Ionic liquids as electrolytes

Salts having a low melting point are liquid at room temperature, or even below, and form a new class of liquids usually called room temperature ionic liquids (RTIL). Information about RTILs can be found in the literature with such key words as: room temperature molten salt, low-temperature molten salt, ambient-temperature molten salt, liquid organic salt or simply ionic liquid. Their physicochemical properties are the same as high temperature ionic liquids, but the practical aspects of their maintenance or handling are different enough to merit a distinction. The class of ionic liquids, based on tetraalkylammonium cation and chloroaluminate anion, has been extensively studied since late 1970s of the XX century, following the works of Osteryoung. Systematic research on the application of chloroaluminate ionic liquids as solvents was performed in 1980s. However, ionic liquids based on aluminium halides are moisture sensitive. During the last decade an increasing number of new ionic liquids have been prepared and used as solvents. The general aim of this paper was to review the physical and chemical properties of RTILs from the point of view of their possible application as electrolytes in electrochemical processes and devices. The following points are discussed: melting and freezing, conductivity, viscosity, temperature dependence of conductivity, transport and transference numbers, electrochemical stability, possible application in aluminium electroplating, lithium batteries and in electrochemical capacitors.     

Fracture toughness of silica particulate‐filled epoxy composite

The relationship between the postcuring conditions and fracture toughness on three silica particulate‐filled epoxy composites was investigated. The glass transition temperature, T_g, and the fragility parameter, m, derived from the thermo‐viscoelasticity, were used to characterize the composites, which were postcured under various conditions. The glass transition temperature and fragility both depended on both of the curing conditions and the volume fraction of silica particles. The glass transition temperature increased with the postcuring time and temperature, while the fragility generally decreased as the volume fraction increased. There was no direct correlation between the glass transition temperature and fragility. The fracture toughness depended on both the glass transition temperature and fragility. The composites with a high glass transition temperature and low fragility had high fracture toughness. These results indicate that the glass transition temperature and fragility are useful parameters for estimating the fracture toughness of the silica particulate‐filled epoxy composites. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 86: 2261–2265, 2002     

Synthesis and characterization of polyethylene-like polyurethanes derived from long-chain, aliphatic α,ω-diols

Long-chain aliphatic α,ω-diols containing up to 32 consecutive methylene groups were synthesized by several methods and characterized. 1,22-Docosanediol HO-(CH₂)₂₂-OH and 1,32-dotriacontanediol HO-(CH₂)₃₂-OH both exhibited a solid-solid phase transition before melting. The α,ω-diols HO-(CH₂)_m-OH, where m=12, 22, or 32, were reacted in the melt with much shorter aliphatic α,ω-diisocyanates OCN-(CH₂)_n-NCO, where n=4, 6, 8, or 12, producing a series of linear, aliphatic, and increasingly polyethylene-like m,n-polyurethanes. Characterization (by DSC, TGA, and SAXS) of the m,n-polyurethane series showed that when the aliphatic segments were increased, and the hydrogen-bonding densities thus decreased, the polymers displayed physical and thermal properties (for example, solubility and melting temperature) typical of polyethylene.     

The application of small angle scattering techniques to porosity characterization in carbons

Small angle scattering (SAS) techniques offer a number of advantages for the investigation of the nature and behavior of porous materials. In particular, with respect to carbons, the essentially non-intrusive nature of SAS means that along with the more traditional, pre- and post-treatment characterization of carbons, in principle, characterization can also be performed in situ during adsorption and activation processes. In the current communication, the application of the techniques of small angle X-ray (SAXS) and neutron (SANS) scattering is reviewed specifically with respect to porosity characterization in carbons. First, the basis of these techniques is presented. More recent applications of SAXS and SANS to carbon porosity are presented, and their relative attributes are contrasted, including the related technique of contrast matching with SANS to distinguish “closed” from “open” porosity, and its application to elucidation of pore development mechanisms. Applications of other related techniques, such as μSAXS and TGA/SAXS, to carbon characterization and porosity development are also discussed.     

Influence of composition and molecular mass on the morphology,crystallization and melting behaviour of poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(methyl methacrylate) blends

Results are reported on the influence of composition and molecular mass of components on the isothermal growth rate of spherulites, on the overall kinetic rate constant, on the primary nucleation and on the thermal behaviour of poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(methyl methacrylate) blends. The growth rate of PEO spherulites as well as the observed equilibrium melting temperatures decrease, for a given T_c or ΔT, with the increase of PMMA content.Such observations are interpreted by assuming that the polymers are compatible in the undercooled melt, at least in the range of crystallization temperatures investigated. Thermodynamic quantities such as the surface free energy of folding σ_e and the Flory-Huggins parameter χ₁₂ have been obtained by studying the dependence of the radial growth rate G and of the overall kinetic rate constant K from temperature and composition and the dependence of the equilibrium melting temperature depression ΔT_m upon composition, respectively.     

福建水口全平衡垂直升船机调试技术研究与实践

全平衡垂直升船机是解决高坝通航问题的有效途径,而升船机在正式投入运行前必须通过严格的设备调试。介绍了福建水口全平衡垂直升船机在调试过程中所发现的一系列问题及解决方法:包括技术参数整定、优化逻辑闭锁条件、人机界面和数据库功能等。目前,水口电站升船机设备运行状态符合设计要求。根据水口升船机调试的实践经验,对钢丝绳卷扬提升式全平衡垂直升船机调试的关键技术进行了总结,以期对国内升船机建设提供一定的借鉴价值。     

促进三峡库区和谐稳定发展评价方法研究

三峡库区已完成了百万移民的搬迁安置,进入了移民安稳致富的新阶段,库区社会和谐稳定对促进库区经济社会健康发展和实现全面建成小康社会的目标具有重要作用。本研究重点关注和谐库区建设思路及评价指标体系构建:一方面,从理论层面,重点论述与库区和谐社会相关的理论认识成果;另一方面,从实际管理运用层面,构建了库区和谐评价指标体系,可为移民动态管理提供有力的技术支撑。     

水文监测创新在2016年长江洪水测报中的作用

2016年,长江中下游发生了区域性大洪水。为保证洪水预报的水文资料需求,长江委水文局通过建立的由水文监测管理体系、水文监测服务体系、水文监测技术支撑体系、水文监测质量保障体系等四大部分组成的水文监测体系创新与关键技术,以“巡测优先、驻巡结合、测报自动、应急补充”的新型水文监测模式,大大提升了防洪监测的能力和水平。与往次防洪监测比较,在应对2016年的大洪水的过程中,长江水文测验的新型模式带来了测洪能力、技术水平、准确度、时效性的系统性提升,其中,流量测验时间缩短了73%~83%,水情信息到报率和准确率达到99.95%,远远高于国家标准。     

基于GIS技术的农村非点源污染分析——以渠县境内巴河州河汇流断面上游区域为例

为了有效地分析巴河州河汇合口(渠县境内)以上流域非点源污染问题,应用GIS技术进行水文分析(水系提取、流域划分)以及污染源的空间分异分析。基于评估区的水环境污染现状,选取城镇居民生活污水、农村居民生活污水、城镇地表径流、集中式畜禽养殖、化肥污染五大污染源,采用源强系数法和输出系数法进行COD、TN、TP 3种污染物的流失量计算,并分析其污染负荷,。结果表明:(1)评估区的91.93%的负荷来源于为农村居民生活污水、化肥污染、和城镇居民生活污水,最主要的污染源为农村居民生活污水。(2)评估区重点治理乡镇为三汇镇。研究成果较为清晰地分析出研究区非点源污染的分布情况,指出了需要重点治理的地域和污染源。     

基于模糊物元法的黑龙江干流区生态健康评价

针对受堤防建设影响的黑龙江干流地区,基于压力-状态-响应(PSR)模型构建了流域生态健康评价体系;利用层次分析法和模糊物元理论建立了流域生态健康模糊物元评价模型,并应用到黑龙江干流行政区的生态健康评价中。结果表明,漠河县、黑河市区、同江市区和抚远县干扰前的生态健康评价值为0.679 3,0.728 3,0.731 4,0.755 8,干扰后为0.602 3,0.580 5,0.611 7,0.722 6;漠河县生态健康等级保持"亚健康",黑河市区和同江市区的生态健康等级降为"亚健康",抚远县生态健康等级保持"健康"。同时,4个评价单元对应的生态受损程度分别为11.34%,20.29%,16.37%和4.39%。此外,根据评价指标体系综合分析了4个县市存在的生态健康问题,提出了4县市生态环境保护应采取的措施。