Concentration fluctuation caused by reaction-diffusion coupling near catalytic active sites

The coupling of reaction and diffusion between neighboring active sites in the catalyst pore leads to the spatiotemporal fluctuation in component concentration, which is very important to catalyst performance and hence its optimal design. Molecular dynamics simulation with hard-sphere and pseudo-particle modeling has previously revealed the non-stochastic concentration fluctuation of the reactant/product near isolated active site due to such coupling, using a simple model reaction of A → B in 2D pores. The topic is further developed in this work by studying the concentration fluctuation due to such coupling between neighboring active sites in 3D pores. Two 3D pore models containing an isolated active site and two adjacent active sites were constructed, respectively. For the isolated site, the concentration fluctuation intensifies for larger pores, but the product yield decreases, and for a given pore size, the product yield reaches a peak at a certain reactant concentration. For two neighboring sites, their distance (d) is found to have little effect on the reaction, but significant to the diffusion. For the same reaction competing at both sites, larger d leads to more efficient diffusion and better overall performance. However, for sequential reactions at the two sites, higher overall performance presents at a smaller d. The results should be helpful to the catalyst design and reaction control in the relevant processes.     

Cold sintered,temperature-stable CaSnSiO5-K2MoO4 composite microwave ceramics and its prototype microstrip patch antenna

Dense (1-x)wt%CaSnSiO₅-xwt%K₂MoO₄ (CSSO-KMO) composite ceramics were fabricated by the cold sintering process at 180 °C under 400 MPa for 60 min. X-ray diffraction, Energy dispersive X-ray and Raman spectroscopy confirmed that CSSO and KMO coexisted without intermediate phases. As KMO weight fraction increased, relative permittivity (ε_r) and temperature coefficient of resonant frequency (τ_f) decreased and the microwave quality factor (Q×f, where f is resonant frequency) increased. Near-zero τ_f (-0.5 ppm/°C) was obtained for 65 wt%CSSO-35 wt%KMO with ε_r ～ 9.2 and Q×f ～ 6240 GHz. No chemical reaction between ceramic composites and silver was observed, demonstrating potential for cofiring with Ag-paste. A prototype antenna was fabricated from 65 wt%CSSO-35 wt%KMO composite ceramic with a bandwidth of 144 MHz @ -10 dB, a gain of 5.7 dBi and a total efficiency of 88.4 % at 5.2 GHz, suitable for 5 G mobile communication systems.     

Image Encryption Application of Chaotic Sequences Incorporating Quantum Keys

Machine Intelligence Research - This paper proposes an image encryption algorithm LQBPNN (logistic quantum and back propagation neural network) based on chaotic sequences incorporating quantum...     

开孔三维编织复合材料的压缩性能

为研究机械开孔对三维编织复合材料压缩性能的影响,测试了2种三维编织复合材料试验件的压缩性能。1种为基本编织(100%编织纱)结构,另1种为含有编织纱/轴向纱(58/42)的结构,试验件编织角约为±12°。根据相关标准要求,分别进行有开孔和无开孔的复合材料试验件准静态压缩试验,并与层合板的压缩性能进行对比。研究结果表明:2种三维编织结构无缺陷材料的压缩强度较为接近,但引入开孔后,无增强纱结构可保留更高比列的压缩强度;引入开孔后,2种三维编织复合材料保留的压缩强度均高于层合板;在失效形式上,2种三维编织复合材料的宏观失效形式较为相似,均为剪切失效,表现出横向断裂且无分层现象。     

M (Co,Ni), N and S tridoped carbon nanoplates as multifunctional catalysts for rechargeable Zn-air batteries and water electrolyzers

Exploration of multifunctional non-precious metal catalysts towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is very important for many clean energy technologies. Here, two trifunctional catalysts based on M (Co, Ni), N and S tridoped carbon nanoplates (Co/N/S-CNPs and Ni/N/S-CNPs) are reported. Due to the relatively higher catalytic site content, graphitization degree and smaller charge-transfer resistance, the Co/N/S-CNPs catalyst shows higher activity and stability for ORR (onset potential of 0.99 V and half-wave potential of 0.87 V vs. RHE (reversible hydrogen electrode)), OER (overpotential at 10 mA cm^?2 of 0.37 V) and HER than the Ni/N/S-CNPs catalyst. Furthermore, when constructed with the Co/N/S-CNPs and commercial 20 wt% Pt/C + Ir/C cathodes, respectively, Zn-air battery (ZnAB) based on the Co/N/S-CNPs cathode displays better performance, including a higher power density of 96.0 mW cm^?2 and cycling stability at 5 mA cm^?2. In addition, an alkaline electrolyzer assembled with the Co/N/S-CNPs catalyst as a bifunctional catalyst can reach 10 mA cm^?2 at 1.65 V for overall water splitting and maintain excellent stability even after cycling for 12 h. The present work proves the potential of the Co/N/S-CNPs catalyst for many clean energy devices.     

Rice Husk Ash:A New Silicon Source for Preparing SAPO-34 Catalysts Used in the Methanol-to-Olefins Reaction

SAPO-34 molecular sieves were synthesized directly by hydrothermal method with rice husk ash(RHA)used as the silicon source.The crystal structure,composition,surface morphology and acidity of the synthesized products weresieves had a high crystallinity,without any impure phase.Compared with the SAPO-34 prepared by the silica sol,RHA-SAPO-34 had similar acid properties in strength.The methanol to olefins(MTO)experiments showed that the SAPO-34molecular sieve synthesized from RHA exhibited both a good catalytic activity and ethylene selectivity.     

含锡抑硫浮锌尾矿FS活化浮硫试验

云南某锡矿选矿厂采用抑硫浮锌-硫酸活化浮硫-浮硫尾矿选锡流程回收矿石中的主要有用元素锡、锌、硫。硫酸活化浮硫不仅腐蚀搅拌桶、浮选机等矿浆存储及输送设备，而且与矿物作用还会释放有毒的硫化氢气体，造成环境污染。为解决此问题，武汉理工大学相关课题组有针对性地研制出一种新型药剂FS，可替代硫酸活化现场被抑制的硫。试验对以FS为活化剂的脱硫工艺条件进行了研究。结果表明，硫、锡品位分别为21.24%、11.43%的试样，以FS+硫酸铜为活化剂，丁基黄药为捕收剂，2#油为起泡剂，经1粗1精1扫闭路流程处理，可获得硫品位为36.57%、含锡0.60%、硫回收率为97.76%的硫精矿，以及锡品位为25.66%、含硫1.10%、锡回收率为97.03%的脱硫产品，较好地实现了硫锡分离。新型药剂FS与硫酸铜的组合使用，不仅解决了设备的腐蚀问题，而且降低了药剂消耗，消除了硫化氢气体对环境的污染。