A ferrous modified selenium sol for inhibiting accumulation of cadmium and arsenic in rice and the preparation method and application thereof are disclosed. The method includes: dissolving an iron-containing compound and a selenium-containing compound into water; adding a reductant to the solution, and stirring until no more precipitation is generated, then adding carbonate, continuing to stir until no more precipitation is generated, and then filtering, taking the precipitation, and washing to obtain the precipitation of the selenium element and ferrous carbonate; adding an emulsifier to a citric acid buffer solution to obtain an emulsified citric acid buffer solution; adding the precipitation of the selenium element and ferrous carbonate to the emulsified citric acid buffer solution to obtain a sol system; and evaporating to concentrate the sol system, and adjusting the pH to 4.5-8.5 to obtain a ferrous modified selenium sol for inhibiting the accumulation of cadmium and arsenic in rice.

A ferrous modified selenium sol for inhibiting accumulation of cadmium and arsenic in rice and the preparation method and application thereof are disclosed. The method includes: dissolving an iron-containing compound and a selenium-containing compound into water; adding a reductant to the solution, and stirring until no more precipitation is generated, then adding carbonate, continuing to stir until no more precipitation is generated, and then filtering, taking the precipitation, and washing to obtain the precipitation of the selenium element and ferrous carbonate; adding an emulsifier to a citric acid buffer solution to obtain an emulsified citric acid buffer solution; adding the precipitation of the selenium element and ferrous carbonate to the emulsified citric acid buffer solution to obtain a sol system; and evaporating to concentrate the sol system, and adjusting the pH to 4.5-8.5 to obtain a ferrous modified selenium sol for inhibiting the accumulation of cadmium and arsenic in rice.

The present invention is in the field of fluids and the like comprising magnetic particles, such as ferromagnetic particles, anti-ferromagnetic particles, ferrimagnetic particles, synthetic magnetic particles, paramagnetic particles, superparamagnetic particles, such as magnetic fluids, a method of stabilizing magnetic particles, use of these fluids and functionalized particles. Such fluids have a large variety of applications, such as sealants, as a sensor, in biomedics, etc. The present invention is further directed to a method of obtaining a catalyst for use in the depolymerisation of polymers into oligomers and monomer.

Disclosed herein is an isolable colloidal particle comprising a nanoparticle and an inorganic capping agent bound to the surface of the nanoparticle, a method for making the same in a biphasic solvent mixture, and the formation of structures and solids from the isolable colloidal particle. The process can yield photovoltaic cells, piezoelectric crystals, thermoelectric layers, optoelectronic layers, light emitting diodes, ferroelectric layers, thin film transistors, floating gate memory devices, phase change layers, and sensor devices.

The present invention is in the field of fluids and the like comprising magnetic particles, such as ferromagnetic particles, anti-ferromagnetic particles, ferrimagnetic particles, synthetic magnetic particles, paramagnetic particles, superparamagnetic particles, such as magnetic fluids, a method of stabilizing magnetic particles, use of these fluids and functionalized particles. Such fluids have a large variety of applications, such as sealants, as a sensor, in biomedics, etc.

The present invention is in the field of fluids and the like comprising magnetic particles, such as ferromagnetic particles, anti-ferromagnetic particles, ferrimagnetic particles, synthetic magnetic particles, paramagnetic particles, superparamagnetic particles, such as magnetic fluids, a method of stabilizing magnetic particles, use of these fluids and functionalized particles. Such fluids have a large variety of applications, such as sealants, as a sensor, in biomedics, etc.

The present process provides a method for synthesizing difficult to make oxide-free nanometals and such as Zn, Sn and Ti and alloys of the period 4 and 5 transition metal elements in a free and reduced state using a solution phase synthesis process. Also provided is a method for stabilizing their associated colloidal metal and alloy dispersions under kinetic control at modest temperatures (<90 degrees Celsius). A solution of an organic reducing agent containing at least two proximal nitrogen atoms is reacted with a separate solution containing one or more metal-organic salts dissolved in the same or different low molecular weight solvent as the reducing agent. The reaction products are stabilized with Lewis bases and Lewis acids and optionally can be concentrated by removing a portion of the volatile low molecular weight solvent by either the use of a partial vacuum or by chemical extraction into another phase.

The present process provides a method for synthesizing difficult to make oxide-free nanometals and such as Zn, Sn and Ti and alloys of the period 4 and 5 transition metal elements in a free and reduced state using a solution phase synthesis process. Also provided is a method for stabilizing their associated colloidal metal and alloy dispersions under kinetic control at modest temperatures (<90 degrees Celsius). A solution of an organic reducing agent containing at least two proximal nitrogen atoms is reacted with a separate solution containing one or more metal-organic salts dissolved in the same or different low molecular weight solvent as the reducing agent. The reaction products are stabilized with Lewis bases and Lewis acids and optionally can be concentrated by removing a portion of the volatile low molecular weight solvent by either the use of a partial vacuum or by chemical extraction into another phase.

The invention relates to metal dispersions comprising 50 to 80 wt % of silver nanoparticles, 15 to 45 wt % of water and a dispersant, wherein the dispersant comprises copolymers comprising 1-99 wt % of structural units of formula (1),

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where
R is hydrogen or C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl,
A is C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alkylene group and
B is C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alkylene group with the proviso that A and B are different and
m, n are each independently an integer of 1-200, and
1-99 wt % of structural units of formula (2),

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where
X.sub.a is an aromatic or aliphatic radical having 1 to 30 carbon atoms which optionally comprises one or more, for example 1, 2, or 3, heteroatoms N, O and S,
Z.sub.a is H or (C.sub.1-C.sub.4)-alkyl,
Z.sub.b is H or (C.sub.1-C.sub.4)-alkyl and
Z.sub.c is H or (C.sub.1-C.sub.4)-alkyl.

Disclosed herein is an isolable colloidal particle comprising a nanoparticle and an inorganic capping agent bound to the surface of the nanoparticle, a method for making the same in a biphasic solvent mixture, and the formation of structures and solids from the isolable colloidal particle. The process can yield photovoltaic cells, piezoelectric crystals, thermoelectric layers, optoelectronic layers, light emitting diodes, ferroelectric layers, thin film transistors, floating gate memory devices, phase change layers, and sensor devices.