Hydrosilylated 1,1-diphenylethylene (DPE-SiH/2SiH) are herein quantitatively and alternatingly incorpo-rated during the living anionic copolymerization of isoprene with DPE-SiH/2SiH, which can efficiently control the ...
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Hydrosilylated 1,1-diphenylethylene (DPE-SiH/2SiH) are herein quantitatively and alternatingly incorpo-rated during the living anionic copolymerization of isoprene with DPE-SiH/2SiH, which can efficiently control the Si-H densities and positions. The diversified mesogenic moieties containing azobenzene (Azo) or trifluoromethyl (F3C) groups, respectively, with the tuned inner-core position of the mesogenic segments are rationally designed and then fabricated into multiple alternatingly-arranged side-chain liq-uid crystal polymers (SCLCPs) along the alternating backbones. This study presents the novel SCLCPs with the simultaneous control over the sequence and the inner-core position of the mesogenic segment, pro-viding the promising route and study model to develop the mechanistic investigations. The temperature range of mesomorphic phase formation (delta T) and polarized optical morphologies are proved to be syner-gistically dependent on the diversified mesogenic moieties and the exactly controlled densities of the mesogenic segment. (C) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Indole compounds are widely found in natural products and drug candidates. The transition-metal-catalyzed regioselective C-H bond functionalization of indoles as the most efficient method for the synthesis of various ...
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Indole compounds are widely found in natural products and drug candidates. The transition-metal-catalyzed regioselective C-H bond functionalization of indoles as the most efficient method for the synthesis of various functionalized indoles has been extensively studied in the past two decades due to its advantages of step economy and atom economy. In general, the catalysts included the transition-metals (Pd, Rh, Ru, Cu, Co, Fe, Zn, and Ga) and these reactions were accomplished with a remarkably wide range of coupling reagents for construction of various C-C and C-X (X =N, O, S) bonds. However, the general and important rules of the regioselectivity are not clear to date. Therefore, a comprehensive analysis through previous reported theoretical studies on transition-metal-catalyzed regioselective C-H bond functionalization of indoles was crucial and significant. In this review, we found that when the C-H bond activation process was the rate-determining step, the regioselectivity ordinarily occurred at the C7 or C4 positions (on benzene ring), and otherwise, the regioselectivity often occurred at C2 position (on pyrrole ring). For indoline substrates, the C-H bond functionalization occurred at the benzene ring.
TBL (Trichome Birefringence Like) gene family members are involved in trichome initiation and xylan acetylation in several plant species. In our research, we identified 102 TBLs from G. hirsutum. The phylogenetic tree...
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TBL (Trichome Birefringence Like) gene family members are involved in trichome initiation and xylan acetylation in several plant species. In our research, we identified 102 TBLs from G. hirsutum. The phylogenetic tree classified TBL genes into five groups. Collinearity analysis of TBL genes indicated 136 paralogous gene pairs in G. hirsutum. Gene duplication indicated that WGD or segmental duplication contributed to the GhTBL gene family expansion. Promoter cis-elements of GhTBLs were related to growth and development, seed-specific regulation, light, and stress responses. GhTBL genes (GhTBL7, GhTBL15, GhTBL21, GhTBL25, GhTBL45, GhTBL54, GhTBL67, GhTBL72, and GhTBL77) exhibited upregulated response under exposure to cold, heat, NaCl, and PEG. GhTBL genes exhibited high expression during fiber development stages. Two GhTBL genes (GhTBL7 and GhTBL58) showed differential expression at 10 DPA fiber, as 10 DPA is a fast fiber elongation stage and fiber elongation is a very important stage of cotton fiber development. Subcellular localization of GhTBL7 and GhTBL58 revealed that these genes reside inside the cell membrane. Promoter GUS activity of GhTBL7 and GhTBL58 exhibited deep staining in roots. To further validate the role of these genes in cotton fiber elongation, we silenced these genes and observed a significant reduction in the fiber length at 10 DPA. In conclusion, the functional study of cell membrane-associated genes (GhTBL7 and GhTBL58) showed deep staining in root tissues and potential function during cotton fiber elongation at 10 DPA fiber.
Many hydrate-bearing sediments are featured with unconsolidated argillaceous siltstones, which exist the non Newtonian flow and threshold pressure gradient due to the high content of clay. In this study, the threshold...
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Many hydrate-bearing sediments are featured with unconsolidated argillaceous siltstones, which exist the non Newtonian flow and threshold pressure gradient due to the high content of clay. In this study, the threshold pressure gradient of hydrate reservoir in the South China Sea is experimentally clarified. The quantitative relationship between it and the reservoir parameters is established. The function of threshold pressure gradient has been added into TOUGH + HYDRATE simulator. Here, site SH2, a candidate for field testing comprising a clayey silt gas hydrate reservoir in the Shenhu area of the South China Sea, was chosen to investigate the effect of threshold pressure gradient on gas production behavior through numerical simulations. The simulation results show that threshold pressure gradient has a significant impact on gas extraction. When the experimental value was applied, the gas production was enhanced unexpectedly, where cumulative gas output doubled in 5 years. The active hydrate dissociating area (gas, water and hydrate coexist) has notably extended, accompanying with the expanding cool zone. Water blockage near well was relieved. However, with the increasing of threshold pressure gradient, propagation of pressure would be restrained seriously. The pressure and hydrate of far-field formations stay "frozen ". The bottom water invasion was weakened.
In this paper, we study an inbound container space allocation problem in the automated container terminals using simulation-embedded optimization. We aim to allocate the container terminal yard space for a batch of ar...
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In this paper, we study an inbound container space allocation problem in the automated container terminals using simulation-embedded optimization. We aim to allocate the container terminal yard space for a batch of arrived inbound containers so as to minimize the total AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) waiting time in the space allocation process and the external truck waiting time in the future container retrieval process. We propose an integer programming model to characterize the problem and prove the NP-hardness of the problem. A simulation module is employed to estimate the container rehandle number happened in the retrieval process. A simulation-embedded genetic algorithm is developed to solve the problem. Numerical experiment results show that (1) The proposed algorithm can significantly affect the performance of the allocation decision and achieve a trade-off between fast computation and good solution quality. (2) The space allocation schemes of the inbound containers are affected by different factors, such as initial block layout, quantity of arriving containers, and containers' arriving information. (3) The automated container terminal operators who care about the external truck waiting time may consider the simulation-embedded approach when the block yard is congested.
Cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes (cVMSs) are widely used in industrial processes and consumer products, which have been reported to be potentially toxic to human health due to their persistence and bioaccumulation. In ...
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Cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes (cVMSs) are widely used in industrial processes and consumer products, which have been reported to be potentially toxic to human health due to their persistence and bioaccumulation. In this study, a novel photo-catalytic zinc oxide (ZnO)-coated aluminum (ZnO@Al) anode was prepared by a facile hydrothermal epitaxial process for the purpose of degrading cVMSs in practical wastewater. Morphological data and compositional analysis showed a compact coating layer that had the characteristic peaks of ZnO. To optimize the degradation process, central composite design combined with response surface methodology was applied to acquire the optimum parameters of cVMSs removal, and results indicated the cVMSs removal efficiency was approximately 63.3% at the conditions of current density = 17.3 mA/cm(2), initial pH of electrolyte = 7.8, plate distance = 18 mm, UV intensity = 90 W, and reaction time = 80 min. Furthermore, the photo-electrocatalytic degradation of cVMSs obeys the pseudo-first order kinetic reaction, and the anode exhibited high durability as the attenuation of cVMSs removal efficiency was <6% after four times reuse. It was also observed that with the application period of the anode was extended, the electroflocculation reaction gradually occurred. The FT-IR of the generated flocs and the total ion gas chromatograms mass spectrometer analysis unraveled the methyl groups in Si-CH3 could be easily attacked by hydroxyl radicals to form the intermediates of monohydroxy substituted products (m/z = 298, 372, and 446) and eventually short-chain carboxylic acids, alkyl radical and silicate. The effective removal of cVMSs by photo-electrocatalytic process using ZnO@Al anode provide significant implication in treatment of practical wastewater.
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