Ionic conductivities and high resolution microscopic evaluation of grain and grain boundaries of cerium-based codoped solid electrolytes

Doped CeGdO and codoped CeGdOSmO compositions were synthesized, giving rise to nanoparticulate powders. Ionic conductivities at bulk and grain boundaries of the sintered samples were determined, exhibiting increased conductivity in the samaria-codoped samples. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed a significant reduction in the grain size of samaria-codoped electrolytes. This reduced grain size of the codoped samples caused a reduction in Schottky barrier height, increasing oxygen vacancy concentration in the space-charge layer of the grain boundary and culminating in greater ionic conductivity in the boundary region. For the gadolinium doped samples, high resolution transmission electron microscopy images at grains showed the presence of large cluster of defects (nanodomains), hindering the movement of charge carriers and reducing ionic conductivity. However, the samaria-codoped system displayed better homogeneity at atomic level, resulting in reduced oxygen vacancy ordering and, consequently, smaller nanodomains and higher bulk (grain) conductivity. The reduced grain sizes and smaller nanodomains caused by codoping favor the ionic conductivity of ceria-based ceramics, doped with gadolinia and codoped with samaria.     

Enzyme activity and partial characterization of proteases obtained from Bromelia karatas fruit and compared with Bromelia pinguin proteases

Food Science and Biotechnology - The enzymatic activity and partial characterization of proteases from Bromelia karatas fruits were evaluated and compared with Bromelia pinguin proteases. The...     

涂料用纯丙乳液的性能研究

以甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)、丙烯酸丁酯(BA)和甲基丙烯酸(MA)为主要原料,利用半连续乳液聚合工艺,制备了一种涂料用纯丙乳液基料;考察了乳化剂、引发剂用量及pH值对产物性能的影响。结果表明,当w(乳化剂)=3%,w(引发剂)=0.35%,pH在8~9左右时,涂膜的吸水率达到7.9%,残余单体量<0.5%,水稀释稳定性,钙离子稳定性,冻融稳定性均通过测试,纯丙乳液具有较好的综合性能。     

VRDS装置增加上流式反应器的技术分析

介绍了世界上第1套上流式反应器技术(UFR)在胜利炼油厂渣油加氢脱硫(VRDS)装置的生产运行情况。结果表明:UFR技术可以极大地优化VRDS装置的运转,减少装置运转的苛刻度,有效地延长装置运转周期,提高装置的经济效益。     

RHT系列渣油加氢催化剂在胜利炼油厂VRDS装置上的工业应用

介绍由北京石油化工研究院研制、开发、用于渣油加氢装置固定床反应器的RHT系列催化剂在胜利炼油厂VRDS装置的首次工业应用情况。该催化剂采用自行开发的级配路线,较好地结合了脱金属剂、脱硫剂、脱氮剂的性能特点,使整个运行周期的催化剂活性和稳定性达到较好地匹配,已达到同类进口催化剂的水平。     

On Burst Length Distribution and Preemption Probabilities in OBS Networks with Burst Segmentation

Recently, preemption techniques have attracted considerable attention as a means to provide differentiated quality of service in optical burst switching (OBS) networks. This paper is focused on the analysis of preemption probabilities for bursts within the same priority class. As proposed by Vokkarane and Jue ((2003)* IEEE J Select Areas Commun 21(7): 1198–1209) an incoming burst will preempt the burst in service, within the same priority class, if the residual length of the burst in service is smaller than the incoming burst length. For a general case with wavelength conversion, the preemption probability of contending bursts with a generic service distribution, not necessarily exponential, is analyzed. First, we show that the size distribution for the preempting bursts is shifted to larger values, in comparison to the original burst size distribution. Second, we obtain an upper and lower bound for the preemption probability. Finally, the asymptotic behavior of the OBS switch is analyzed showing that preemption will always occur for a very large number of wavelengths.