National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

About: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology is a government organization based out in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Catalysis & Thin film. The organization has 22114 authors who have published 65856 publications receiving 1669827 citations. The organization is also known as: Sangyō Gijutsu Sōgō Kenkyū-sho.

Carbon coating of anatase-type TiO2 and photoactivity

Abstract: Carbon coating of photocatalytic anatase-type TiO2 powders was successfully carried out by heating a powder mixture of poly(vinyl alcohol) and TiO2 under N2 gas flow at temperatures above 700 °C. All particles of TiO2 were covered by a carbon layer and looked black. For methylene blue (MB) in aqueous solution, carbon-coated anatase powders thus prepared showed marked adsorption and decomposition under UV irradiation and were confirmed to keep almost the same photoactivity as that without any carbon coating. Carbon coating of anatase-type TiO2 was found to give different merits for photoactive performance; suppression of phase transformation from anatase to rutile at high temperatures, quick adsorption of MB into the carbon layer, decomposition of adsorbed MB by TiO2 and prevention of the interaction of TiO2 with binder resin. Repeated cycles of adsorption and decomposition of methylene blue in aqueous solution were experimentally confirmed.

Lipid peroxidation products as oxidative stress biomarkers.

Abstract: Oxidative stress induced by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various disorders and diseases Biomarkers are needed for assessment of oxidative stress status in vivo and also for health examination, diagnosis at early stage, prognosis, safe and efficient drug development, and evaluation of efficacy of drugs, foods, beverages, and supplements Lipids are susceptible to oxidation and lipid peroxidation products are potential biomarkers for oxidative stress status in vivo and its related diseases Recently, isoprostane, isoprostaglandin homologues from arachidonic acid, neuroprostanes from docosahexaenoic acid, hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid from linoleic acid, and oxysterols from cholesterol have received much attention as potential biomarkers for oxidative stress status in vivo The physiological levels of these lipid peroxidation products and potential application as biomarkers will be reviewed

Low-melting, low-viscous, hydrophobic ionic liquids: 1-alkyl(alkyl ether)-3-methylimidazolium perfluoroalkyltrifluoroborate.

Abstract: A series of twenty two hydrophobic ionic liquids, 1-alkyl(alkyl ether)-3-methylimidazolium ([C(m)mim]+ or [C(m)O(n)mim]+; where Cm is 1-alkyl, Cm = nCmH(2m+1), m = 1-4 and 6; C(m)O(n) is 1-alkyl ether, C2O1 = CH3OCH2, C3O1 = CH3OCH2CH2, and C5O2 = CH3(OCH2CH2)2) perfluoroalkyltrifluoroborate ([RFBF3]-, RF = CF3, C2F5, nC3F7, nC4F9), have been prepared and characterized. Some of the important physicochemical properties of these salts including melting point, glass transition, viscosity, density, ionic conductivity, thermal and electrochemical stability, have been determined and were compared with those of the reported [BF4](-)-based ones. The influence of the structure variation in the imidazolium cation and the perfluoroalkyltrifluoroborate ([RFBF3]-) anion on the above physicochemical properties was discussed. The key features of these new salts are their low melting points (-42 to 35 degrees C) or extremely low glass transition (between -87 and -117 degrees C) without melting, and considerably low viscosities (26-77 cP at 25 degrees C).