Abstract. H1−xLaNb2−xMoxO7 was prepared by solid-state reaction followed by an ion-exchange reaction. Pt was incorporated in the interlayer of H1−xLaNb2−xMoxO7 by the stepwise intercalation reaction. The H1−xLaNb2−xMoxO7 showed hydrogen production activity and the activities were greatly enhanced by Pt co-incorporating. The x value in H1−xLaNb2−xMoxO7 had an important effect…
Abstract. A high-precision technique that can detect mercury (II) ions down to 1 fM concentration in aqueous solutions is introduced. The technique combines the conventional electrochemical method, surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) convection. Mercury ions are electroplated onto a gold SPR sensing surface, and then detected quantitatively by applying a potential…
Abstract. ZnO nanostructures with different morphologies and optical properties were prepared by a simple microemulsion process, and PEG400 was used as a directing agent. The samples were characterized by TEM, XRD, FTIR, and TG-DTA analysis. The XRD spectra indicate that the ZnO crystal has a hexagonal wurtzite structure. Needle-like, columnar, and spherical ZnO samples were synthesized res…
The large tetrapod tetrakis[(4-methylthiophenyl)ethynyl]silane was crystallized with AgBF4 to form a diamondoid network based on the Ag(I)-thioether interaction. A 4-fold interpenetration of the individual nets was observed, with the rest of the unit-cell volume occupied by the benzene guests. The benzene molecules can be removed without collapsing of the host networks, even though the benze…
We present in this article our successes in synthesizing TiSi2 nanostructures with various complexities using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. Attention has been paid to understanding the growth mechanism. The governing factor was found to be the surface energy differences between various crystal planes of orthorhombic TiSi2 (C54 and C49), because of their specific atomic arrangemen…
ABSTRACT Auxin and H2O2 play vital roles in plant development and environmental responses; however, it is unclear whether and how H2O2 modulates auxin levels. Here, we investigate this question using cat2-1 mutant, which exhibits reduced catalase activity and accumulates high levels ofH2O2 under photorespiratory conditions. At a light intensity of 150 mmol m-2 s-1, the mutant exhibited up-curl…
BACKGROUND: In order to improve the antioxidant and anti-fatigue capacities of whey protein for wider utilization, it was hydrolyzedbychymotrypsin(EC 3.4.21.1) toproducewheyprotein hydrolysate(WPH).Fractions ofWPHwith different molecular weight (MW) were separated by ultrafiltration. Kunming mice in various treatment groups were orally administered (1.5 g kg−1 body weight) whey protein isola…
The advances in genotyping technology provide an opportunity to use genomic tools in crop breeding. As compared to field selections performed in conventional breeding programmes, genomics-based genotype screen can potentially reduce number of breeding cycles and more precisely integrate target genes for particular traits into an ideal genetic background. We developed a whole-genome single n…