Investigations into the manner in which bradykinin is linked in the bradykininogen molecule has led to the degradation of bovine bradykininogen by the enzyme pepsin. The degradative products include dialyzable polypeptides which contain bradykinin of bradykinin-like peptides as part of their str...

A ratiometric fluorescent probe (DICX) based on Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) system for hypochlorous acid (HOCl) was developed, in which coumarin moiety was connected to rhodamine by monothio-bishydrazide linker. DICX could fast respond to HOCl under acidic condition and showed high ...

Two new monomeric 1,8-naphthalimide blue-emitting fluorophores, containing hindered amine stabiliser fragment have been synthesised for the first time using phase-transfer catalysis conditions. Their ability for simultaneously fluorescent brightening and stabilisation of polyacrylonitrile has be...

Objective discrimination of fluorescent brighteners on single textile fibres is difficult to achieve by current methods; the technique of microspectrofluorimetry provides a solution to this problem. The modifications necessary to convert a microspectrophotometer into a microspectrofluorimeter an...

To investigate possible interactions between the human androgen receptor and PCBs in vitro, we have used a previously characterized human androgen receptor reporter gene assay in which PC-3 LUCAR+ cells respond to 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT, 50 pM) with enhanced luciferase activity. The effect...

In this paper, we report the three-dimensional self-supported CoMoO4 nanosheet clusters on the nickel foam (denoted as CoMoO4/NF) by a facile hydrothermal-calcination method for efficient hydrogen generation. As a result, the freestanding CoMoO4 electrode exhibits an efficient electrochemical ac...

Enhancing redox reactions and electrical conductivities is indispensible to design efficient electrocapacitive materials for battery supercapacitor hybrid devices (BSH). Nickel cobalt molybdenum quaternary metal oxides based on Al, Cu, Fe, and Zn are synthesized on Ni foam via a facile hydrother...

This contribution reports density functional theory (DFT) calculations on structural and electronic properties of bulk and surfaces of cobalt molybdenum oxide CoMoO4-II; i.e., a material that enjoys a wide array of chemical catalytic and optical applications. Estimated lattice constants and atom...

Liquid phase oxidation of cyclohexane, by molecular oxygen, has been carried out using cobalt molybdenum oxide (CoMoO4) catalyst supported on mesoporous silica supports (SBA-15, KIT-6 and FDU-12). For each support, the catalyst activity has been studied as a function of loading, pore size, and c...

Nickel cobalt oxide is widely applied to energy storage devices owing to the high electrical conductivity and abundent redox states. To gain more redox reactions for storaging charges, more metals are incorporated in nickel cobalt oxide to synthesize the multiple metallic oxides. The effects of ...

The Ca1.94MgSi2O7: Eu2+0.01, Dy3+0.05 long afterglow phosphors with different silicon–calcium stoichiometric ratios (Si/Ca = 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4) were successfully prepared under a reducing atmosphere by solid-state reaction method. The X-ray diffraction data indicate that bridging oxygen ...

Influence of sintering temperature, basicity and MgO content on the formation characteristics of calcium ferrite in low silicon sinter of Baotou Iron and Steel Company was studied by means of mini-sintering test and miner-alographic microscope analysis. In addition, the suitable sintering parame...

In this paper X2PCC (Calcium containing material X to Precipitated Calcium Carbonate) process wherein a steelmaking slag is used as a source of Ca for mineral carbonation of CO2 was studied. Mineral carbonation refers to binding of CO2 into mineral carbonates, here CaCO3. In the process, we firs...

The bottom blowing gas in the silicon ladle plays an essential role in the purification of industrial silicon, and nozzle arrangement has an important effect on silicon quality after refinement. In the present study, a mathematical model has been proposed to assess the transient three-dimensiona...

In this paper, the results of solvent refining experiments are described with primary focus on the removal of boron and phosphorus from silicon. Either calcium or titanium was melted with metallurgical grade silicon to form an alloy phase into which impurity elements are rejected. The melt was t...

A thermal chemical energy storage (TCES) material was developed that utilizes surplus heat from nuclear power plants during low demand of electricity. The target temperature of reusing heat is over 450 °C which is utilized for next generation nuclear reactors. Therefore, Calcium hydroxide (Ca(O...

We report the preparation of single-crystal silicon nanoparticles with 15 to 22 nm diameter from calcium disilicide (CaSi2) by redox assisted chemical exfoliation using solution phase synthesis route. Silicon nanoparticles are found to be highly oriented with a predominant size of 18 nm. X-Ray d...

The production of silicon-calcium alloy is energy intensive (>10,000 kWh/t). This means that energy cost has a relevant influence in the price of the alloy. The utilization of concentrated solar energy in the synthesis of silicon-calcium alloy is proposed in this paper. Metallurgical quality sil...

Two-step preparation of iron and cobalt-containing MCM-56 zeolites has been undertaken to evaluate the influence of their physicochemical properties in the selective catalytic reduction (NH3-SCR or DeNOx) of NO using NH3 as a reductant. Zeolites were prepared by the selective leaching of the fra...

The reactions of the bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)methylzirconium cation (1) with four imines have been studied in the gas phase by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. Reactivity of the bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)methylzirconium cation is governed by the availability of a labi...