New N,O-containing ligands for the biomimetic copper-catalyzed polymerization of 2,6-dimethylphenol

Poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) (PPE), which is widely used in high-performance engineering plastics, is obtained by the copper-catalyzed oxidative coupling of 2,6-dimethylphenol. The oxidative polymerizations have been carried out in acetonitrile with structurally related [copper-(N,O-containing ligand)] complexes as the catalyst precursor compounds, which appeared to be of great interest for a better understanding of the factors influencing the catalytic activities. Steric effects (influence of a methyl group close to the metal center; ligands 4–7) or electronic effects (imino versus amino group; ligands 4, 5, 8 and 6, 7, 9, respectively) on the polymerization rates have been demonstrated. The use of mono- or dinucleating ligands has strengthened the proposed mechanism of the reaction involving dinuclear active species.     

基于 Qt ＆ Linux 视频播放器的设计与实现

随着嵌入式处理器运算能力不断增强,影音娱乐已经成为人们日常生活中必不可少的一部分。设计以博创公司 ARM9开发板（UP -TECH2410）为平台,以 Linux 为开发环境,Qt 为开发工具,详细介绍了硬件平台搭建,嵌入式操作系统选型,Qt Designer 以及视频播放器的设计方法。实现了 Linux 下对 LCD 的显示功能及开发板触摸屏控制的实现。通过测试,系统运行正常,性能稳定。开发过程以 ARM9与 Linux 操作系统结合开发的模式突破了以往的嵌入式开发架构,为嵌入式系统开发开辟了一种新途径。     

计算甘油代谢目标函数的一种新算法

通量平衡分析是代谢工程研究中能够定量预测细胞内通量分布情况的有效工具,然而其预测准确性的前提是需要设计合理的代谢目标函数。研究了克雷伯氏杆菌歧化甘油生产1,3-丙二醇的代谢目标函数计算问题。该问题的数学形式是一个双层规划模型,首先应用线性规划的对偶理论将其转化为等价的单层非线性优化问题,然后采用非线性优化算法对其进行求解。与已有的研究结果相比,所提方法获得了克雷伯氏杆菌歧化甘油代谢的全局最优通量分布情况。     

活性炭纤维处理油田回注水的可行性

目前我国油田以向油层注水保持油层压力来提高原油采收率为主要采油手段，所注水98％都是经处理达标后的油田采出水。活性炭纤维（ACF）是一种新型高效吸附材料，孔径分布窄，比表面积大，再生条件温和，并可以根据处理吸附物质的大小调整ACF的孔隙大小，使其作为精细过滤材料处理油田回注水具有可行性，可实现吸附和过滤同时进行，提高注水水质。     

Design and control of reactive distillation for ethyl and isopropyl acetates production with azeotropic feeds

Reactive distillations for the production of ethyl acetate (EtAc) and isopropyl acetate (IPAc) are classified as the type-II process where the first column consists of a reactive zone and a rectifying section followed by a stripper [Tang et al., 2005. Design of reactive distillations for acetic acid esterification with different alcohols. A.I.Ch.E. Journal 51, 1683-1699]. Instead of using pure alcohols and acetic acid as reactants, this paper studies the effects of reactant purity on the design and control of reactive distillation. This offers significant economical incentives (by reducing raw materials costs), because ethanol forms an azeotrope with water at 90 mol% and isopropanol/water has an azeotrope at 68%. The purities of the acid is set to 95% for acetic acid (industrial grade), 87% for ethanol, and 65% for isopropanol. The results show that the total annual costs (TAC) increase by a factor of 5% for EtAc and 8% for IPAc production using reactive distillation. Next, the operability of the reactive distillations with azeotrope feeds is explored. Three disturbances, feed flow, acid feed purity, and alcohol feed composition, are introduced to assess control performance using dual-temperature control and one-temperature-one-composition control. Simulation results indicate good control performance can be achieved for reactive distillation with azeotropic feeds.     

Natural rubber–ethylene‐propylene‐diene rubber covulcanization: Effect of reinforcing fillers

Filled covulcanizates of elastomer blend comprising natural rubber (NR) and ethylene‐propylene‐diene rubber (EPDM) of commercial importance were successfully prepared by using a multifunctional rubber additive; namely, bis(diisopropyl)thiophosphoryl disulfide (DIPDIS). A Two‐stage vulcanization technique further improved the physicochemical properties of the blend vulcanizates by restricting, through the formation of polar rubber bound intermediates, the migration of curative and filler from lower to highly unsaturated rubber. Scanning electron microscopy studies indicate homogeneity and coherency in the morphology of the two‐stage vulcanizates. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 84: 1001–1010, 2002; DOI 10.1002/app.10361     

Effect of ortho- and pyrophosphates on dissolution of Fe,Al, Si,Ca, and organic C in three soils

Phosphate application changes chemical properties of surface soils, consequently influencing crop nutrient availability and pedological process. Sodium ortho- (OP) or pyrophosphate (PP) was equilibrated with three Quebec soils: an Uplands sand (Orthic-Podzol), a St. Bernard loam (Eutric-Cambisol), and a Dalhousie clay (Humic Gleysol) in 0.03 M KClO₄ solution at an initial pH 6.0. Both autoclaved and nonautoclaved soils were used, and dissolution of Fe, Al, Si, Ca and organic C was studied.Concentrations of Fe and Al in OP equilibrated solutions were not detectable. Ca solubility was reduced while dissolution of Si and organic C was increased in the presence of OP. These changes were possibly due to P—Ca precipitates or increased Ca sorption by P, and competition between OP and Si or organic materials for sorption sites. PP enhanced dissolution of Fe, Al, Si and organic C but reduced solubility of Ca. Comparisons showed that PP added to autoclaved soils had greater effects on increasing dissolutions of Fe, Al, Si and organic C and on reducing Ca solubility than OP in both autoclaved and nonautoclaved soils. Autoclaving resulted in greater dissolution of organic C. Dissolved Si with added OP was greater with nonautoclaved soils probably due to more P sorption in the nonautoclaved system, compared with autoclaved soil. Added PP dissolved Fe and Al ions which may ultimately enhance P precipitation by forming less soluble compounds upon hydrolysis of PP to OP.     

Ozonation of Drinking Water: A Design Methodology

The formation of potentially carcinogenic organic halides has been shown to result from drinking water disinfection with chlorine. xidative treatment of organic halide precursors with ozone prior to chlorination has surfaced as an attractive technique for reducing the formation of these compounds. In addition to reduction of precursor levels, preozonation has been reported to effect other beneficial results in water treatment. This paper presents design methodologies to optimize the implementation of the ozonation process for water treatment applications. Pre-design considerations common to all ozonation design processes are discussed. Subsequently, design procedures for the ozone generation and contacting systems are reviewed.     

稀疏卷积非负矩阵分解的语音增强算法

非平稳噪声和低信噪比条件下提高增强语音质量一直以来都是语音增强研究的难题。近年来,卷积非负矩阵分解在语音增强算法中成功应用,本文进一步考虑语音信号在时频域的稀疏性,提出了稀疏卷积非负矩阵分解(Sparse Convolutive Nonnegative Matrix Factorization, SCNMF)的语音增强算法。该算法包括训练和增强两个阶段。训练阶段通过SCNMF算法分别对纯净语音和噪声的频谱进行训练,得到纯净语音和噪声字典,并将其作为增强阶段的先验信息。增强阶段首先通过SCNMF算法对带噪语音的频谱进行分解,然后利用纯净语音和噪声联合字典对语音编码矩阵进行估计,重构增强语音。本文通过实验仿真分析了稀疏因子对增强语音质量的影响。实验结果表明,在非平稳噪声和低信噪比条件下,本文算法增强效果均优于多带谱减、非负矩阵分解、卷积非负矩阵分解等传统的算法。     

一种基于过零点的时延测量方法

信号传输时间（时延）的测量,是雷达、声纳系统的关键技术之一。本文研究了一种基于过零点的时延测量方法,在建立过零点搜索模型的基础上推导得出时延测量的测量结果表达式;定量分析了高斯白噪声条件下过零点时延测量的测量精度,得到测量误差的理论表达式。仿真与实验表明,过零点时延测量精度与信号频率、过零点数目、信噪比密切相关,当信噪比较高时,其测量精度与经典FFT法相当,而优势在于过零点时延测量的算法简单、计算量小,适用于对实时性要求较高的测量场合。