Kinetic analysis for effect of initial substrate concentration on growth and secondary metabolite production in cultures of Nicotiana tabacum

Suspension cultures of tobacco cells were studied using airlift and rotary-drum bioreactors. The effect of initial concentrations of a major substrate, sucrose, on the growth and production of a secondary metabolite, phenolic compounds, was investigated. The dry weights and total concentrations of the phenolic compounds increased with the initial sucrose concentration in both bioreactors. Both bioreactors were found to have the same tendency for the effect of initial sucrose concentration. The structured model, presented previously was modified by considering that sucrose was hydrolyzed to glucose and fructose by an enzymatic reaction. The previous and the new models were applied to the above two sets of experimental data obtained with two bioreactors, independently. The hydrolysis of sucrose was elucidated to contribute slightly to the overall kinetics of growth and secondary metabolite production in these cultures. Furthermore, the levels of shear damage in each bioreactor were quantitatively compared based on the death rate constant, k_i, which is one of the model constants.     

A novel robust current control approach using adaptive line enhancer for three‐phase current‐source active power filter

An effective system control method is presented for applying a three‐phase current‐source PWM converter with a deadbeat controller to active power filters (APFs). In the shunt‐type configuration, the APF is controlled such that the current drawn by the APF from the utility is equal to the current harmonics and reactive current required for the load. To attain the time‐optimal response of the APF supply current, a two‐dimensional deadbeat control scheme is applied to APF current control. Furthermore, in order to cancel both the delay in the two‐dimensional deadbeat control scheme and the delay in DSP control strategy, an Adaptive Line Enhancer (ALE) is introduced in order to predict the desired value three sampling periods ahead. ALE has another function of bringing robustness to the deadbeat control system. Due to the ALE, settling time is made short in a transient state. On the other hand, total harmonic distortion (THD) of source currents can be minimized compared to the case where ideal identification of the controlled system can be made. The experimental results obtained from the DSP‐based APF are also reported. The compensating ability of this APF is very high in accuracy and responsiveness although the modulation frequency is rather low. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 150(1): 50–61, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.20014     

Influence of process variables on the drying of potato slices

Investigation of the effects of varying air velocity, slice thickness, and pre-treatment with sodium chloride solutions and surface active agents on drying potato slices indicated that the drying occurred entirely in the falling rate period and was controlled by the mechanism of liquid diffusion. The rate of drying, and therefore the diffusion coefficients, increased with the addition of sodium chloride and surface active agents. Diffusion coefficients were also influenced by air velocity and slice thickness, suggesting that the rate of drying of potato slices is controlled by a combination of internal and external resistances.     

新型城镇化下欠发达地区传统文化保护研究——以张家口市段家堡村为例

新型城镇化背景下欠发达地区传统文化保护的关键取决于其能否在保护文化资本和环境资本的基础上,实现经济资本的提升、文化价值观念及生活方式的转变.通过对张家口市下花园区段家堡村传统文化的调查研究,提出转变观念,主动保护、挖掘和丰富欠发达地区传统文化特色,提升旅游开发优势,带动地区经济发展,实现新型城镇化的同时更好地保护传统文化.     

基于C—V模型的目标检测与提取

在目标检测与提取中,传统的蛇模型和基于活动轮廓的局部区域检测方法受到初始条件或者自身的收敛性约束的影响,不仅时间花费多,而且不具备鲁棒性。本文提出一种基于C V模型的变分水平集的目标检测与提取方法,通过大量实验验证,在花费时间和鲁棒性上得到了显著的改善。     

Photocatalytic effect of carbon-modified n-TiO2 nanoparticles under visible light illumination

The present research focused on wet process synthesis of visible light active carbon-modified (CM)-n-TiO₂ nanoparticles and their photocatalytic activity. The CM-n-TiO₂ was synthesized by hydrolysis of TiCl₄ in the presence of tetrabutylammonium hydroxide and also in the presence of glucose and sodium hydroxide. UV–vis spectra, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and FT-IR were used to characterize these photocatalysts. It was found that the CM-n-TiO₂ nanoparticles synthesized by hydrolysis with tetrabutylammonium hydroxide or with sodium hydroxide and glucose when subjected to extended aging and subsequent calcinations absorb well into the visible to near infrared region up to 800 nm and exhibit enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity on degradation of 4-chlorophenol. CM-n-TiO₂ synthesized using glucose as the carbon source generated 13-fold increase in the initial rate of photodegradation of 4-chlorophenol compared to those by regular n-TiO₂, whereas, it increased only eight-fold when tetrabutylammonium hydroxide was used as the carbon source.     

An iterative algorithm based on the piecewise linear system for solving bilateral obstacle problems

In this paper, we derive the piecewise linear system (PLS) associated with the bilateral obstacle problem and illustrate the equivalence between the linear system and finite-dimensional complementary problem. The existence and the uniqueness of the solution to the PLS are also demonstrated. Based on the PLS, a Picard iterative algorithm is proposed. The convergence analysis is given and examples are presented to verify the effectiveness of the method.     

精细化工生产中活性炭的使用技术和经验

详实阐述了在精细化工生产中活性炭的选择原则、使用技术、有效经验和综合效果等；     

低温反相悬浮合成AA/AM共聚型吸水树脂

采用氧化还原引发体系，反相悬浮法低温合成AA／AM共聚型吸水树脂。研究了不同引发体系、单体组成、交联剂和引发剂浓度、温度、单体中和度对共聚物吸液能力的影响。与单一引发剂相比，采用复合引发体系，反应温度降低，聚合时间缩短，产物吸水速度和吸液能力高于聚丙烯酸钠，保水性略低于后者。共聚物最大吸液能力为：Q去离子水=970mL／g，Q生理盐水=129mL／g，Q人工尿=130mL／g。