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Synthesis of Macro Porous Activated Carbon from Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Bottles and Investigation of Usability in Dye Removal from Water Sources

Colorants are used in many industries, especially in the textile industry. These substances both cause visual pollution and create an anaerobic environment for aquatic creatures. In this study, it is aimed to examine the usability of activated carbon synthesized from waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, which is an important environmental problem, in removing the pollution caused by the colorants caused by industrial activities in water resources.

以二階段電壓/電流步進陽極處理法探討TiO2奈米管製備及應用

本實驗以二階段電壓/電流步進陽極處理法生長二氧化鈦奈米管,並找出最佳生長參數並能有效降解有機物。在實驗過程中,我們發現以氟化銨及有機醇類在形成二氧化鈦奈米管,有著較長管徑的效果。本驗以20 x 20 mm2大小的鈦片,透過鈦片的前處理,不同程序的氧化步驟及不同的醇類來探討二氧化鈦奈米管進行降解亞甲藍的效果,以及二氧化鈦奈米管其生長情形。結果發現以化學處理及陽極氧化處理過的鈦片,在0.6w%的氟化銨2ml的水及98%的乙二醇當作溶劑,以每分鐘調整1V直至50V在恆壓一小時的電壓步進法進行陽極處理,最後以450度進行退火,最後可得其二氧化鈦奈米管有最佳的降解效果。

Dependence of Alloy Composition in Color Change of Brass Foil by Oxide Thin Layer Formation

It is known that copper foil undergoes a color change in heating by oxide thin layer formation. Therefore, we focused on the color change by the oxidation of brass foil. Brass foil (Akaguchi (Cu87%Zn13% alloy) and Aoguchi (Cu85%Zn15% alloy)) also undergoes color change by oxidation, and it shows heating time and temperature dependence. Brass foil need longer heating time to appear color change than copper foil, and we can visually confirm that the brass has corrosion resistant. In addition, color change of brass foil depends on the percentage of copper in the brass, and Aoguchi shows rapidly color change in same heating condition. We show that brass has different physical properties than copper, even with a high percentage of copper in brass, and this was verified through comparison using diffusion length and RGB data in Aoguchi and Akaguchi. We demonstrate these colored brass foils are used as art materials, and our results expanded material using possibility of brass foil.

蛋白質模板合成 CuS 及其光治療應用

本研究以牛血清白蛋白(BSA)做為合成模板,利用仿生礦化法合成 CuS奈米晶體,並藉由葉酸(Folic Acid Hydrate,FA)進行表面修飾作為特異性標靶,再利用EDC/Sulfo-NHS 共價交聯反應結合光敏劑二氫卟吩(Chlorin e6, Ce6)於 CuS@FA奈米材料表面,可成功地合成多功能性奈米複合材料 CuS@FA-Ce6。 經由UV、PL、ICP、Zeta potential與DLS,進行奈米材料組成及光學性質之分析,並透過雷射光激發的照射下,觀察其溫度變化,可驗證其具有光熱材料之性質。此外,材料亦具備了光敏劑 Ce6 之特性,可結合光熱與光動力治療來達到雙重治療的特性。 在生物毒性的測試實驗,選用斑馬魚的受精卵為試驗細胞。紀錄斑馬魚胚胎在不同濃度的材料下,發育狀態及死亡數,確認了材料為低毒性,具有潛力成為新興光治療材料,可運用在癌症治療。

藥物骨架Chromeno [4, 3-b] pyrrolidine的合成方法之探討

Chromene(色烯或苯並吡喃)或chromane(色原烷或2.3-二氫苯并哌喃)及pyrrolidine(吡咯烷)的衍生物是許多藥物和具有生理活性天然物的重要結構單元。含有chromene或chromane的化合物在消炎、抗真菌的研究中表現出良好的活性,而pyrrolidine出現於尼古丁等化合物中。本研究利用亞胺葉立德前驅物與米氏酸衍生物在鹼性催化劑的作用下,篩選出溶劑、催化劑、當量數,找出合成Chromeno [4,3-b] pyrrolidine產率最高的條件。利用此優化條件,改變不同的受質,在苯環上改變不同取代基,探討其反應性,增加其未來應用的多樣性,嘗試利用掌性催化劑,合成出具有光學活性的產物,並建立資料庫。

利用硫醇分子合成金奈米團簇應用於檢測自來水及游泳池水中次氯酸根

隨著大眾對於衛生要求的上升,許多抗菌及消毒成分被廣泛應用於水質處理中,其中次氯酸作為消毒殺菌劑大量使用於泳池及自來水的水質淨化中,然而現行標準方法測定水中有效氯所使用具危害的毒化物且步驟繁雜不利普及民生使用,發展簡便快速且靈敏的偵測方法勢在必行。本研究利用牛血清白蛋白(Bovine serum albumin, BSA)、不同的硫醇分子及金離子合成具螢光特性之硫醇修飾金奈米團簇 (Thiol ligand assists BSA capped gold nanoclusters, BSA/RSH-Au NCs),探討添加不同硫醇分子對所合成之金奈米團簇於不同pH值及常見離子對螢光強度之影響,並利用具有最佳螢光穩定性之2-巰基苯甲酸修飾金奈米團簇(Thiosalicylic acid assists BSA capped gold nanoclusters, BSA/TA-Au NCs),透析後進行次氯酸根檢測,其檢測線性範圍為0.98μM-1000μM,涵蓋法規規定游泳池水及自來水中次氯酸根之容許殘留濃度,最後此方法成功於游泳池水及自來水基質中檢測次氯酸根,分析樣品的回收率介於94.4%-95.6%。此外,在紙上添加金奈米團簇,並加入不同濃度的次氯酸根,觀察其螢光強度的變化,期望此方法未來應用於快篩試紙塗布材料快速檢測水質中次氯酸根濃度。

Synthesis of Mesoporous Carbons and Their Application for EDLC

The quick increasing energy consumption arouses the interest in the development of power storages. Electrochemical supercapacitor is one of clean and sustainable candidates of energy storage system, and porous carbons are the most potential candidate as electrode materials for electrochemical supercapacitor because of their large surface areas, high chemical and physical stability, good conductivity, as well as low cost. In this work, we synthesized the mesoporous carbons by using ZnO nanoparticles as sacrificing template via nano-casting synthetic process and natural porous carbon materials. The synthesized porous carbon has a mesoporous structure. Because the surface area and pore size of the synthesized mesoporous carbon are larger than that of the coconuts fiber-derived carbon, the CV plots show that the synthesized mesoporous carbon has a good rectangular shape and a much better performance than that of the coconuts fiber-derived carbon. We also develop an easy way to discriminate how well a supercapacitor works. We applied these porous carbon-based electrodes on both handmade as well as the commercial capacitors and measured their electrical performances. The handmade EDLC is less efficient than the commercial capacitor.

銠金屬催化劑應用於優化不對稱加成反應

本研究是以台灣學者開發之銠金屬催化劑與Benzocyclobutenol和Cyclodienenone進行不對稱加成反應作為實驗目標,利用不同的溶劑在不同溫度下進行反應,探討產物的衍生物產率和鏡像超越值的差異。 首先,尋找出一個最佳反應條件,改變濃度、溫度、比例等變因並優化反應。接著嘗試改變Cyclodienenone上的官能基組合,觀察其對反應造成的影響並探討,及測試此銠金屬催化劑對不同官能基的容忍性,增加其官能基廣度。 實驗結果顯示,大部分反應條件產率可達60%以上,光學選擇性e.e.超過 90%。未來希望能將此銠金屬催化反應應用於不對稱藥物合成,成為一個合成高光學選擇性和高光學活性產物的方法,達到省時、省錢及高效之目的。

以農業廢棄物芝麻稈做為紡織業常用染劑吸附材質之探討

本研究的重點是使用芝麻稈作為高效的吸附材,進而從水溶液中去除在染紡工業上常用的亞甲藍、剛果紅及雅里西安藍。在研究中,我們分別以吸附時間、pH值、吸附起始濃度作為操作變因,研究其物理、化學參數如吸附率、移除量、反應級數、吸附模式等等之變化[1][5]。使用UV-Vis光譜儀製作檢量線,推算各條件下所得之剩餘濃度,並由此計算其他所需之參數。本研究使用pseudo-first-order及pseudo-second-order進行動力學之分析,我們可以發現芝麻稈對於亞甲藍[3][4][5]、剛果紅[2]及雅里西安藍之吸附均符合pseudo-second-order模型;最佳吸附pH分析則可得知,亞甲藍於pH=5、剛果紅於pH=7,雅里西安藍於pH=8下可得最佳吸附效果;如使用恆溫吸附模型分析其吸附行為,則由實驗結果我們可以得知:亞甲藍符合Langmuir Isotherm及Freundlich Isotherm、剛果紅符合Langmuir Isotherm、雅里西安藍則符合Freundlich Isotherm;而其最大吸附量分別高達每克吸附材可吸附6624.75毫克亞甲藍、10815.74毫克剛果紅或18574.4毫克雅里西安藍。

Sustainable G-Polymer From Industrial Waste

This study focuses on the pre-treatment of paper sludge ash (PSA) as a by-product of paper milling industry that contains high amount of calcium, yet low in silica. The presence of high calcium content in geopolymer system will accelerate the setting time of fresh geopolymer and may disrupt the development of its mechanical strength. Therefore, in this study, the refinement of PSA properties was conducted by treating raw PSA in hydrochloric acid solution with different molarities of 0.5 M, 1.0 M and 2.0 M. The pre-treatment process was mainly purposed to decrease the amount of calcium and other impurities through leaching mechanism. Based on the experimental results, 2.0 M hydrochloric acid solution (HCl) was determined as the optimum concentration due to its ability in removing higher amount of calcium from the ash, yet still able to increase the amount of silica. Compression test on the hardened properties of geopolymer specimen also showed the deceleration of fresh fly ash based geopolymer and produced a more workable fresh geopolymer.