Effect of process distillation on mutagenicity and cell-transformation activity of solvent-refined,coal-derived liquids

Blended SRC-II process streams, representing a full boiling range distillate material, were fractionally distilled into non-overlapping 50 °F cuts with boiling points between 300 and 850 °F. Another set of 18 distillate cuts were obtained with boiling points ranging between 138 and 1055 °F. Distillate cuts were assayed for mutagenic activity using the histidine reversion assay with Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98, TA100, TA1535 and TA1537, as well as for mammalian-cell transformation activity in the Syrian hamster embryo test, and DNA damage in the prophage induction assay. Samples were also separated into chemical class fractions by alumina column chromatography and analysed by high resolution gas chromatography so that the chemical composition of the cuts could be related to their relative activity in the different assays. In the mammalian cell transformation and microbial mutagenicity assays, significant activity was found almost exclusively in distillate cuts with components boiling > 700 °F, with the highest activity in the transformation assay observed for cuts > 800 °F. All of the distillate cuts showed increased levels of DNA damage as expressed by lambda prophage induction in Escherichia coli 8177. However, the greatest activity was associated with distillate cuts with boiling points in the 800 °F + range. Chemical analysis of the 50 °F distillate cuts showed a variety of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and amino-PAH compounds to be present in the distillate cuts boiling > 700 °F and essentially absent from cuts boiling < 700 °F. The sample set of non-overlapping (50 °F) cuts were reblended according to the proportions of each cut found in the original blend material. These reblended composites were then assayed to compare their activity with that predicted from the activities of the component distillate cuts. The reblending experiments indicated the microbial mutagenicity response was essentially additive. Mammalian cell transformation activities were non-additive, indicating a compositional effect on the expression of transforming agents in the complex mixture.     

Short contact time dissolution of vitrinite and inertinite concentrates

The short contact time dissolution of vitrinite and inertinite concentrates of an Australian bituminous coal was studied under isothermal conditions with tetralin as solvent. The reactivity of the two maceral types and the yields and nature of the products were determined for a range of reaction temperatures (400, 420 and 440 °C) and reaction times (2–20 min). The dissolution of vitrinite proceeded at a significantly greater rate than for inertinite and was associated with greater selectivity to soluble non-gaseous products. At very short reaction times (2 min), the vitrinite underwent solubilizing reactions to yield products of higher molecular weight and greater oxygen functionality than was the case for inertinite, for which changes in the chemical nature of the products were negligible over the range of conditions studied. At longer reaction times (5 min), the composition of the vitrinite-derived products was similar to that of the inertinite-derived products.     

H2S optimization for lignite liquefaction

Two lignite samples, Beulah No. 3 and Big Brown No. 1, were liquefied at 420 °C using H₂ and synthesis gas to determine the optimum beneficial amount of H₂S in the batch autoclave reactor. Under the conditions employed, 50–100 psi partial pressure of H₂S, nominally 4–10 wt% of daf lignite, was optimum for both samples. Synthesis gas outperformed H₂ with and without H₂S for the liquefaction of the two coals.     

Coal liquefaction using a hydrogenated creosote oil solvent: H-atom transfer from hydrogen donor components in the solvent

The presence of hydroaromatic, hydrogen donor components in a coal-derived solvent is one of the more important factors in the successful operation of a non-catalytic coal liquefaction process. Various hydrogen donor species present in a hydrogenated creosote oil have been identified. Their rate of disappearance under conditions that are consistent with a short residence time coal liquefaction process has been used to rank the reactivities of the various hydrogen donors. 1,2,3,10b-Tetrahydrofluoranthene was found to be an exceptional donor while 4,5-dihydropyrene, the hexahydropyrenes and 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene were found to be quite active. Sym.-octahydrophenanthrene and 2a,3,4,5-tetrahydroacenaphthene exhibited moderate activity. Tetralin and the four methyltetralin isomers were found to be unreactive under the coal liquefaction conditions employed.     

液化土层中桩侧摩阻力取值探讨

本文从理论分析入手,结合工程试验,围绕液化土层中桩的侧摩阻力取值这一问题,进行了较为深入细致全面的探讨,着重探讨了影响取值的众多因素,阐述了应综合取值的中心思想。合理确定桩的侧摩阻力值,可准确确定单桩极限承载力,从而为工程桩的设计提供更为可靠的依据,为我们选择经济合理、技术可靠的桩基础方案提供有力保障。     

Catalytic effects during cellulose liquefaction

Cellulose can be totally liquefied by heating to 350 °C in the presence of an aqueous phenolic solvent containing a catalyst. The main products are light aromatic hydrocarbons, benzofurans, heavier aromatic hydrocarbons such as substituted indanes and tetralin, and xanthenes. The variation of product distribution with catalyst was examined and it was found that in aqueous phenol, xanthene formation was enhanced by acidity. By substituting guaiacol for phenol, it was determined that most benzofuran formation involved the phenol solvent molecules, although a small proportion did not. This benzofuran may have arises from phenol generated from cellulose, the incorporation of phenol in the products being enhanced through a cage effect.     

小浪底斜心墙堆石坝的地震反应分析

采用等价粘弹性动力有限元模型，结合有效应力法，对黄河小浪底斜心墙堆石坝最终设计断面在淤积后期受地震作用的动力特性进行了分析。分析时考虑了淤积土体内有未消散的超静孔压。结果表明明，坝体受里氏６．５级地震时，下游坝基及上游淤土表层均有一定范围的液化区，由于坝基液化区距坝体较远，因而只影响到坝趾压戗的局部；当坝体受里氏８级地震时，坝趾下游近处的坝基沙砾石处于液化状态，上游库区淤土有较大较范围的液化区，在     

清平面板堆石坝抗震分析

根据面板堆石坝的结构特点和工作条件，采用动力非线性有限元法，对清平水库面板坝进行了空库和满库条件下地震反应分析与比较、混凝土面板地震抗滑稳定分析及坝基饱和细砂层的地震液化验算，综合评价大坝的安全性．     

特殊α-淀粉酶的应用研究现状和前景展望

本文概述了国内外α-淀粉酶的研究和应用现状,进而阐述了特殊α-淀粉酶的特殊性及其在各种极端条件下的用途,并提出特殊α-淀粉酶的发展前景。     

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介绍我公司液氯装置由活塞式氨气压缩机氨-CaCl2盐水系统改为带经济器的螺杆式氯气液化机组的工艺计算,新建装置特点以及改造后的装置在我公司运行情况和使用效果。经改造后的液氯装置每年可节约电费73万余元,同时提高了装置的安全可靠性。