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- Guo, X. W., et al.
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Effects of SiO2/Al2O3, MgO modification and hydrothermal treatment on the catalytic activity of HZSM-5 zeolites in the methylation of 4-methylbiphenyl with methanol
- 2004
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In: Applied Catalysis A. - : Elsevier BV. - 0926-860X .- 1873-3875. ; 261:2, s. 183-189
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The objective of this work is to study the effects Of SiO2/Al2O3 of HZSM-5, MgO modification and hydrothermal treatment on methylation of 4-methylbiphenyl (4-MBP) with methanol under fixed-bed down-flow conditions. The results show that, with an increase in the SiO2/Al2O3 of HZSM-5 (from 50 to 150, molar ratio), the selectivity to 4,4'-dimethylbiphenyl (4,4'-DMBP) increases from 25 to 79%. MgO modification also increases the selectivity to 4,4'-DMBP, but leads as well to low catalyst activity and rapid deactivation. Hydrothermal treatment not only increases the selectivity, but also improves the stability. When CBV1502 (SiO2/Al2O3 = 150) catalyst was hydrothermally treated at 500degreesC, the selectivity to 4,4'-DMBP increased to 85%. The selectivity to 4,4'-DMBP was further improved to about 90% by the increasing in the amount of mesitylene in the feed as solvent.
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- Guo, X. W., et al.
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Methylation of 4-methylbiphenyl with methanol over metal oxide-modified HZSM-5 zeolite catalysts
- 2003
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In: Cuihuà xuébào. - 0253-9837 .- 1872-2067. ; 24:5, s. 333-337
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A series of HZSM-5 zeolite catalysts modifed with metal oxides (MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, ZnO, La2O3 and CeO2) were prepared by impregnation method and characterized by XRD, TPD and N-2-adsorption. Methylation of 4-methylbiphenyl (4-MBP) with methanol to 4,4'-dimethylbiphenyl (4,4'-DMBP) was carried out over the prepared catalysts under fixed-bed down-flow conditions. The results showed that the MgO-modified HZSM-5 can significantly improve the selectivity for target product 4,4'-DMBP (up to 80 % vs only 13 % over the parent HZSM-5). The effects of metal oxides on 4,4'-DMBP selectivity are arranged in the following order: MgO>SrOapproximate toZnOapproximate toCaOapproximate toLa(2)O(3)>BaO>CeO2. The effects of MgO contents, precursor-salt types, and loading methods were further investigated, and the results revealed that during 4-MBP conversion, proper MgO loading (5.6 %) can be more effective, and the ion-exchange methed is much better than the impregnation method. However, it is difficult to get higher metal oxide loading by using the ion-exchange method. The high selectivity over HZSM-5 modified with MgO largely results from the depression of 4,4-DMBP second reactions such as isomerization, dealkylation and alkylation, as demonstrated by the reaction of 4,4'-DMBP as reactant over MgO/ZSM-5 catalyst and HZSM-5 zeolite.
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- Guo, X. W., et al.
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Shape-selective methylation of 4-methylbiphenyl to 4,4 '-dimethylbiphenyl over zeolite HZSM-5 modified with metal oxides of MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, and ZnO
- 2003
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In: Catalysis Letters. - 1011-372X .- 1572-879X. ; 87:02-jan, s. 25-29
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A series of ZSM-5 samples modified with metal oxides MO(M = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn) were employed for the alkylation of 4-methylbiphenyl (4-MBP) with methanol to 4,4'-dimethylbiphenyl (4,4'-DMBP) under fixed-bed down-flow conditions. The methylation results showed that the use of basic metal oxides can effectively enhance the selectivity to the target product 4,4'-DMBP. MgO is the most effective modifier among the metal oxides used and it can improve selectivity to 4,4'-DMBP up to 80% as compared to only 13% over the parent zeolite HZSM-5. The modi. cation effectiveness of metal oxides on 4,4'-DMBP selectivity can be arranged in the order MgO> SrO similar to ZnO similar to CaO> BaO. The optimization of MgO modi. cation through the content, salt types and loading methods revealed that proper MgO loading (5.6 wt%) can be more effective, and the impregnation method is much better than ion exchange. The correlation of physicochemical properties (TPD, TGA, chemical analysis and chemical adsorption, etc.) of the modified HZSM-5 with the catalytic data showed that the high selectivity over ZSM-5 modified with MgO largely results from the effective suppression of 4,4'-DMBP secondary reactions such as isomerization, dealkylation and alkylation.
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- Song, X M, et al.
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5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside treatment improves glucose homeostasis in insulin-resistant diabetic (ob/ob) mice.
- 2002
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In: Diabetologia. - 0012-186X .- 1432-0428. ; 45:1, s. 56-65
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The 5'AMP-activated protein kinase is an important mediator of muscle contraction-induced glucose transport and a target for pharmacological treatment of Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus. The 5'AMP-activated protein kinase can be activated by 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside. We hypothesised that 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside treatment could restore glucose homeostasis in ob/ob mice.METHODS: Lean and ob/ob mice were given 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside (1 mg.g body wt(-1).day(-1) s.c) or 0.9 % NaCl (vehicle) for 1-7 days.RESULTS: Short-term 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside treatment normalised glucose concentrations in ob/ob mice within 1 h, with effects persisting over 4 h. After 1 week of daily injections, 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside treatment corrected hyperglycaemia, improved glucose tolerance, and increased GLUT4 and hexokinase II protein expression in skeletal muscle, but had deleterious effects on plasma non-esterified fatty acids and triglycerides. Treatment with 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside increased liver glycogen in fasted and fed ob/ob mice and muscle glycogen in fasted, but not fed ob/ob and lean mice. Defects in insulin-stimulated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and glucose transport in skeletal muscle from ob/ob mice were not corrected by 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside treatment. While ex vivo insulin-stimulated glucose transport was reduced in isolated muscle from ob/ob mice, the 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside stimulated response was normal.CONCLUSION/INTERPRETATION: The 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside mediated improvements in glucose homeostasis in ob/ob mice can be explained by effects in skeletal muscle and liver. Due to the apparently deleterious effects of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside on the blood lipid profile, strategies to develop tissue-specific and pathway-specific activators of 5'AMP-activated protein kinase should be considered in order to improve glucose homeostasis.
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- Wang, L. W., et al.
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Investigation of damage behaviour and isolation effect of n-type 6H-SiC by implantation of oxygen
- 2000
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In: Journal of Physics D. - : IOP Publishing. - 0022-3727 .- 1361-6463. ; 33:12, s. 1551-1555
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Silicon carbide is an important wide-band-gap semiconductor for high temperature, high-voltage, high-power and high-frequency devices. Electrical isolation is an important aspect for device applications. In this report, oxygen ions, 70 keV with doses ranging from 5 x 10(13) to 5 x 10(15) cm(-2), have been implanted into n-type 6H-SiC to investigate the possibility of forming a high-resistive layer. The damage behaviour and internal stress were checked by Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy and channelling, and an x-ray rocking curve, respectively. Atomic force microscope observations revealed that the surface morphology is quite sensitive to the implantation even at a dose of 1 x 10(14) cm(-2) After annealing in nitrogen at 1200 degrees C, no remarkable damage recovery could be seen if the deposit damage energy is over the critical value. Schottky structures of Au/SiC have been fabricated on the annealed samples and I-V curves of metal/SiC/InGeNi were measured at room temperature at both forward and reverse bias; the electrical isolation effect was observed at proper implantation dosages. The results indicated that there exists a dose window for electrical isolation.
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- Wang, L. W., et al.
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Structural and electrical characteristics of oxygen-implanted 6H-SiC
- 2000
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In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B. - 0168-583X .- 1872-9584. ; 169, s. 1-5
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Silicon carbide is an important wide band gap semiconductor for high-temperature, high-voltage, high-power and high-frequency devices. Ion implantation is an important aspect for both fundamental research and device applications. In this report, oxygen ions, 70 keV with dose ranging from 5 x 10(13) to 5 x 10(15) cm(-2), have been implanted into n-type BH-SIC. The damage behavior and internal stress were checked by Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy and channeling and X-rays rocking curve, respectively. Atomic force microscope observations revealed that the surface morphology is quite sensitive to the implantation even at a dose of 1 x 10(14)/cm(-2). After annealing in nitrogen at 1200 degrees C, no remarkable damage recovery could be seen if the deposit damage energy is above the critical value. Schottky structures of Au/SiC have been fabricated and I-V curves of metal/SiC/InGeNi were measured at room temperature at both forward and reverse bias, electrical isolation effect was observed at proper implantation dose. The results indicated that there exists a dose window for electrical isolations. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) confirmed the formation of silicon oxide and CO due to oxygen implantation. In case of high-dose ion implantation, graphite phase was detected.
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