical Reduction Of Coals And The Oxygenic Functional Simulacrums Of Coals, Juan Lin, Zhao Wei May 2007

Electrochemical Reduction Of Coals And The Oxygenic Functional Simulacrums Of Coals, Juan Lin, Zhao Wei

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electrochemical reduction of coals and the oxygenic functional simulacrums of coals has been studied.In this process,tetrabutylammonium was used as supporting electrolyte.The coal and the deoxidized coal were extracted by methanol.Qualitative analysis of the deoxidized products and the extractives was carried out on gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer.The deoxidized products of the oxygenic functional simulacrums of coals were analysed quantitatively with gas chromatograph spectrometer.The results show that the oxygenic functional groups on the coals surface decrease and the translation ratios of the oxygenic functional simulacrums of coals need further increase after electrochemical reduction,.The electrochemical tests show simultaneously the kinetics equations of every related …

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Study On The Electricity Capability Of Ru((0.4-X))IrXTi(0.6)/Ti Electrode, Ling-Li Wang, Qiao Peng May 2007

Study On The Electricity Capability Of Ru((0.4-X))IrXTi(0.6)/Ti Electrode, Ling-Li Wang, Qiao Peng

Journal of Electrochemistry

The metal oxide anode of Ru(0.4-x)IrxTi0.6 has been prepared by thermal decomposition.The results indicate that,when the percent of IrO2 is 10%,the electrode has low chlorine potential,high oxygen potential and excellent catalyze selectivity;strengthen life is long with IrO2 content increased from 1.0h to 97h.It shows that the electrode anti-oxide corrosion perform is improved and intensifying life is long with addition of IrO2.The film and reaction resistance are all fall with the addition of IrO2.The addition of IrO2 is in favor of thin crystal and makes the film more roughness.

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Study On The Characteristics Of Vb(12) Modified Electrode By Electropolymerization, Hui-Ting Lian, Wen-Ji Wang May 2007

Study On The Characteristics Of Vb(12) Modified Electrode By Electropolymerization, Hui-Ting Lian, Wen-Ji Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Preparation of the VB12 modified electrode and its electrochemical characteristics were studied.The results showed that the VB12 after electroactivated is able to electopolymerize on the GC by cyclic voltammetry(CV)in the DMSO solution.Differential pulse voltmmetry(DPV)showed that the VB12 catalyzed the oxidation of NO2-,SO32-and NH2NH2.The catalytic peak for NO2-on the modified electrode was observed at 0.76V(vs.SCE),but on the unmodified GC which at 1.0V.The catalytic currents increased linearly with the concentration of NO2-from 1.6×10-6 to 4.3×10-4 mol·L-1 with a correlation coefficient …

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Determination Of Ddopamine And Ascorbate On Gold Nanoparticle And 4,4-Bis (Methanethiol) Biphenyl (Mtp) Self-Assembled Monolayer Modified Gold Electrode, Hai-Yan Wang, Peng Liu, Ye Wang, Bao-Kang Jin May 2007

Determination Of Ddopamine And Ascorbate On Gold Nanoparticle And 4,4-Bis (Methanethiol) Biphenyl (Mtp) Self-Assembled Monolayer Modified Gold Electrode, Hai-Yan Wang, Peng Liu, Ye Wang, Bao-Kang Jin

Journal of Electrochemistry

A new approach to construct an ampermetric biosensor was described.The 4,4-bis(methanethiol)biphenyl(MTP)is adsorbed on to a bare gold electrode to make self-assembled monolayers(MTP/Au SAMs).Then electrodeposited 2mg/mL HAuCl4 at-200 mV,NG/MTP/Au electrode was prepared.When a differential pulse voltammetric(DPV)technique was used,the peak separation between DA and AA is 155 mV.Hence,the selective determination of dopamine(DA)and ascorbate(AA)in the binary mixture system can be performed.Under the chosen conditions,the peak currents are correspondent linearly to the concentrations of DA and AA in the range of 5.0×10-7~1×10-4 mol·L-1 and 3.5×10-6~1.0×10-3mol·L-1,respectively.The correlation coefficients were 0.998.The detection limit were 1.5×10 …

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Corrosion Electrochemical Behavior Of Aluminum Flake Pigmented Water-Borne Epoxy Coating On Carbon Steel In Nacl Solution, Li-Li Xue, Li-Kun Xu, Qing-Fen Li, Hong-Qing Song, Wen-Juan Zhou, Guang-Zhang Chen May 2007

Corrosion Electrochemical Behavior Of Aluminum Flake Pigmented Water-Borne Epoxy Coating On Carbon Steel In Nacl Solution, Li-Li Xue, Li-Kun Xu, Qing-Fen Li, Hong-Qing Song, Wen-Juan Zhou, Guang-Zhang Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

The corrosion electrochemical behavior of a water-borne epoxy coating pigmented with aluminum flake on carbon steel with artificial scratch defect was studied in 3.5% NaCl solution using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS)and scanning vibrating electrode technique(SVET).The results indicated that the defect presented anodic electroactivity at the initial stage of immersion,which extended gradually with time from the scratch into the neighboring coating,lowering the coating impedance.With further immersion,however,the electroactivity of the coating/steel interface decreased significantly due to the self-repairing of the corrosion products,causing an obvious increase of the coating impedance.In the later period of immersion,more scattered electroactive areas appeared under the coating because of …

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Template Synthesis And Electrochemical Studies Of Ag(Core)Au(Shell) Nanowires, Li Ling, Ya-Xian Yuan, Min-Min Xu, Jian-Lin Yao, Ren-Ao Gu May 2007

Template Synthesis And Electrochemical Studies Of Ag(Core)Au(Shell) Nanowires, Li Ling, Ya-Xian Yuan, Min-Min Xu, Jian-Lin Yao, Ren-Ao Gu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Agcore Aushell nanowires with different thicknesses were prepared by combining template synthesis and chemical reduction method,and characterized by SEM and cyclic voltammetry(CV).The CV results revealed that the AgcoreAushell nanowires with pinhole were transferred to pinhole free structure after several potential scans.By using thiophenol(TP)and p-aminothiophenol(PATP)as probe,the surface enhanced Raman scattering(SERS)effect was investigated on the core-shell nanowires.The results indicated that AgcoreAushell nanowires could be served as a potential SERS substrate,and the difference in the spectral feature of PATP adsorbed onto Au and Ag nanowires enable us to diagnose the pinhole effect of core-shell nanowires by SERS.

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Study On Fenbufen Electrochemical Behavior By The Linear Scanning Polarographic Method, Tian-Yang Xie, Hong-Gui Tuo, Ma-Tai Ding May 2007

Study On Fenbufen Electrochemical Behavior By The Linear Scanning Polarographic Method, Tian-Yang Xie, Hong-Gui Tuo, Ma-Tai Ding

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical behavior of fenbufen had been studied by linear scanning polarographic method.In 0.2mol L-1 phosphate buffer solution(pH6.86),a sensitive reductive wave of fenbufen appeared at-1.38 V(vs.SCE).The linear relationship between the peak current and the fenbufen concentration in the range of 1.6～200.0 mg·L-1(r=0.9958,n=10)were observed,the detection limit of this method was 0.8 mg·L-1.RSD is 0.73%,found from the data of 6 independent determinations at the concentration level of 80.0 mg·L-1.recovery ratio is 97.7%～109.2%.This fenbufen's electrochemical characteristic property may be used to determining the contents of tablets.

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Electricity Generation From A Microbial Fuel Cell Employing Desulfovibrio Salexigens, Ping Ding, Hai-Bo Shao, Guang-Zhou Liu, Dong-Xia Duan, Ting Ma, Si-Jun Chen, Jian-Ming Wang, Jian-Qing Zhang May 2007

Electricity Generation From A Microbial Fuel Cell Employing Desulfovibrio Salexigens, Ping Ding, Hai-Bo Shao, Guang-Zhou Liu, Dong-Xia Duan, Ting Ma, Si-Jun Chen, Jian-Ming Wang, Jian-Qing Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

A microbial fuel cell of laboratory scale employing Desulfovibrio salexigens in lactate based seawater substrate was proposed.Electricity was continuously harvested after inoculation.During 20 days of fermentation/discharge,COD values of the substrate decreased by 61.7%,in which 9.81% was converted to electricity.

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Simulation Of A Packed-Bed Electrochemical Reactor With Cooled Cathode For Continuously Producing Glyoxylic Acid By Oxalic Acid, Qing-Biao Li, Xiao-Hui Hu, Xue-Yun Chen, Wei Li, Yu-Zhong Su, Jun Li May 2007

Simulation Of A Packed-Bed Electrochemical Reactor With Cooled Cathode For Continuously Producing Glyoxylic Acid By Oxalic Acid, Qing-Biao Li, Xiao-Hui Hu, Xue-Yun Chen, Wei Li, Yu-Zhong Su, Jun Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

Oxalic acid electrochemical reduction has been suggested as an important technology to produce glyoxylic acid;the packed-bed electrochemical reactor with cooled cathode(PERCC)has been proposed to solve the problem of lower space-time-yield that appeared in the parallel electrode reactor.Based on the mass balance equations,charge balance equations and kinetics equations of the system,a two-dimensional reactor model was established to describe the continuous operation process for producing glyoxylic acid from oxalic acid by PERCC.Using the orthogonal collocation method,the model equations could be numerically solved,and the glyoxylic concentration along the reactor length could be simulated.The modeling results indicated that the glyoxylic concentration increased quickly at …

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The Research Of Several Electrodes For Spe Water Electrolysis, Jian-Bo Meng, Ge Sang, Yan Xue, Wei Cao, Xiao-Qiu Ye May 2007

The Research Of Several Electrodes For Spe Water Electrolysis, Jian-Bo Meng, Ge Sang, Yan Xue, Wei Cao, Xiao-Qiu Ye

Journal of Electrochemistry

Performances of the IrRu/Nafion 117/PbAg,IrRu/Nafion 117/Ni,IrRu/Nafion 117/TiNi,Ag/Nafion 117/Ni and C/Nafion 117/PtRu for the SPE water electrolysis have been investigated.The order of the electrocatalysis activity for the anodic electrodes as mentioned above is IrRu>Ag>C,and that of cathodic electrode is Ni>PbAg>TiNi.While the stability of TiNi was much better than Ni,and that of PbAg is best.Moreover,the current efficiency was raised with the increase of current density.

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Study On The Contribution Of Cobalt Additives To Foam Nickel Electrodes, Xiao-Feng Li, Tong-Chi Xia, Shao-Peng Yi, Xiu-Juan Gu, Yu-Lin Song May 2007

Study On The Contribution Of Cobalt Additives To Foam Nickel Electrodes, Xiao-Feng Li, Tong-Chi Xia, Shao-Peng Yi, Xiu-Juan Gu, Yu-Lin Song

Journal of Electrochemistry

Two incorporation ways of the cobalt additives into foam nickel electrodes,i.e.the co-precipitated and admixed method are used.The results of X-ray diffraction(XRD),cyclic voltammetry,electrochemical impedance spectrum(EIS)and galvanostatic charge-discharge curves show that(Ⅰ)there is a decrease in intensity and increase in half peak breadths of the diffraction peaks of Ni(OH)2 with co-precipitated cobalt additive;(Ⅱ)the electrochemical activity of nickel hydroxide can be improved by both incorporation ways and the effect of admixed CoO is more notable;(Ⅲ)β-CoOOH derived from admixed CoO is not stable at lower potential,thus results in an irreversible capacity loss of nickel-metal-hydride(Ni-MH)battery after imposed overdischarged-state storage.

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Self Assemblying Kinetics Of Sodium Steareate At Castor Oil/Water Interface, Yong-Chun Zhu, Li-Na Tang, Hong-Guo Ji May 2007

Self Assemblying Kinetics Of Sodium Steareate At Castor Oil/Water Interface, Yong-Chun Zhu, Li-Na Tang, Hong-Guo Ji

Journal of Electrochemistry

The self assembly membrane(SAM)formation kinetics of sodium stearate at castor oil/water interface was studied by cyclic voltammetrry.At caster oil coated graphite-epoxy solid electrode surface,the SAM grows according to the Gaussian growth function with a rate constant of km=0.0006292(0.0000294)s-1,and maximum particle size at t0=3127s.The SAM of sodium stearate controls the growth and particle size of the deposited copper nano particles well,and forms a composite membrane of the SAM and copper nano particle.The growth mechanism of copper particle at oiled electrode or SAM modified oiled electrode is spherical growth,while it is the semi-spherical growth at bared graphite-epoxy solid phase electrode.Compared …

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Determination Of Tetracyclines Based On The Flow-Through Electrochemical Detection Cell With Nickel Electrode, Dan-Mei Pan, Rong-Zong Hu, Dong-Ping Wei, Hao-Dong Ding May 2007

Determination Of Tetracyclines Based On The Flow-Through Electrochemical Detection Cell With Nickel Electrode, Dan-Mei Pan, Rong-Zong Hu, Dong-Ping Wei, Hao-Dong Ding

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical responses to tetracycline at the nickel electrode in alkaline solution were compared with that of gold and glassy carbon electrode by voltammetry.The electrocatalytic oxidation characteristics of tetracycline at nickel electrode were discussed.Subsequently a flow-through amperometric detection cell with nickel as the working electrode was designed to detect tetracycline,oxytetracycline,and doxycycline.Standard calibration graphs for the tetracyclines yielded linear ranges of 0.1~15 mg/L.Detection limits(S/N=3)of 35,45 and 43 μg/L were obtained for tetracycline,oxytetracycline and doxycycline,respectively.The system was applied for the determination of the three antibiotics in single-component drug formulations.

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Study On The Electrogeneration And Properties Of Superoxide Ion In Aprotic Media By Using Carbon Nanotubes Powder Microelectrode, Ying-Liang Wei, Chen Shao, Hui Feng May 2007

Study On The Electrogeneration And Properties Of Superoxide Ion In Aprotic Media By Using Carbon Nanotubes Powder Microelectrode, Ying-Liang Wei, Chen Shao, Hui Feng

Journal of Electrochemistry

Multi-wall carbon nanotubes are filled in the cavity at the tip of a microelectrode to form a carbon nanotubes powder microelectrode(CNTs-PME).The CNTs-PME is used to study the electrochemical reduction of oxygen in aprotic media.It is a nearly reversible redox process of the O2/O2- couple at the CNTs-PME in the dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO)solution.The heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant(ks)can be measured by steady-state voltammogram and the result is 9.8 10-3cm /s.As a weak oxidant,the reaction of O2- with epinephrine was studied by cyclic voltammetry.Additionally,the reaction of O2- with benzoic acid was also discussed …

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