Enhanced mechanical,thermal and dielectric properties of polyimide nanocomposites containing SiCp (SiCw) nanofillers for high energy-storage applications

Journal of Polymer Research - In this paper, we aimed to develop the nanocarrier based on poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide)—allyl acetoacetate grafted MoS2 nanosheets. The obtained polymer...     

Formation mechanism and microhardness characterization of the ultrasonic hardening layer in cementitious materials

Ultrasonic surface treatment (UST) is a novel treatment method to improve the durability of cementitious materials, resulting in the formation of an ultrasonic hardening layer (UHL). The UHL acts as an effective natural coating, offering penetration and erosion protection. However, the formation mechanism and the quantitative characterization of the UHL have not been studied, and the validity of the UST on the top and side surfaces of cementitious materials is still unknown. Therefore, in this study, we investigated and proposed a formation mechanism for the UHL, and defined a transition layer between the UHL and the matrix. We also utilized HV microhardness testing to provide an effective quantitative characterization method for the UHL. Finally, using a set of custom-designed ultrasonic molds, we confirmed the validity of the UST on the top and side surfaces of the cementitious materials.     

Design and Numerical Optimization of Gas Guidance System in Casting Silicon Furnace by the Orthogonal Experiment

Silicon - 3D global simulations were performed to investigate the gas flow and impurities transport in casting silicon furnace under the influence of a unique designed spray-type gas guidance...     

Numerical Modeling and Experimental Study of Laser Assisted Machining of Fused Silica

Silicon - Fused silica is a kind of high-strength optical material, which is widely used in industry. It is slow and inefficient to process hard and brittle materials by conventional machining (CM)...     

Novel Fast-switching LIGBT with Single-Step Low-k Dielectric Layer and Assistant-Depletion Trench

Silicon - A novel low-loss and good-robustness silicon-on-insulator lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor (LIGBT) is proposed and investigated by simulation for the first time. The device is...     

Genomic and metabolomic analysis of Bacillus licheniformis with enhanced poly-γ-glutamic acid production through atmospheric and room temperature plasma mutagenesis

Poly-γ-glutamic acid is an extracellular polymeric substance with various applications owing to its valuable properties of biodegradability, flocculating activity, water solubility, and nontoxicity. However, the ability of natural strains to produce poly-γ-glutamic acid is low. Atmospheric and room temperature plasma was applied in this study to conduct mutation breeding of Bacillus licheniformis CGMCC 2876, and a mutant strain M32 with an 11% increase in poly-γ-glutamic acid was obtained. Genome resequencing analysis identified 7 nonsynonymous mutations of ppsC encoding lipopeptide synthetase associated with poly-γ-glutamic acid metabolic pathways. From molecular docking, more binding sites and higher binding energy were speculated between the mutated plipastatin synthase subunit C and glutamate, which might contribute to the higher poly-γ-glutamic acid production. Moreover, the metabolic mechanism analysis revealed that the upregulated amino acids of M32 provided substrates for glutamate and promoted the conversion between L- and D-glutamate acids. In addition, the glycolytic pathway is enhanced, leading to a better capacity for using glucose. The maximum poly-γ-glutamic acid yield of 14.08 g·L^–1 was finally reached with 30 g·L^–1 glutamate.     

Prediction of rock burst in underground caverns based on rough set and extensible comprehensive evaluation

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment - In high terrestrial stress regions, rock burst is a major geological disaster influencing underground engineering construction significantly....     

Stability analysis of deep-buried hard rock underground laboratories based on stereophotogrammetry and discontinuity identification

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment - In a tunnel, instabilities in the surrounding rock mostly occur within the sidewalls and crown. After acquiring the rock mass structure, a...     

Analysis of stress evolution characteristics during TBM excavation in deep buried tunnels

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment - Full-face tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are widely used in tunnel engineering projects as an efficient, safe and economical tunneling method....     

Production of glass-ceramics using Municipal solid waste incineration fly ash

Municipal solid waste incineration(MSWI) fly ash is a by-product from municipal waste incineration.According to incomplete statistics, each year more than one million tons MSWI fly ash was produced in China. Owing to high heavy elements content, widely used disposal methods of landfill are not suitable for MSWI fly ash treatment. In this study, by using MSWI fly ash as raw materials, glassceramics was synthesized for the solidification of heavy metals and waste recycle. Process parameters, including composition, heat treatment temperature and time, were studied and optimized. Under optimizing conditions, the product has good properties of density of 3.42 g·cm~(-3) and Vickers hardness of 6.91 GPa. Moreover, the leaching concentration of heavy metal elements meets allowable values of toxicity characteristic leaching procedure(TCLP).This study offers an alternative for MSWI fly ash recycle.