Microwave-assisted metal-catalyzed pyrolysis of low-rank coal: Promising option towards obtaining high-quality products

Microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis is considered to be a promising technology for coal-staged conversion due to its high efficiency and selectivity. This work was undertaken to investigate the pyrolysis behavior and products quality of microwave-assisted pyrolysis of low rank coal catalyzed by metallic catalysts (K, Ca and Fe) with both dielectric response and catalytic effect via a microwave tube furnace. The mechanism of metallic catalysts on catalytic cracking tar under microwave radiation was also investigated. The dielectric properties and physicochemical structure of coal chars were characterized by a vector network analyzer, XRD, FT-IR, SEM, EDS, and Raman. The chemical structure characteristics of generated tars were determined by FT-IR and GC-MS. Results manifested that microwave interacted preferentially with metal catalysts by polarization and conductivity loss could efficiently induce the occurrence of catalytic pyrolysis reactions to generate high yield syngas (CO + H₂). Specifically, the dielectric loss factor of resultant chars was considerably improved with the introduction of metallic catalysts especial for Ca and Fe. Furthermore, it is found that metal catalysts dramatically enriched the amorphous carbon structure in produced chars whereas in favour of suppressing the trend of carbon graphitization. Additionally, the transformation of larger polycyclic aromatic compounds into lighter tar species was catalytically accelerated, resulting in the large proportion of single-ring aromatics in tar under the synergistic effect between microwave and metal catalysts.     

Lewis acid-oxygen vacancy interfacial synergistic catalysis over SO42−/Ce0.84Zr0.16O2–WO3–ZrO2 for N,N-diethylation of aniline with ethanol

Herein, a new mechanism involving Lewis acid-oxygen vacancy interfacial synergistic catalysis for aniline N,N-diethylation with ethanol was proposed, and the SO₄²⁻/Ce_0.84Zr_0.16O₂–WO₃–ZrO₂ catalyst (SCWZ) with both Lewis acid sites and oxygen vacancies was synthesized by the hydrothermal method, which shows better catalytic activity than the reported solid acidic catalysts. Besides, the SO₄²⁻/ZrO₂ (SZ) and SO₄²⁻/WO₃–ZrO₂ (SWZ) catalysts were also prepared and compared with SCWZ to investigate the synergistic effect of each component. The SO₄²⁻ and WO₃ mainly generate Lewis acid by bonding with ZrO₂, which is beneficial for the fracture of the N–H bond in aniline. The Ce_0.84Zr_0.16O₂ solid solution mainly plays a vital role in generating the oxygen vacancies as the interface active species, which can participate in stripping –OH from ethanol, then the carbocation will also be released, which only needs 1.3805 kcal/mol energy, calculated by density functional theory (DFT), to be input. In comparison, the traditional reaction mechanism needs the Brønsted acidic sites to promote the protonation of ethanol, then dehydration and subsequent formation of carbocation followed, and 108.6846 kcal/mol energy needs to be input, which is far higher than that of the new mechanism. The apparent activation energy (E_a) over SCWZ was measured by experiment to be 34.09 kJ/mol, which is much lower than that of SWZ (47.10 kJ/mol) and SZ (54.37 kJ/mol), illustrating comparatively preferable kinetics for SCWZ than that of SWZ and SZ. Besides, the conversion of aniline and selectivity to N,N-diethylaniline over SCWZ reach almost 100% and 73%, respectively. The SCWZ can be renewed for 4 times without rapid deactivation, and the longevity of SCWZ is longer than that of SWZ and SZ, as the loaded SO₄²⁻ and tetragonal ZrO₂ are stabilized by Ce_0.84Zr_0.16O₂ and WO₃, respectively.     

Co-coating effect of GdPO4 and carbon on LiFePO4 cathode surface for lithium ion batteries

The electronic conductivity enhanced has been extensively studied and reported in lithium iron phosph-ate (LiFePO₄). However, only few existing literatures are available for researchers to enhance simultaneously the ion and electronic conductivity of LiFePO₄. Herein, we disclose that the LiFePO₄ is co-coated with novel GdPO₄ and Carbon via a hydrothermal-assisted solid-phase method, contributing to particle size and dispersibility. What surprising is that the ionic and electronic conductivity of the material is significantly enhanced, and the interfacial side reaction is effectively inhibited between the materials and the electrolytes. The diverse proportions of the mixed coating (LiFePO₄/C&xGdPO₄ (x = 0, 1 wt%, 2 wt%, 3 wt%, 4 wt%)) are synthesized compared with bare LiFePO₄. The experimental results suggest that LiFePO₄/C&0.03GdPO₄ exhibits the most excellent electrochemical performance. There is discharge capacity of 158, 148.8, 141.6, 134.9, 121.8, 104.9, and 86.7mAh/g at 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, and 10 C rates, respectively.     

γ射线法测量高压管束间气液两相流的截面含气率分布

在立式蒸汽发生器垂直管束间的气液两相流中，截面含气率是其中一个重要参数。使用γ射线法对高温高压下垂直管束间气液两相流截面含气率的分布规律进行了实验研究。实验压力分别为5、7、9 MPa，质量流速为300 kg/(m²?s)，热力学干度的范围为0.003 ~ 0.4。实验得到了垂直管束间截面含气率随热力学干度、体积含气率和压力的变化关系；并与经典公式的计算结果对比发现，在低干度区域，实验结果与Miropolskii模型、Smith模型和Armand模型偏差较大，均大于30%，在高干度区域偏差较小；基于Armand理论，通过多元线性回归法拟合出本文工况下平均截面含气率的计算关联式，与日本核动力工程公司(NUPEC)的实验数据偏差小于15%。本研究对蒸汽发生器的结构设计和流动特性研究具有重要意义。     

公众素质、外部环境对公众再生水接受态度的影响

公众对再生水的接受态度是再生水推广的关键。构建公众素质、主观规范、信息公开、政策环境、再生水接受态度与再生水接受意愿的关系假设模型,并以356份来自西安市居民问卷作为调研对象,运用结构方程模型进行实证分析。结果表明,接受态度正向影响接受意愿,其中主观规范是影响再生水接受态度的主要因素,信息公开与公众素质是次要因素,政策环境对再生水接受态度的影响不显著。     

CuSO4对氰化提金贫液中SCN-的沉淀效果以及对共存离子浓度的影响

针对氰化提金贫液循环利用过程SCN^-积累以及外排带来的环境污染问题，以CuSO₄作为沉淀剂处理某高浓度SCN^-贫液，考察了沉淀剂用量、沉淀时间及沉淀温度对SCN^-沉淀效果和对共存离子浓度的影响。结果表明，当在贫液中加入1.6倍化学反应计量的CuSO₄后于室温搅拌60 min，SCN^-的去除率达87.5%以上，体系中T_Cu、S₂O₃ ^2-和SO₃ ^2-浓度也大幅降低，同时得到纯度达97%以上的CuSCN产品。沉SCN^-后的贫液只需石灰中和并沉部分SO₄ ^2-后，其活性得到进一步恢复，可直接返回金精矿浸出工序充分利用其中的CN^-，实现提金贫液的循环利用。     

Hydroxyapatite/bioactive glass functionally graded materials (FGM) for bone tissue engineering

In this work, HA/bioactive glass Functionally Graded Materials (FGMs) are obtained for the first time by means of Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS). Two series of highly dense 5 layered products, namely FGMS1 and FGMS2, are prepared under optimized SPS conditions, i.e. 1000 °C/2 min/16 MPa and 800 °C/2 min/50 MPa, respectively, using a die with varying cross section.Results arising from XRD, SEM, mechanical and biological characterization in SBF, evidence that lower temperature and higher-pressure levels used for FGMS2 samples provide better materials in terms of microstructure, compactness, hardness, elastic modulus and in vitro bioactivity. Indeed, a fully sintered and crack-free microstructure with no crystallisation at the top layer (100% bioactive glass) is correspondingly produced.The obtainment of such FGMs is quite promising, since it permits to vary the relative volume fractions of the two constituents and, consequently, tailor the biological response for specific clinical applications.     

ZnIn2S4/In(OH)3 hollow microspheres fabricated by one-step l-cysteine-mediated hydrothermal growth for enhanced hydrogen production and MB degradation

An intervening barrier for photocatalytic water decomposition and pollutant degradation is the frustratingly quick recombination of e⁻ - h⁺ pairs. Delicate design of heterojunction photocatalysts by coupling the semiconductors at nanoscale with well-matched geometrical and electronic alignments is an effective strategy to ameliorate the charge separation. Here a facile and environment-friendly l-cysteine-assisted hydrothermal process under weakly alkaline conditions is demonstrated for the first time to fabricate ZnIn₂S₄/In(OH)₃ hollow microspheres with intimate contact, which are verified by XRD, SEM, (HR)TEM, XPS, N₂ adsorption-desorption, UV–Vis DRS and photoluminescence spectra. ZnIn₂S₄/In(OH)₃ heterostructure (L-cys/Zn²⁺ = 4, molar ratio) with a band-gap of 2.50 eV, demonstrates the best photocatalytic performance for water reduction and MB degradation under visible light, outperforming its counterparts (In(OH)₃ and ZnIn₂S₄). The excellent activity of ZnIn₂S₄/In(OH)₃ heterostructure arises from the intercrossed band-edge positions as well as the unique hollow structure with large surface area and wide pore-size distribution, which are beneficial for the efficient charge migration from bulk to surface as well as at the interface between ZnIn₂S₄ and In(OH)₃. This work provides an efficient and eco-friendly strategy for one-pot synthesis of heterostructured composites with intimate contact for photocatalytic application.     

Memory Nonfragile Output Feedback Robust MPC for Polytopic Time-delayed Systems with Constraints

International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems - This paper investigates memory nonfragile mixed-objective output feedback robust model predictive control (OFRMPC) for a class of...     

煤基多级孔炭纳米材料的优化制备及性能表征

以低变质粉煤为原料,采用热解活化技术制备煤基多级孔炭纳米材料(CCNM),利用统计学预测分析软件(JMP)设计优化制备实验的正交阵列,主要因素包括煤直接液化残渣(DCLR)的添加量(A)、热解过程升温速率(B)、热解终温(C)和原料粒度(D),每个因素选取三个水平。采用响应面分析法对CCNM的碘吸附值和抗压强度进行评估,确定最佳优化条件为A1B3C1D2,影响因素按显著性由大到小的顺序为CABD,碘吸附值的预测公式为m I=258.26-33.22 x 1-34.88x 2+28.12x 21+1.92x 1x 2+34.12x 22,预测碘吸附值最高为390.51 mg/g,三组平行验证实验测定的碘吸附值平均为394.69 mg/g,实验值与预测值吻合良好。对优化条件下制备的CCNM进行性能表征,材料呈多孔结构;通过图像处理,统计得到孔隙率在40%以上;碘吸附值为398.22 mg/g,抗压强度为4.12 MPa,比表面积为146.181 m 2/g,总孔容为0.0534 cm 3/g,中孔率为71.10%,孔径主要分布在1.5 nm^100 nm,平均孔径为5.254 nm,表明CCNM是一种包含微孔、中孔和大孔的多级孔炭纳米材料。