Response to comments on upgrading of middle distillate fractions of a syncrude from Athabasca oil sands

In response to an interpretation made by Moore and Akgerman of data taken from a recent publication, previously unexplainable phenomena are accounted for, based on new experimental results. These relate to a thermodynamic equilibrium reaction involving saturation of aromatic hydrocarbons in synthetic crude middle distillates.     

The growth of ambient aerosols in the conditions of the respiratory system

The effect on ambient aerosols of exposure to the conditions of the respiratory system was determined by sampling simultaneously through two dichotomous samplers in parallel. In one of the samplers the aerosol was brought to 37°C and near 100% relative humidity before passing through the virtual impactor. The results show that, as a result of humidification, about 10–15% by mass of the aerosol which would normally been collected in the fine (less than 2.5 μm aerodynamic diameter) fraction of the sample grows sufficiently when humidified to be collected with the coarse fraction. It is suggested that the direct application to inhalation studies of dichotomous sampler results should be approached with some caution.     

Unsaturated polyesters. II. Structure and properties of polyester resins based on cinnamylsuccinic acid

Unsaturated Polyester resins were prepared by the reaction of cinnamylsuccinic acid with saturated diols, namely, ethylene, diethylene, propylene, dipropylene, tetramethylene, and hexamethylene glycols, and the unsaturated diols, namely, 1,4-butene- and 1,4-butynediols. All the polyester resins obtained have been characterized and were found to cure with styrene, with relatively low conversions. The properties of the cured polyesters in the form of films were determined. IR and ¹H-NMR spectroscopy were used for both qualitative and quantitative analyses of the polyesters and their hydrolyzate products, after curing with styrene.     

Surface characterization of a titanate coupling agents modified sepiolite

The surface treatment of a sepiolite with two different titanate coupling agents has been studied. The results obtained from several chemical and physical analytical methods used for the organophylized surface characterization have shown a monolayer reaction has taken place. An attempt to relate the degree of organophylization to the specific surface decrease of filler has been made.     

Experimental Procedure for Determining Transport Properties of Oxide Scales

To determine the transport properties of oxide scales growing on an alloy, a laboratory apparatus was developed which allows plotting of characteristic V = f (i) curves and oxidation with an applied electric field. The apparatus and formalism used are described; it appears that such experimental procedures allow determination of the mean ionic transport number, ti; the conductivity values σ, σ_i, and σ,_e; and the effective charge, Z*, of the moving species in the oxide scale (A1₂O₃ in the present case).     

Preparation of vanadyl porphyrin complexes from a metal-porphyrin petroleum concentrate and study of their catalytic activity

A mixture of vanadyl porphyrin complexes was obtained from a metal-porphyrin concentrate (MPC) isolated from crude petroleum by selective extraction. The petroleum MPC was subjected to demetallization and the subsequent introduction of the vanadyl cation into the porphyrin ring. It was shown that the mixture of vanadyl-porphyrin complexes obtained from MPC catalyzes the cyclohexene epoxidation reaction. On the basis of experimental data, it was assumed that the mechanism of olefin oxygenation in the presence of vanadyl porphyrin complexes is similar to the mechanism of the Prilezhaev epoxidation reaction of unsaturated compounds.     

浅谈克东县水土流失的成因及存在的问题

克东县属丘陵地带,土壤主要是黑土。近年来由于水土流失严重,对农业生产和农民生活带来了极大的不便。虽然采取治理与开发相结合的措施,取得了一定成绩,但目前的任务仍然艰巨。     

西霞院水利枢纽工程泄洪闸振冲碎石桩基础处理

通过西霞院水利枢纽工程泄洪闸振冲碎石桩基础处理施工方法论述,给出了加砂层振冲碎石桩施工造孔水压、水量、成孔速度、填料级配、填料方法以及振密电流值、留振时间等施工控制参数。     

首钢烧结配加扬地粉试验研究

介绍了首钢原料条件下配加扬地粉对烧结生产影响的实验室研究.随着扬地粉配入量的增加,烧结矿转鼓强度、成品率改善,燃耗有少量上升,利用系数增加,低温还原粉化指数变差.研究结果表明:在首钢目前条件下,配入10%～20%的扬地粉是可行的.二烧车间进行了扬地粉工业试验,其最高配比达到30%,工业试验时烧结各项指标变化与实验室试验结果基本一致.