超亲水防雾表面研究进展

透明玻璃和树脂材料应用广泛，是未来世界重要的构成元素。但这些材料表面常易发生水蒸气凝结起雾现象，不但降低了材料本身的透明度，影响相关产品的使用，还会给设备的运行安全带来隐患。因此，如何防雾逐渐引起研究人员和产业届的关注。常见的防雾技术有自动擦拭、热力防雾、表面涂层等。其中，具有主动防雾性能的超亲水表面涂层技术在施工简便性、持续防护性及运行维护成本的经济性等方面具有独特优势，是最有发展潜力的防雾技术。详细介绍了超亲水防雾表面的设计和制造技术的最新进展，从起雾现象的机制出发，介绍了水滴的形核和生长，并由此引出超亲水表面的防雾机理。分类介绍了由不同制备方法所得到的超亲水防雾表面，重点综述了近年来超亲水防雾涂层技术的研究进展，包括有机超亲水涂层、无机超亲水涂层与有机无机杂化超亲水涂层。针对各种形式的超亲水涂层技术，分别从涂层的亲水性、防雾性、耐久性及制备膜层的结构与性能之间的关系等方面进行了归纳。最后，根据超亲水防雾表面在不同领域的实际应用，对其未来的发展进行了展望。     

Influence of thermal treatment on structure development and mechanical properties of amorphous Fe73.5Cu1Nb3Si15.5B7 ribbon

Ribbon-shaped amorphous samples with the stoichiometric composition Fe_73.5Cu₁Nb₃Si_15.5B₇ prepared by the melt spinning process were annealed at temperatures ranging from 693 K to 1123 K for 1 h under vacuum. In the early annealing stage, the alloy undergoes a specific nucleation process where Cu clusters precipitate from an amorphous matrix. Further heating initiates the partial crystallization of alloy forming the α-Fe–Si nanocrystallites. Subsequent Vickers hardness tests showed high values depending on the annealing temperature. It was found that the hardening process includes two stages. This behavior correlates well with results of density dislocation calculations. A crystallite size of 10 nm for the α-Fe–Si particles correlated very well with a maximum hardness of the material.     

Low core loss of Fe85Si2B8P4Cu1 nanocrystalline alloys with high Bs and B800

The Fe–Si–B–P–Cu nanocrystalline alloys exhibit high saturation magnetic flux density (B_s) as well as good soft magnetic properties such as low coercivity, high effective permeability and low magnetostriction after nanocrystallization. In this paper, the Fe₈₅Si₂B₈P₄Cu₁ alloy has been newly developed. On the viewpoint of magnetic softness, the Fe₈₅Si₂B₈P₄Cu₁ nanocrystalline alloy reveals low core loss (W) at a commercially frequency of 50 Hz in the maximum induction (B_m) range of up to 1.75 T, and the W in the B_m range of less than 1.8 T is smaller than that of the highest-graded oriented Si-steel due to high magnetic flux density at 800 A/m (B₈₀₀) of above 1.8 T and excellent magnetic softness originated from much higher Fe content and uniform nanocrystalline structure with small magnetostriction. The electrical resistivity (ρ) is relative higher than Si-steels. Thus the Fe–Si–B–P–Cu alloys are attractive for applying to magnetic parts such as motors, transducers, choke-coils and so-forth.     

A new insight into promotion action of Co2+ in Ni-diamond composite electrodeposition

A new insight into the promotion action of Co²⁺ on both particle and metal deposition in Ni-diamond composite electrodeposition system was analyzed according to electrochemical measurements. The results showed that the addition of Co²⁺ made particles content in deposits increased remarkably. The change of particles content in deposits was related inversely to the change of cathodic zero potential with the increase of the concentration of cobalt sulfate. Zero charge potential of cathode was shifted to much more negative region. The negative shift of the zero potential, combining with positive shift of the zeta potential, increased the electrostatic force between the particle-adsorbed metallic cations and the cathode. It not only benefits to the transportation of particles in solution towards cathode, but also shortens their residence time on cathodic surface. Meanwhile, entry of particles is also promoted. For metals deposition, reduction resistance of metallic cations rises greatly and deposition current at cathodic potentiodynamic polarization decreases after cobalt sulfate has been added into electrolyte. These factors are favorable for increasing particles content in deposits. In addition, physical model of diamond particles deposition state before and after the addition of Co²⁺ has been discussed.     

Mechanical,tribological and anti-corrosive properties of polyaniline/graphene coated Mg-9Li-7Al-1Sn and Mg-9Li-5Al-3Sn-1Zn alloys

The mechanical, tribological and corrosion protection offered to Mg-9Li-7Al-1Sn and Mg-9Li-5Al-3Sn-1Zn alloys by the epoxy coating containing polyaniline/graphene (PANI/Gr) pigments is undertaken in the current work. PANI/Gr containing coatings were observed to be strongly adherent with a higher scratch hardness (H_s) and plowing hardness (H_p), i.e. H_s of 0.43 GPa, and H_p of 0.61 GPa, respectively when compared to that of neat epoxy coating (H_s of 0.17 GPa, and H_p of 0.40 GPa, respectively). Due to their higher H_s and H_p values, PANI/Gr based coatings displayed an enhanced wear resistance (Wear volume, W_v = 4.53 × 10^-3 m³) than that of neat epoxy coating (W_v = 5.15 × 10⁻³ m³). The corrosion protection efficiency in corrosive environment of 3.5 wt% NaCl solution was obtained to be >99% for PANI/Gr containing coatings when compared to that of neat epoxy coating. The charge-transfer resistance (R_ct) of the PANI/Gr containing coatings were estimated to be >10⁶ Ω cm², which indicates their highly protective nature when compared to that of neat epoxy coating (R_ct ˜10⁵ Ω cm²). Hence, PANI/Gr containing coatings can be potentially used for wear resistance and corrosion protection applications in marine environments.     

Effect of nano-structured Ta2C on hydrogen absorption−desorption kinetics of Mg−H2 system

High purity Ta₂C was successfully prepared and the hydrogen absorption−desorption kinetic properties of MgH₂−10 wt% Ta₂C composites were investigated systematically. It was found that the hydrogen absorption of Mg−10 wt% Ta₂C (20 nm) composite takes about 5 min to reach saturation at 573 K, and its hydride fully desorbs hydrogen within 15 min at 623 K. These kinetic properties are much better than those of the undoped Mg and MgH₂ prepared under the same condition, respectively. The improvement in the hydrogen storage kinetics is ascribed to the catalytic effect of Ta₂C and its inhibition role in crystallite growth.     

A scientometric review of research in hydrogen storage materials

Hydrogen is a promising sustainable energy carrier for the future due to its high energetic content and no emissions, other than water vapor. However, its full deployment still requires technological advances in the renewable and cost-effective production of hydrogen, cost reduction of fuel cells and especially in the storage of hydrogen in a lightweight, compact and safe manner. One way to achieve this is by using materials in which hydrogen bonds chemically, or by adsorption. Different kinds of Hydrogen Storage Materials have been investigated, such as Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Simple Hydrides (including Magnesium Hydride, MgH₂), AB₅ Alloys, AB₂ Alloys, Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, Borohydrides, Alanates and Ammonia Borane. Billions have been invested in Storage Materials research, resulting in tens of thousands of papers. Thus, it is challenging to track how much effort has been devoted to each materials class, by which countries, and how the field has evolved over the years. Quantitative Science and Technology Indicators, produced by applying Bibliometrics and Text Mining to scientific papers, can aid in achieving this task. In this work, we evaluated the evolution and distribution of Hydrogen Storage Materials research using this methodology. Papers in the 2000–2015 period were collected from Web of Science and processed in VantagePoint® bibliometric software. A thesaurus was elaborated relating keywords and short phrases to specific Hydrogen Storage Materials classes. The number of publications in Hydrogen Storage Materials grew markedly from 2003 to 2010, reducing the pace of growth afterwards until a plateau was reached in 2015. The most researched materials were MOFs, Simple Hydrides and Carbon-based materials. There were three typical trends in materials classes: emerging materials, developed after 2003, such as MOFs and Borohydrides; classical materials with continuous growth during the entire period, such as Simple Hydrides; and stagnant or declining materials, such as Carbon Nanotubes and AB₅ Alloys. The main publishing countries were China, countries from the European Union (EU) and the USA, followed by Japan. There is a division between countries with continued growth in recent years, such as China, and those with stagnant production after 2010, such as the EU, the USA and Japan. The results of this work, compared to a previous study in storage materials patenting by our group, and the recent launch of commercial hydrogen cars and trains and stationary hydrogen production and fuel cell solutions, indicates that although the Hydrogen Energy field as a whole is transitioning from lab and prototype stages to commercial deployment, materials-based hydrogen storage still has base technological challenges to be overcome, and therefore still needs more scientific research before large scale commercialization can be realized. The developed thesaurus is made available for refinement and future works.     

Natural gas pyrolysis in the regenerative gas heaterPart i: Natural gas thermal decomposition at a hot matrix in a regenerative gas heater

This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation of natural gas pyrolysis at a hot matrix in a high temperature regenerative gas heater. It was demonstrated that formation of pyrocarbon during thermal decomposition of natural gas significantly influences upon the process efficiency. Burn out of the carbon deposits from the matrix during the matrix heating up stage produces components harmful to the environment. To make the pyrolysis process effective and environmentally benign it is necessary to provide special measures to exclude the possibility of pyrocarbon formation during the pyrolysis.     

The reliability analysis of a thin-edge blade wear in the glass fiber cutting process

This study shows that the reliability analysis of a thin-edge blade plays an important role in cutting glass fiber and explores the main effect of three cutting factors: the cutting speed, the cutting load, and the cutting volume. The effect of each cutting factor on the thin-edge blade wear, as determined by long glass fiber weight, and exceeding a value of 1%, as specified in the customer's requirements, was investigated. According to the experimental results, the thin-edge blade wear distribution approximated to a Weibull distribution, and the cumulative probability could be determined after nine iterations. This study also finds that there is a large positive correlation among the various thin-edge blade-wear values at different cutting speeds. However, the correlation is negative for the various thin-edge blade-wear values when cutting at load, and when cutting at different cutting volumes. It was observed also that the optimum cutting speed with minimum thin-edge blade wear is 1.9 m/s. The successful deployment of this study will be a significant factor in improving the cutting process and cutting quality.