Fine-diameter Si–B–C–N ceramic fibers enabled by polyborosilazanes with N–methyl pendant group

Given the superior thermal stability and electromagnetic features, continuous Si–B–(C)–N ceramic fibers have displayed great potential to fulfill the increasing demand for the high-temperature structural and functional materials. Manufacture of such ceramic fibers depends heavily upon the design of processable polymer precursors. Herein, a class of polyborosilazanes (PBSZs) with high spinnability were created through a facile one-pot synthesis. The trade-off between spinnability and ceramic yield of PBSZs was overcome by using heptamethyldisilazane and hexamethyldisilazane as the co-condensing agents to polymerize silicon and boron chloride monomers. The optimal PBSZs can fabricate continuous Si–B–C–N fibers with homogeneous diameter of 7.9 ± 0.5 μm and high ceramic yield of 80 wt%. Experimental characterization and quantum chemical computation revealed the mechanistic pictures of the impact of pendant groups on the polycondensation, melt spinning, and pyrolyzing process. These insights improve our understanding of spinnable pre-ceramic polymers for exploiting high-performance nitride ceramic fibers.     

Piezoelectric properties of PVDF-conjugated polymer nanofibers

This study presents the development and characterization of PVDF-conjugated polymer nanofiber-based systems. Five different conducting polymers (CPs) were synthesized successfully and used to create the nanofiber systems. The CPs used are polyaniline (PANI), polypyrrole (PPY), polyindole (PIN), polyanthranilic acid (PANA), and polycarbazole (PCZ). Nanofiber systems were produced utilizing the Forcespinning® technique. The nanofiber systems were developed by mechanical stretching. No electrical field or post-process poling was used in the nanofiber systems. The morphology, structure, electrochemical and piezoelectric performance was characterized. All of the nanofiber PVDF/CP systems displayed higher piezoelectric performance than the fine fiber PVDF systems. The PVDF/PPY nanofiber system displays the highest piezoelectric performance of 15.56 V. The piezoelectric performance of the PVDF/CP nanofiber systems favors potential for an attractive source of energy where highly flexible membranes could be used in power actuators, sensors and portable, and wireless devices to mention some.     

Synthesis and plasma treatment of nitrogen-doped graphene fibers for high-performance supercapacitors

Graphene fiber-based supercapacitor has aroused great interest as a flexible power source in future wearable electronics. However, the low electrochemical performance of graphene fibers (GFs) usually causes the serious limitation of use in practical applications due to the material stacking, hydrophobicity and fabrication process complexity. In this work, a facile and effective plasma-assisted strategy is put forward to increase specific surface area, tune hierarchically porous structure and promote wettability of nitrogen-doped graphene fibers (NGFs), resulting in the improvement of electrochemical performance. The supercapacitor assembled from plasma-treated NGFs shows superior capacitance (878 mF/cm² at 0.1 mA/cm² current density) and high energy density (19.5 μW h/cm² at 40 mW/cm² power density), which is 23.7% and 131.4% higher than that of NGFs and GFs, respectively. Additionally, the fiber-based supercapacitor based on plasma-treated NGFs exhibits high rate capability of 59.8% and excellent cyclic performance (95.8% retention over 10,000 cycles). These plasma-treated NGFs can be promising candidates for high-performance and flexible power sources in future wearable electronics.     

木片筛余物高得率半化学法清洁制浆技术研究

以太阳纸业备料车间木片筛选碎料（筛余物）为原料，对其烧碱法半化学制浆的实验室工艺和生产试验进行了研究。结果表明，筛余物采用半化学法制浆可获得较高得率和环压强度的纸浆，且用碱量对纸浆性能有显著影响。相对8%NaOH （相对于绝干原料）化学预处理，采用14%NaOH化学预处理结合两段浆浓22%的高浓磨浆工艺，所制半化学浆抄造浆张的裂断长和环压指数分别达2.89 km和9.76 N·m/g，是前者的1.9倍和1.2倍，而且优于现用国内OCC废纸浆抄造浆张；生产试验得到的浆张性能指标与实验室相吻合，其中紧度和环压强度分别达到GB/T 13023—2008瓦楞芯（原）纸AA级和A级优等品要求。     

Fabrication and Characterization of Highly Oriented Composite Nanofibers with Excellent Mechanical Strength and Thermal Stability

Here, highly‐oriented poly(m‐phenylene isophthalamide)/polyacrylonitrile multi‐walled carbon nanotube (PMIA/PAN‐MWCNT) composite nanofiber membranes with excellent mechanical strength and thermal stability are successfully produced using electrospinning. It is demonstrated that the cooperation of multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and high‐speed rotating collection is beneficial to the acquisition of highly oriented fibers and effectively improves the mechanical strength of the membrane along the orientation direction. Specifically, the tensile stress of poly(m‐phenylene isophthalamide)/polyacrylonitrile (PMIA/PAN) membrane is enhanced significantly from 10.6 to 20.7 MPa, benefiting from the highly oriented alignment of the fibers as well as the reinforcing effect of MWCNTs on the fibers. Furthermore, the stressing process of single fiber and fiber aggregates is carefully simulated, and the influence of MWCNTs on the mechanical properties of PMIA/PAN‐MWCNT membranes is analyzed comprehensively, providing a meaningful auxiliary means for the study of mechanical properties. In addition, the composite nanofiber membrane has the advantages of both PMIA and PAN, possessing high temperature resistance, flame‐retardancy, and chemical stability, for an ideal high‐temperature material. In short, the as‐prepared PMIA/PAN‐MWCNT composite membrane with excellent comprehensive property emerges a promising application in many fields, especially in high‐tech.     

CNF-grafted carbon fibers as a binder-free cathode for LithiumOxygen batteries with a superior performance

In this work, we report the significant enhancement of the electrochemical performance and flexibility of a lithium–oxygen battery by introducing a free-standing, binder-free carbon nano-fibers (CNF) grafted carbon paper cathode with a bimodal pore architecture. The small pore structures (～100 nm) accommodated Li₂O₂, and the large pore structures (～10 μm) enabled effective oxygen diffusion without clogging the pores. This kind of cathode overcame some troubles of the cathode prepared by spraying coating method, such as the low utilization of substrate surface, the unreasonable aperture structure and the aggregation of active carbon material. As a result, this electrode structure imparted stability to active sites during the recovery of discharge products to the initial state, providing long-term cyclability of more than 800 cycles in a 1 M LiTFSI/TEGDME electrolyte system. In addition, the battery output a discharge capacity as high as 20000 mAh g^?1 at 468 mA g^?1 and exhibited a charge/discharge rate as high as 1136 mA g^?1 (0.57 mA cm^?2). The test results suggest that these CNF-grafted carbon papers have the potential to be used for oxygen/air electrodes for next-generation lithium-oxygen batteries, though the present results need to be improved to achieve performance of practical significance, namely with regard to (i) cathode mass loading to get higher areal capacity, and (ii) cycling performance at higher current density.     

Effect of Curing Temperature on Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Nowadays, growing environmental concerns have led many researchers to work in the area of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. In this work, jute fiber has been used as reinforcement and epoxy as matrix material to develop partially biodegradable green composite with the help of hand layup followed by compression molding technique. The effect of curing temperature ranging from 80°C to 130°C on different samples was investigated for various mechanical properties. Results obtained from the various tests indicate that with increase in curing temperature, impact strength decreases, but tensile and flexural strength increases and decreases thereafter attaining the maximum value at 100°C between aforementioned temperature range. The trend obtained for mechanical properties is further justified through the study of morphology with scanning electron microscopy, and optimum curing temperature has been suggested.     

制浆造纸行业水污染全过程控制技术理论与实践

制浆造纸行业是我国水污染防治的重点,减排任务艰巨。在环境倒逼下,造纸行业加快淘汰落后产能和完善末端治理技术,污染控制取得了初步成效。但随着国家和地方环境治理由浓度控制走向总量控制、质量控制,原有技术的局限性难以满足解决水污染的更高要求,必须创新污染防治方法。本文介绍了制浆造纸行业水污染全过程控制的基本理论和内涵,并结合化学法制浆、化学机械法制浆、废纸制浆与造纸过程水污染防治工程实践,提出了解决制浆造纸行业水污染的对策,为推动行业绿色转型升级和高质量发展提供了支撑。     

鱼肉质构的影响因素及测定方法研究进展

鱼类产品是居民膳食重要的动物性蛋白源, 而质构特征是评价鱼肉品质的关键指标。为系统总结分析影响鱼肉质构的主要因素, 本文首先分析了鱼肉质构与肌纤维、结缔组织及肌内脂肪的内在关系; 在此基础上, 从养殖方式、饲料配方、捕获季节及处死方式等角度综述了影响鱼肉质构的外在因素, 并分析了内源蛋白酶降解、细胞冷冻冰晶损伤及蛋白冷冻变性在低温贮藏鱼肉质构软化中的作用; 最后总结了鱼肉质构的仪器测定方法, 旨在为鱼类产品食用品质评价及控制提供理论参考。