Effects of non-thermal plasma treating wheat kernel on the physicochemical properties of wheat flour and the quality of fresh wet noodles

The effects of non-thermal plasma (NTP) on the physicochemical properties of wheat flour and the quality of fresh wet noodles ( FWN) were investigated. The results showed that NTP effectively decreased the total plate count (TPC), yeast and mould count (YMC) and Bacillus spp. in wheat flour. Wet gluten contents and the stability time reached the maximum when treated for 20 s. The viscosity of starch increased significantly after treatment due to the increased of damaged starch. The contents of secondary structure were altered to some extent, which was because that the ordered network structure of gluten protein broken. Furthermore, compared with the control, texture properties of FWN were enhanced significantly at 20 s, and the darkening rate of FWN was greatly inhibited due to the low polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity. Consequently, the most suitable treatment was 500 W for 20 s, providing a basis for the application of NTP in flour products.     

Effect of slot-die configurations on coating gap dependence of maximum and minimum wet thicknesses

The dependence of the maximum and minimum wet thicknesses on the coating gap is derived for the slot-die coating process, under different slot-die configurations. Analytical expressions for the wet thickness and its derivative with respect to the coating gap are obtained using a simple flow model. The results indicate that, as expected, the minimum wet thickness increases linearly with the coating gap; however, the maximum wet thickness demonstrates a counterintuitive trend of decreasing as the coating gap increases, when a specific slot-die configuration is assumed. Moreover, the results are also validated by numerically solving the complete two-dimensional (2D) Navier–Stokes equation.     

Nanogrooved carbon microtubes for wet three‐dimensional printing of conductive composite structures

Recent advances in three‐dimensional (3D) printing have enabled the fabrication of interesting structures which are not achievable using traditional fabrication approaches. The 3D printing of carbon microtube composite inks allows fabrication of conductive structures for practical applications in soft robotics and tissue engineering. However, it is challenging to achieve 3D printed structures from solution‐based composite inks, which requires an additional process to solidify the ink. Here, we introduce a wet 3D printing technique which uses a coagulation bath to fabricate carbon microtube composite structures. We show that through a facile nanogrooving approach which introduces cavitation and channels on carbon microtubes, enhanced interfacial interactions with a chitosan polymer matrix are achieved. Consequently, the mechanical properties of the 3D printed composites improve when nanogrooved carbon microtubes are used, compared to untreated microtubes. We show that by carefully controlling the coagulation bath, extrusion pressure, printing distance and printed line distance, we can 3D print composite lattices which are composed of well‐defined and separated printed lines. The conductive composite 3D structures with highly customised design presented in this work provide a suitable platform for applications ranging from soft robotics to smart tissue engineering scaffolds. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry     

Pressure control of an electro-hydraulic actuated clutch via novel hysteresis model

This paper mainly focuses on the development of pressure tracking control logic of electro-hydraulic actuators for vehicle application. This is done to improve and ensure the performance of a precise lower-level controller for evolving modern shift control logic. The required performance is obtained by hysteresis model-based feed-forward control and additional feedback control. The hysteresis and the time delay, which adversely affect pressure control, are well known nonlinear behaviors in electro-hydraulic actuators. In order to cope with the hysteresis, a novel hysteresis model is proposed based on a physical phenomenon. A mathematical model based on a characteristic curve obtained in preliminary experiments is presented using only one tuning parameter, and this model can be inverted easily to construct a feed-forward controller. In addition, a feedback controller is designed considering the stability margin of a time delay system. The feedback control inputs ensure compensation of the feed-forward errors caused by model error and uncertainty. The proposed controller is designed to lower computational cost considering applicability for production vehicles. As a result, the developed pressure controller is applied to a transmission control unit of a production vehicle and verified experimentally for various driving scenarios.     

湿法氧化锌种类和用量对天然橡胶性能的影响

研究湿法氧化锌种类和用量对天然橡胶(NR)性能的影响。结果表明:与添加普通氧化锌的胶料相比,对于未填充炭黑NR体系,减半用量的湿法氧化锌混炼胶的焦烧时间和t90较短,Fmax较大;硫化胶的定伸应力、拉伸强度和剪切模量(G′)较大,拉断伸长率、损耗模量(G″)和损耗因子(tanδ)较小。对于填充炭黑NR体系,减半用量的湿法氧化锌混炼胶的门尼粘度、G′和G″较大,tanδ较小,焦烧时间和t90较短,Fmax较大;硫化胶的密度稍低,硬度和定伸应力较大,耐老化性能较好,玻璃化温度较低,tanδ较小,其他物理性能变化不大。湿法氧化锌FF的性能优于湿法氧化锌HR。     

混炼方式对螺旋纳米碳纤维增强天然橡胶复合材料力学性能的影响

采用干法和湿法两种混炼工艺制备了螺旋纳米碳纤维(HCNFs)/炭黑(CB)/天然橡胶(NR)复合材料,通过扫描电镜、拉伸试验机和应变扫描仪分别对所制备复合材料的界面形貌、力学性能和Payne效应进行了测试分析,考察了混炼方式对复合材料宏观力学性能及Payne效应的影响。结果表明,与纯CB填料相比,在干湿两种混炼方式下,添加适量的HCNFs(1～6份)能提高HCNFs/CB/NR复合材料的300%定伸应力、扯断伸长率、拉伸强度和硬度。与干法混炼相比,湿法混炼能明显增强HCNFs/CB/NR复合材料的Payne效应,并提升在HCNFs高添加量(2～6份)条件下的拉伸强度和扯断伸长率,这主要源于湿法混炼能够有效改善HCNFs在橡胶基质中的分散性。     

β-环糊精修饰Ni/SFCC强化C9石油树脂催化加氢性能

以废弃的流化催化裂化催化剂（简称SFCC）为载体、β-环糊精为金属络合剂、硝酸镍为镍源，采用湿法浸渍法制备β-环糊精修饰的Ni/SFCC催化剂（简称Ni/SFCC-CD催化剂），考察其对C9石油树脂的催化加氢性能。通过BET比表面积测试、H2程序升温还原、X射线光电子能谱等手段对催化剂的物相结构进行表征，研究β-环糊精的作用机理及其对催化剂加氢性能的影响。研究结果表明：在反应温度为260 ℃、反应压力为7 MPa、反应时间为2.0 h的最优条件下，采用Ni/SFCC-CD催化C9石油树脂加氢，可制得溴值为1.45 gBr/（100 g）、色号（加纳德）小于1的水白色氢化C9石油树脂，催化剂循环使用4次后仍保持良好活性；β-环糊精的作用机理是：β-环糊精与硝酸镍产生络合作用，抑制硝酸镍的分解、控制NiO的结晶过程和增强活性组分Ni与载体之间的相互作用力，从而提高了Ni/SFCC-CD的催化活性和稳定性。     

窑灰作脱硫剂的水泥窑湿法脱硫系统优化

针对水泥窑生产工艺中生料磨启停工序引起的烟气温度、二氧化硫浓度对湿法脱硫系统的影响以及杂质对湿法脱硫系统设备和浆液储罐的影响,提出了优化设计方法和运行措施,以便达到较好的烟气脱硫效果。实践表明,该工艺综合循环利用窑灰作脱硫剂,不仅可将烟气中二氧化硫能够达标排放,而且脱硫副产物石膏可作为水泥缓凝剂添加料,有较好的工程应用价值。     

阴离子种类及浓度对RCT催化剂催化湿式氧化处理头孢废水的影响

采用催化湿式氧化法处理头孢类废水,以RCT为催化剂,考察了阴离子对污染物降解效果的影响。结果表明,不加阴离子时,RCT催化剂能有效催化污染物的降解,TOC和TN去除率分别为78.3%和85.9%;投加不同阴离子对反应的影响不同。RCT催化剂可将头孢氨苄废水中的有机N转化为$N_{2}$,少部分以$NO_{3}-N$形式存在;阴离子F^-、Cl^-、Br^-、I-及$S^{2-}_{4}$对TN的降解影响不大,而$N^{-}_{3}$、$P^{3-}_4$、$CO^{2-}_{3}$、$Si^{2-}_{3}$及$B_{4}O^{2-}_{7}$则明显抑制了对TN的去除。投加F^-、Cl^-、Br^-、I-及$NO^{-}_{3}$对TOC的降解有促进作用(I^-> F^-> Cl^-> Br^-> $NO^{-}_{3}$),TOC的降解率提高了3.1~18.6个百分点;而投加$S^{2-}_{4}$、P,$P^{3-}_4$、$CO^{2-}_{3}$、$SiO^{2-}_{3}$及$B_{4}O^{2-}_{7}$对TOC的降解有抑制作用($SiO^{2-}_{3}$> ,$P^{3-}_4$> $CO^{2-}_{3}$> $B_{4}O^{2-}_{7}$> $S^{2-}_{4}$),TOC的降解率降低了2.0~46.9个百分点。研究Cl-浓度对RCT催化剂降解效果的影响,当Cl-为0.1 mol·L-1时,对TOC的去除有抑制作用,而较高的Cl-浓度(≥0.3 mol·L-1)对TOC的去除却有促进作用,投加Cl-对TN的去除有促进作用,但随着Cl-浓度的增加[(0.1~0.8) mol·L-1],TN的去除率变化不明显(约为88%)。