Different synthesis methods were applied to determine optimal conditions for polymerization of (3S)-cis-3,6-dimethyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione (l-lactide), in order to obtain poly(l-lactide) (PLLA). Bulk polymerizations (in vacuum sealed vessel, high pressure reactor and in microwave field) were performed
with tin(II) 2-ethylhexanoate as the initiator. Synthesis in the vacuum sealed vessel was carried out at the temperature of
150 °C. To reduce the reaction time second polymerization process was carried out in the high pressure reactor at 100 °C and
at the pressure of 138 kPa. The third type of rapid synthesis was done in the microwave reactor at 100 °C, using frequency
of 2.45 GHz and power of 150 W at the temperature of 100 °C. The temperature in this method was controlled via infrared system
for in-bulk measuring. The solution polymerization (with trifluoromethanesulfonic acid as initiator) was possible even at
the temperature of 40 °C, yielding PLLA with narrow molecular weight distribution in a very short period of time (less than
6 h). The obtained polymers had the number-average molecular weights ranging from 43,000 to 178,000 g mol−1 (polydispersity index ranging from 1 to 3) according to the gel permeation chromatography measurements. The polymer structure
was characterized by Fourier transform infrared and NMR spectroscopy. Thermal properties of the obtained polymers were investigated
using thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry. 相似文献
The first cross-border map describing the radon (Rn) risk from bedrock was assembled in the northern part of the Bohemian Massif at a scale 1:100?000. The map covers the area of Lausitz (Germany), Karkonosze (Czech Republic and Poland) and Jizera (Czech Republic). The map is based on 818 measurements of soil gas Rn in rock types of Precambrian to Mesozoic age with variable geology. Geographic information system (GIS) processing enabled a good coincidence of soil gas Rn concentrations between data from all three countries in lithologically adjacent rock types as well as the direct correlation to georeferenced indoor Rn values, which was tested using the Czech indoor Rn data. The method of data processing can contribute to assembling the European Geogenic Radon Map. 相似文献
The gas-phase ozonolysis of (E)-β-farnesene was investigated in a 3.91 m3 atmospheric simulation chamber at 296 ± 2 K and relative humidity of around 0.1%. The relative rate method was used to determine the reaction rate coefficient of (4.01 ± 0.17) × 10?16 cm3 molecule?1 s?1, where the indicated errors are two least-squares standard deviations and do not include uncertainties in the rate coefficients for the reference compounds (γ-terpinene, cis-cyclooctene and 1,5-cyclooctadiene). Gas phase carbonyl products were collected using a denuder sampling technique and analyzed with GC/MS following derivatization with O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl) hydroxylamine (PFBHA). The reaction products detected were acetone, 4-oxopentanal, methylglyoxal, 4-methylenehex-5-enal, 6-methylhept-5-en-2-one, and (E)-4-methyl-8-methylenedeca-4,9-dienal. A detailed mechanism for the gas-phase ozonolysis of (E)-β-farnesene is proposed, which accounts for all of the products observed in this study. The results of this work indicate that the atmospheric reaction of (E)-β-farnesene with ozone has a lifetime of around 1 h and is another possible source of the ubiquitous carbonyls, acetone, 4-oxopentanal and 6-methylhept-5-en-2-one in the atmosphere. 相似文献
Abundance of fecal caliform bacteria is a weak index of the presence of human pathogens in wastewater entering coastal waters.
In spite of this, use of fecal caliform indices for management purposes is widespread. To gain insight into interpretation
of fecal coliform data, we evaluated size of stocks of fecal coliforms in water, sediments, and sea wrack, in Buttermilk Bay,
a coastal embayment in Massachusetts. Sediments contained most of the fecal coliforms. Fecal coliforms in sediments were as
much as one order of magnitude more abundant than in the water column or in sea wrack. The fecal coliforms in sediments of
Buttermilk Bay were so abundant that resuspension of fecal coliforms from just the top 2 cm of muddy sediments could add sufficient
cells to the water column to have the whole bay exceed the federal limit of fecal coliforms for shellfishing.
The major sources of fecal coliforms to the bay were water-fowls, surface runoff, groundwater, and streams. Waterfowl were
the largest source of fecal coliforms during cold months; surface runoff, streams, and groundwater were most important during
warm months. Redirection of surface runoff pipes is unlikely to be a very successful management action since contributions
via this source are insufficient to account for the measured increases in concentrations of fecal coliforms in water. Removal
of waterfowl is also unlikely to be useful, since fecal coliform concentrations leading to closures of shellfish beds and
swimming areas are most frequent during warm months when waterfowl are rarest. Rates of loss of fecal caliform cells from
the water column by death and tidal exchange were high. Mortality of cells was about an order of magnitude larger than losses
by tidal exchange.
The amounts of fecal coliforms brought into the bay by waterfowl, surface runoff, groundwater, and streams are an order of
magnitude smaller than the losses by mortality and tidal removal. This implies that there is an additional source of fecal
coliforms within the bay. We suggest that resuspension of the upper layers of sediments can easily account for the fecal coliforms
present in the water.
Fecal coliform content of water and shellfish were not correlated. In contrast, sediment and shellfish fecal coliform abundances
were significantly related. Monitoring of fecal coliforms in sediments may provide a better assessment of shellfish than sampling
of water.
The large fecal coliform stock in sediments should be the first priority for management. Efforts ought to be directed toward
the reduction of sediment fecal coliform stocks. Lowering nutrient additions to coastal water bodies may be one practical
approach. 相似文献
The potential for oil spills in Arctic regions has increased significantly because of the development of petroleum resources. Response to an oil spill in the Arctic is likely to be much slower than that in the temperate region because of the remoteness of the area and its severe climate. In the face of these unique problems, accurate prediction of the extent and subsequent movement of an oil spill is vital to any cleanup effort. Presented is the framework of a program to study the movement of oil spills in the Arctic. Existing models of oil spreading and polar ice dynamics are reviewed and areas where new model development is required are defined. A system design is developed that may be used for developing a plan to act in the event of a major spill. 相似文献