Lab-Scale Microreactor Plant for the Study of Methylations with Liquid Chloromethane

Chloromethane is an important reagent for methylations in the process industry. However, as a gas suspected of causing cancer, it is rarely used at laboratory scale. Therefore, a setup is presented here for studies in a laboratory under safe and reproducible conditions. The use of a microreactor guarantees high heat transfer rates and a low holdup of the reagent. As a proof-of-concept, the reaction of chloromethane with the secondary amine morpholine in aqueous solution is investigated. By applying elevated pressures, a liquid-liquid system with enhanced solubility of chloromethane in the aqueous phase is accessible.     

Click-Chemistry (CuAAC) Trimerization of an αvβ6 Integrin Targeting Ga-68-Peptide: Enhanced Contrast for in-Vivo PET Imaging of Human Lung Adenocarcinoma Xenografts

α_vβ₆ Integrin is an epithelial transmembrane protein that recognizes latency-associated peptide (LAP) and primarily activates transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β). It is overexpressed in carcinomas (most notably, pancreatic) and other conditions associated with α_vβ₆ integrin-dependent TGF-β dysregulation, such as fibrosis. We have designed a trimeric Ga-68-labeled TRAP conjugate of the α_vβ₆-specific cyclic pentapeptide SDM17 (cyclo[RGD-Chg-E]-CONH₂) to enhance α_vβ₆ integrin affinity as well as target-specific in-vivo uptake. Ga-68-TRAP(SDM17)₃ showed a 28-fold higher α_vβ₆ affinity than the corresponding monomer Ga-68-NOTA-SDM17 (IC₅₀ of 0.26 vs. 7.4 nM, respectively), a 13-fold higher IC₅₀-based selectivity over the related integrin α_vβ₈ (factors of 662 vs. 49), and a threefold higher tumor uptake (2.1 vs. 0.66 %ID/g) in biodistribution experiments with H2009 tumor-bearing SCID mice. The remarkably high tumor/organ ratios (tumor-to-blood 11.2; -to-liver 8.7; -to-pancreas 29.7) enabled high-contrast tumor delineation in PET images. We conclude that Ga-68-TRAP(SDM17)₃ holds promise for improved clinical PET diagnostics of carcinomas and fibrosis.     

不锈钢表面阻氢涂层研究进展

不锈钢是高压氢系统的常用材料，在氢能储输技术中发挥重要作用，但高压氢环境引起的塑性降低、疲劳裂纹扩展速率加快等不锈钢氢脆问题，严重阻碍了氢能的产业化发展，在不锈钢材料表面制备阻氢涂层是解决不锈钢氢损伤问题的重要手段之一。本文首先综合介绍了典型涂层材料的应用特点及阻氢性能，探讨了制备工艺对涂层阻氢性能的影响、不同涂层材料的阻氢机理，并分析了涂层阻氢性能影响因素，之后总结了涂层阻氢性能评价方法及各种评价方法的优势与不足，并根据各种评价方法的技术特点，指出每种方法的适用范围。最后，基于阻氢涂层研究进展，文章提出以开发新型涂层结构为研究重点，同时加快新型涂层材料的探索，并重点关注涂层氢环境原位性能评价方法的研究。     

安规测试仪用于塑料制品探伤检测

该文介绍了传统的超声波、渗透和射线等绝缘体探伤方法,分析了它们的优缺点,针对其缺点,提出了用安规测试仪探伤塑料制品的方法。实验中,设置安规测试仪为拉弧停止,试验检测合格品的最高耐受电压,高压扫描塑料制品,筛选出不合格品。其过程简单、高效、快速、准确而且经济适用,可以通过改造测试探头适应不同的塑料制品,能取得不错的检测效果。     

吴庄铁矿盘区间柱回采优化研究

基于吴庄铁矿盘间柱宽度不确定性、两侧均为充填体且高度大的现状，为安全高效回采盘区间柱，制定了盘区间柱两侧采场充填体取芯设计方案，并对充填体进行制样，进行了实验室试块抗压强度试验。试验结果表明：一步骤采场（矿柱）充填体强度整体符合设计强度要求，二步采场充填体强度整体偏低，盘区间柱宽度较设计变化较大，宽度极其不规整，整体呈上窄下宽的规律。鉴于盘区间柱宽度不规则、二步骤采场充填体强度低于预期、采场高度大和盘区间柱回采时不能大面积暴露的特点，采用留设一定厚度间柱和采用较小采场长度的措施进行回采方案制定，制定了小采场分段空场嗣后充填法回采方案。该方案的制定和实施，对于其他类似地下矿山三步骤间柱回采工程具有借鉴意义。     

近距离煤层煤柱下应力分布和巷道支护技术

针对和尚嘴煤业近距离煤层煤柱下掘进巷道变形大的问题,在介绍地质力学特征的基础上,采用数值模拟分析上部煤层不同方式采动后,采空区和煤柱在下部煤层的应力分布情况。分析煤柱下巷道变形特点和支护要点,结合高预应力强力锚杆支护理论,提出合理的锚网与锚索联合支护设计,现场试验效果明显。     

Propagation and termination of an internal crack in continuously cast austenitic stainless steel analyzed by ∑ values and the Schmid factor

The formation mechanism of an internal crack was clarified from the viewpoint of the crystallography and thermal expansion. An inverse pole figure map obtained by EBSD pattern showed that the crack propagated along the grain boundaries having high ∑ values within the columnar zone. After the crack initiation, these positions were considered to undergo cracking followed by propagation toward the equiaxed side. Near the termination position, the grains ahead of crack propagation had a Schmid factor higher than 0.45 consuming elastic strain energy. Thermal expansion measurements showed that the grain with (0 0 1) orientation had the largest expansion while that with (0 1 1) the smallest. The grain boundaries neighboring the combination of (0 0 1) and (0 1 1) grains had the largest thermal stress. Therefore, thermal stress contributed to the initiation of cracking. It was thus proposed to enlarge the equiaxed zone to prevent cracking by discontinuing the crack propagation.     

Methodology for optimization of pouring variables using bottom pour for low masses of SS304 (<300 kg) in investment casting process (case study)

Bottom pour ladles with stopper rod systems are commonly used in the metal casting industry. However, stopper rod bottom-pouring systems have not yet been developed for the lower thermal masses of alloys typically used in the investment casting industry. Large thermal masses used with bottom pour systems are typically limited for ladles larger than 700 kg and to certain alloys with higher fluidity and longer solidification time like cast iron, aluminum alloys etc. In this study, bottom pour ladle designs and low thermal mass refractory systems have been developed and evaluated in production investment foundry trials with 300 kg pouring ladle. The ladles system and pouring practices used will be described along with the results from the pouring trials for SS304 that represents typical alloys used in Investment casting industries. Optimization of the variables used in an experimentation using Genetic algorithm is also explained.     

A study on the thermoelectric properties of ALD-grown aluminum-doped tin oxide with respect to nanostructure modulations

The thermoelectric properties of aluminum-doped tin oxide (ATO) thin films synthesized by thermal atomic layer deposition (ALD) were studied with respect to the aluminum concentration. The overall aluminum content in each layer was modulated by adjusting the relative number of tin oxide (SnO₂) and aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃) growth cycles, where a sequential process involving n cycles of SnO₂ growth followed by 1 cycle of Al₂O₃ deposition was performed (building up a super-cycle). The electrical conductivity (620 S/cm), free carrier concentration (1.23x10²¹ cm^-3), and power factor (0.49 mW/K²m) increase until their maximum values are reached when the Al content is approximately 1.50 at% of the cations, and decrease as more Al is added in. On the other hand, the Seebeck coefficient decreases monotonically as the Al content increases up to about 2.88 at%, and begins to increase with further Al doping. Here the thermoelectric efficiency is therefore determined primarily by the free carrier concentration, while the Seebeck coefficient appears to be influenced by the overall crystal structure.