Sodium formononetin-3'-sulfonate

Sodium formononetin-3'-sulfonate (Sul-F) is a water-sol. derivate of formononetin. Research results showed that treatment with Sul-F significantly prevented the elevation of ST-segment level, decreased the contents of creatine kinase-MB, lactate dehydrogenase, alanine aminotransferase and cardiac troponin T in serum and reduced the myocardium necrosis scores. These findings indicate that Sul-F has a protective potential against myocardial infarction injury. A possible mechanism for the protective effect is the elevated expression of endogenous antioxidant defense enzymes degraded lipid peroxidn. products and improved energy metab. of cardiac mitochondrial, thus attenuating cardiocyte apoptosis. Other reaearch results showed that sodium formononetin-3'-sulfonate not only had favorable water, solubility but also had good lipid-lowering and liver-protection activities.

Spray-Dried Sodium Zirconate: A Rapid Absorption Powder for CO2 Capture with Enhanced Cyclic Stability.[Pubmed:28371521]

ChemSusChem. 2017 May 9;10(9):2059-2067.

Improved powders for capturing CO2 at high temperatures are required for H2 production using sorption-enhanced steam reforming. Here, we examine the relationship between particle structure and carbonation rate for two types of Na2 ZrO3 powders. Hollow spray-dried microgranules with a wall thickness of 100-300 nm corresponding to the dimensions of the primary acetate-derived particles gave about 75 wt % theoretical CO2 conversion after a process-relevant 5 min exposure to 15 vol % CO2 . A conventional powder prepared by solid-state reaction carbonated more slowly, achieving only 50 % conversion owing to a greater proportion of the reaction requiring bulk diffusion through the densely agglomerated particles. The hollow granular structure of the spray-dried powder was retained postcarbonation but chemical segregation resulted in islands of an amorphous Na-rich phase (Na2 CO3 ) within a crystalline ZrO2 particle matrix. Despite this phase separation, the reverse reaction to re-form Na2 ZrO3 could be achieved by heating each powder to 900 degrees C in N2 (no dwell time). This resulted in a very stable multicycle performance in 40 cycle tests using thermogravimetric analysis for both powders. Kinetic analysis of thermogravimetric data showed the carbonation process fits an Avrami-Erofeyev 2 D nucleation and nuclei growth model, consistent with microstructural evidence of a surface-driven transformation. Thus, we demonstrate that spray drying is a viable processing route to enhance the carbon capture performance of Na2 ZrO3 powder.

Comparison of the Efficacy of a Sulfuric Acid-Sodium Sulfate Blend and Lactic Acid for the Reduction of Salmonella on Prerigor Beef Carcass Surface Tissue.[Pubmed:28371589]

J Food Prot. 2017 Apr 3:809-813.

A study was conducted to compare the efficacy of a commercially available sulfuric acid-sodium sulfate blend (SSS) and lactic acid (LA) in reducing inoculated Salmonella populations on beef. Sixty pieces of prerigor beef carcass surface brisket tissue, collected directly from the processing line of a commercial beef processing plant, were cut into two sections (10 by 10 cm each) and spot inoculated (6 to 7 log CFU/cm(2)) on the adipose side with a six-strain mixture of Salmonella. One section per piece of brisket tissue was left untreated (control), while the second section was spray treated (5 s, 15 lb/in(2), and 33 mL/s flow rate) with unheated (21 degrees C) or heated (52 degrees C) solutions of SSS (pH 1.1) or LA (4%). Unheated and heated SSS lowered (P < 0.05) total bacterial counts from 6.3 to 4.6 and 4.3 log CFU/cm(2), respectively. Likewise, unheated and heated LA reduced (P < 0.05) total bacterial counts from 6.3 to 4.7 and 4.4 log CFU/cm(2), respectively. Initial counts of inoculated Salmonella populations (6.1 to 6.2 log CFU/cm(2)) were reduced (P < 0.05) to 4.2 and 3.9 log CFU/cm(2) following treatment with unheated and heated SSS, respectively, and to 3.7 and 3.8 log CFU/cm(2) after treatment with unheated and heated LA, respectively. Overall, the temperature of the chemical solutions had a small (0.3 log CFU/cm(2)), but significant (P < 0.05), effect on total bacterial counts but not (P > 0.05) on Salmonella counts. Regardless of solution temperature, Salmonella counts for LA-treated samples were 0.3 log CFU/cm(2) lower (P < 0.05) than those of samples treated with SSS. These results indicate that both unheated and heated solutions of SSS and LA are effective interventions for reducing Salmonella contamination on prerigor beef carcass surface tissue.

Reactivity enhancement of iron sulfide nanoparticles stabilized by sodium alginate: Taking Cr (VI) removal as an example.[Pubmed:28371713]

J Hazard Mater. 2017 Jul 5;333:275-284.

The widespread distribution of chromium(VI) in the environment leads to groundwater contamination. The use of iron sulfide (FeS) to remove Cr(VI) has therefore been proposed. However, aggregation is one of the main problems associated with the use of FeS nanoparticles prepared by traditional methods In this study, we used sodium alginate (SA) to stabilize FeS nanoparticles (FeS-SA). SA could prevent aggregation of FeS by the concurrent electrostatic repulsion and steric hindrance. Homogeneously dispersed FeS-SA nanoparticles 100nm in diameter were observed. FeS-SA showed high efficiency in Cr(VI) removal, corresponding to an enhancement of efficiency from 65% (7.50mmol Cr(VI) per g FeS) to 100% (11.54mmol Cr per g FeS) relative to that achieved with naked FeS. Analysis of reaction products by X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed the co-existence of alpha-FeOOH, S8, and Cr(OH)3 that apparently were introduced by Fe(II), S(-II), and Cr(VI), respectively. In-depth analysis of the removal mechanism revealed that reduction and adsorption respectively account for 82% and 18% of the Cr removal. In addition, higher pH and CaCl2 concentration resulted in lower removal efficiency. This study provides a promising application of SA in enhancing FeS reactivity for the remediation of groundwater pollution.

Porous CoFe2O4 nanocubes derived from metal-organic frameworks as high-performance anode for sodium ion batteries.[Pubmed:28371673]

J Colloid Interface Sci. 2017 Aug 1;499:145-150.

Recently sodium ion batteries (SIBs) as a new energy storage system have attracted enormous interests. Unfortunately, the development of high-performance electrode materials for SIBs is restricted owing to the large volume change during sodium insertion and extraction. In this work, porous CoFe2O4 nanocubes (PCFO-NCs) were prepared simply by annealing metal-organic frameworks and used as anode materials for SIBs. The PCFO-NCs exhibit a high initial Coulombic efficiency of 68.8% and a maximum reversible capacity of 360mAhg(-1) after 50 cycles at the current density of 50mAg(-1), as well as good rate capability and excellent cycling stability at high current density. The excellent electrochemical performance can be attributed the short diffusion distance of sodium ion due to the good interfacial contact between electrode and electrolyte, and the buffering of volume change during charge/discharge processes by the porous structure.