Experimental and Numerical Studies of Multi-compartment Spreading Fire in a Full-Scale Steel Framed Building

Fire Technology - Fire dynamic characteristics in multi-compartments are still not very clear. This paper presents a spreading fire test in a full-scale two-storey steel framed building to...     

High-Performance All-Solid-State Supercapacitor Electrode Materials Using Freestanding Electrospun Carbon Nanofiber Mats of Polyacrylonitrile and Novolac Blends

Herein, this paper reports a facile method to prepare electrospun carbon nanofiber mats (ECNFMs) with high specific surface area and interconnected structure using polyacrylonitrile (PAN) as a precursor and novolac resin (NOC) as a polymer sacrificial pore-making agent. Without additional treatment, the prepared ECNFMs have a highly porous structure because NOC decomposes in a wider temperature range than most polymer activators. The NOC content in the PAN nanofibers shows important effects on porosity. The BET specific surface area of ECNFMs reaches a maximum of 1468 m² g⁻¹ when the precursor nanofibers contained 30 wt% NOC (ECNFM-3) after carbonization at 1000 °C. The supercapacitor device from ECNFM-3 electrode and all-solid-state electrolyte shows excellent cycling durability and high specific capacitance: ≈99.72% capacitance retention after 10 000 charge/discharge cycles and ≈320 mF cm⁻² at 0.25 mA cm⁻². Furthermore, it shows a large energy density of ≈11.1 $\mu$Wh cm⁻² under the power density of 500 mW m⁻². Activation of carbon nanofibers simply by the addition of NOC into precursor nanofibers can offer a handy way to prepare ECNFMs for high-performance all-solid-state supercapacitors and other potential applications.     

A techno-economic review of biomass gasification for production of chemicals

Gasification is a thermochemical process which can be used as a low-emission and highly efficient method to produce syngas and chemicals such as biomethanol and dimethyl ether (DME). In this paper, a review of technologies and methods for economic production of chemicals through gasification of biomass and other fuels has been carried out. A variety of techno-economic studies and analysis have been proposed in order to better understand the technical and economic assessments during the biomass gasification. Results showed that the methanol production cost for biomass (wood) is from 195 to 935 €/t, for waste residues is from 200 to 930 €/t, for coal is from 160 to 480 €/t, and for natural gas is from 90 to 290 €/t. It also concluded that fuel (wood) cost has positive linear relationship with ethanol production cost, meaning as the feedstock cost increases from 30 to 50 $/day-ton, the ethanol production cost enhances from 1.66 to 1.95 $/gal.     

Interaction of IL-22/IL-22R1 promotes cell proliferation and suppresses apoptosis of colorectal cancer via phosphorylation of STAT3

Interleukin-22 (IL-22) is a member of IL-10 cytokine family which is expressed in activated T cells predominantly and in activated natural killer cells at lower levels. Previous studies have demonstrated the link between elevated levels of IL-22 and disease severity of psoriasis, Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and interstitial lung diseases. However, the function of IL-22 in the development and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC) remains elusive. In this study, we first evaluated the IL-22/IL-22R1 level in CRC patients, and found that tumor tissues have more active expression of IL-22 and IL-22R1 than normal tissues, presenting correlation with the degree of differentiation of tumor tissues. Subsequently, Caspase and cell viability assays were performed on SW-480 cell line which expresses high level of IL-22R1 to examine if the supplementation of IL-22 has an impact on apoptosis and proliferation. In comparison with treatment of 5-FU, supplementation of IL-22 promoted cell proliferation and ameliorated apoptosis. To unveil signal transduction upon activation of IL-22R, we examined the phosphorylation of STAT3 in SW-480 cell line following supplementation of IL-22. The treatment of IL-22 also increased the level of p-Akt, an essential component in PI3K/Akt pathway. Although the link between STAT3 phosphorylation and PI3K/ Akt activation remains to be explored, our study revealed the mechanism underlying the effects of IL-22R activation on apoptosis as well as tumor differentiation, indicating the prognostic value of IL-22/IL-22R.     

Carborane and cyanine conjugated galactose targeted amphiphilic copolymers for potential near infrared imaging-guided boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT)

Near infrared fluorescent galactose targeted glycopolymer containing m-carborane has been synthesized through ring open and atom transfer radical polymerization, followed by post-functionalization with a cyanine NIR dye. The copolymer could self-assemble into micelles which work as a potential agent for imaging-guided boron neutron capture therapy. The NIR micelles revealed no cytotoxicity for HepG2 cells. An enhanced and fast endocytosis due to the specific interaction between the HepG2 cells and the glycopolymer could be traced by fluorescence microscopy, and the bioimaging makes it possible to trace the nanoparticles and provides information where and when the neutron irradiation should be triggered.     

同步硝化反硝化脱氮的关键因素探讨

结合近年来国内外的研究成果,主要讨论了三个关键因子对同步硝化反硝化(SND)脱氮的影响,并为影响SND的研究提出今后的方向。     

智能卡车调度系统在紫金山露天矿的应用

紫金山露天矿采用多种开拓运输方式,设备大型化、机械化程度较高,但采矿生产过程存在机械设备作业范围大、作业面广、作业点多的特征,安全管理、生产管理形势严峻。本文立足紫金山生产模式,针对该矿智能卡车调度系统的建设,提出进一步完善卡调系统运行管理、提高露采数字化管控水平的措施,旨在充分发挥卡调系统对生产的智能辅助,提升露天采矿安全管理、生产管理、资源管理及成本管理水平,打造新时期智慧矿山建设新标杆。