Air Flow and Compression Work in Vacuum Dewatering of Paper

Dewatering on the paper machine takes place by gravity, suction, pressing, and evaporation. Optimizing the operation of the vacuum system is important, since the electricity consumption of the vacuum pumps might be one-fifth of the total electricity consumption of the paper machine. Vacuum dewatering involves large volumes of air penetrating the web. The present study presents four sets of measured air flow rates useful for designing industrial equipment. The mass flux of air increases with increasing applied vacuum and decreases with increasing basis weight. Paper technological parameters, such as fiber size and fiber flexibility, also influence the mass flux.     

Surface hierarchical porosity in poly (ɛ-caprolactone) membranes with potential applications in tissue engineering prepared by foaming in supercritical carbon dioxide

This article describes the preparation of porous poly (ɛ-caprolactone), PCL, membranes by supercritical CO₂ (SCCO₂) foaming, displaying surface hierarchical macroporosity which could be tailored by careful control of the pressure, in the range of 150–250 bar, and depressurization processes in several steps, showing also pore interconnectivity between both membrane faces. The membranes exhibited two distinct types of surface macroporosity, the larger with diameter sizes of 300–500 μm were surrounded by and also composed of smaller pores of 15–50 μm (same size as inner pores). Membranes were prepared by solvent casting and submitted to different SCCO₂ foaming. Parameters such as membrane thickness, CO₂ flow, foaming time, pressure, temperature and the depressurization processes (rate and profiles), were varied to determine their influence on final porosity and to decipher which parameters were the most critical ones in terms of surface hierarchical pore organization. No remarkable changes in PCL crystallinity were found when membranes were processed under SCCO₂. Finally, biological evaluation of the porous membranes was achieved by seeding human skin fibroblasts on the prepared membranes. The results, in terms of cell adhesion, spreading, proliferation and metabolic activity indicate that these membranes could hold promise for the fabrication of meshes with controlled porosity for tissue engineering applications.     

综合化学实验教学实践的调查分析

我们对我系综合化学实验教学实践的状况及效果进行了问卷调查,结果显示:学生们对课程项目的及时更新持积极肯定态度,对硬件配置和时间安排则有不同的看法。学生对新知识的渴求促使我们在教学改革上必须与时俱进。相应地,我们也提出了一些改进措施。     

中温固化氰酸酯树脂基体动态热机械分析研究

采用动态热机械分析法详细考察了中温(125℃)固化氰酸酯树脂基体的温度-模量谱,研究了连续温度变化情况下促进剂用量、固化温度、环氧树脂、多官能氰酸酯对树脂基体的模量、损耗、玻璃化转变温度等使用性能的影响。促进剂的加入有效地提高了CE树脂中温固化反应程度和固化物的Tg,加入量在1.5phr时,改性CE树脂的弹性模量在150℃处显现出GPa量级波动,但仍呈玻璃态特征,表观Tg达238℃。提高固化温度,可使DMA曲线上的弹性模量波动消失,180℃固化后的Tg与中温固化的表观Tg相近。采用E-51环氧改性CE树脂,会显著降低树脂的耐热性。E-51用量在10份,Tg在233.5℃,用量到20份以上时,CE树脂的Tg急剧降低。酚醛型氰酸酯CY-5能有效地提高树脂的Tg,用量在20份时,Tg可达289℃。     

芳纶标准回潮率测试方法的改进

针对现有GB/T 6503—2008测试纤维回潮率的缺陷,提出测试芳纶标准回潮率的改进方法:采用烘箱法先将纤维试样在烘箱中烘至恒重,然后将烘至恒重的试样在标准大气条件下调湿至平衡状态,最后将调湿平衡的试样在烘箱中烘至恒重,测试芳纶的标准回潮率。结果表明:该方法中起初的预烘干处理消除了芳纶表面的油剂等对测试有干扰的因素,测得的标准回潮率更准确,标准回潮率的相对标准偏差为0.64%,方法的重复性好。     

电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-AES)测定地热水中8种微量元素

地热能作为一种新能源已经得到了广泛的开发及应用。为了进一步深入研究,将采来的地热水进行酸化,然后用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-AES)对地热水中的8种微量元素(Fe、Mn、Li、Cu、Pb、Zn、Cd、Cr)进行了分析测定。拟定了测定方法,方法的检出限在0.5~2.4μg/L,样品精密度(n=6)在0.59%~4.65%之间,加标回收率在94.22%~105.51%之间,测定结果令人满意。为地热水中微量元素的检测、分析提供了快速、准确的方法。     

Flammability and thermal properties of epoxy/glass/MWNT Composites

The aim f this work is to study the effect of nanotubes on flammability properties of epoxy/glass composites. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) and its functionalized derivative (amino functionalized nanotubes) were incorporated into epoxy resin. To disperse MWNTs in the epoxy resin, different ways were employed. Microscopic observations showed that, the best dispersion state was gained by using ultrasonication method and high shear flow simultaneously. Thermal resistance of cured epoxy resins containing various amounts of nanotubes (0.25–0.7 wt %), was investigated by thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA). Introducing MWNTs and amino‐MWNTs to samples increased the initial thermal decomposition temperature for about 32 and 37°C, respectively. LOI measurements of composite samples showed an increase up to 32. Cone calorimetry test was carried out on epoxy/glass and epoxy/glass containing 0.5% MWNT. The results showed that, introducing 0.5% MWNTs decreases maximum average rate of heat emission for about 26%. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131, 39849.     

A new method to improve the stability,tensile strength,and heat resistant properties of shape‐memory epoxy resins: Two‐stages curing

In this article, we design a new thermal curing method: two‐stage curing. The purpose of using this approach is to maintain the excellent shape‐memory property of epoxy resin system after first stage curing, and the material can be folded in small size to storage or transportation and recovery its original shape commodiously by heating temperature. Then, after second stage curing, the stability, glass transition temperature(T_g), and tensile strength of material can be improved effectively. For this aim, a series of mixtures have been prepared. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), tensile test, scanning electron microscope (SEM), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and fold‐deploy shape‐memory test have been used to characterize the feasibility of two‐stage curing process, curing degree, tensile strength, morphology, thermodynamic properties, and shape‐memory performance of these polymers. DSC results show that two independent curing stages can be achieved successfully. Tensile tests and DMA results suggest that tensile strength and heat resistance have been improved after the second curing stage. SEM results reveal that the addition of latent curing agent do not change the fracture mechanism. Furthermore, the fold‐deploy shape‐memory tests prove that the composites after first stage curing possess eximious shape‐memory property. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131, 39882.     

Superabsorbent polymer prepared using carboxymethyl cellulose derived from Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. (kapok) cotton

Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) were synthesized by grafting acrylic acid and butyl acrylate onto carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) modified from Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. (kapok) cotton, with N,N′‐methylenebisacrylamide as a crosslinker and ammonium persulphate as initiator. The effect of distilled water, saline solution, and applied pressure on superabsorbent was investigated. The product exhibited the maximum water absorbency of 554 g/g in distilled water and 96 g/g in saline solution. The SAP achieved the highest water absorbency under load of 83 g/g under applied pressure of 7.6 g/cm². The kapok cotton modified cellulose‐based SAP exhibited stronger gel strength than the SAP based on commercial CMC. This is probably due to the higher grafting efficiency (78.3%) of the former. The SAP was characterized by FTIR analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. Thermogravimetric analysis results showed that the SAP, with AA and BA grafted onto CMC, had better thermal stability than CMC alone. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131, 40808.     

Effect of diisocyanate on pyridine containing shape memory polyurethanes based on N,N‐bis(2‐hydroxylethyl)isonicotinamide

This article demonstrates a comparative investigation about the effect of diisocyanate on pyridine containing shape memory polyurethanes (Py‐SMPUs), which are synthesized with N,N‐bis(2‐hydroxylethyl)isonicotinamide (BINA) and four different diisocyanates: 1,6‐hexanediisocyante (HDI), isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), and tolylene diisocyanate (TDI). Results show that all BINA–SMPU systems have amorphous reversible phase. Comparatively, the MDI–BINA and TDI–BINA systems show higher T_g; and the HDI–BINA and IPDI–BINA systems show better thermal stability. In addition, the HDI–BINA and the IPDI–BINA systems exhibit good thermal‐induced shape memory effect and good moisture‐sensitive shape memory effect due to their better moisture absorption properties. Particularly, the HDI–BINA system has better response speed and better shape recovery. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131, 40721.