Simulation of the tubular positive electrode of the lead-acid battery

The discharge performance of a tubular electrode of the lead-acid battery based on a pseudo steadystate approach was simulated. It was found that the discharge reaction started from the central interior region instead of from the outer surface as in the usual plate-type electrodes. This is due to the fact that the central region has a smaller reaction surface than the outer region of the tubular electrode. This consequently causes a higher current density near the center. A comparison of the theoretical prediction and experimental result shows that the model is fairly accurate except for very high rate discharge conditions.     

用加权余量法计算球形催化剂的有效因子

本文利用加权余量法计算了等温球形催化剂的有效因子,并对催化反应n=1,2的两种情况与其它简化法进行了比较.文中取Dirac函数作为权函数,形式简单,在袖珍计算器上就能完成计算.其结果:当n=1时,与解析解非常接近;当n=2时,优于其它三种简化解法,很接近数值解.     

Rapid Reactive Synthesis and Sintering of Submicron TiC/SiC Composites through Spark Plasma Sintering

Submicrometer TiC/SiC composites were fabricated by a rapid reactive sintering process through spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique using the carbon, titanium, and nanosized-SiC powders without any additive. It was found that the composite could be sintered in a relatively short time (8 min at 1480°C) to 97.9% of theoretical density. After sintering, the phase constituents and microstructures of the samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction techniques and observed by scanning electron microscopy. The effect of nanosized and microsized SiC additives on the microstructure of TiC/SiC composites was investigated.     

色谱法分析煤气总硫

铂丝还原滴定法在测量干法脱硫后硫化物含量时，测量数据偏离实际结果，容易造成触媒中毒。提出了用气相色谱火焰光度检测器测定的方法，使数据更可靠、准确。     

链霉亲和素-蛋白A融合蛋白基因在大肠杆菌中的表达

将合链霉亲和亲-蛋白A（Streptavidin－proteinA）融合蛋白基因的表达质粒pTSAPA导入大肠杆菌BL21（DE3），成功地表达了该融合蛋白，经SIJS－PAGE及免疫印迹等方法证实该蛋白既具有IgG的结合活性，又具生物素结合活性。     

在OsO_4催化作用下烯烃的立体选择性氧化反应

四氧化锇是一种贵而毒性大的试剂。本文介绍催化剂量的四氧化锇在立体选择性高的烯烃氧化反应中的应用，为四氧化锇在有机合成中的应用，开辟了新的途径。     

Antiplatelet Effect and Selective Binding to Cyclooxygenase (COX) by Molecular Docking Analysis of Flavonoids and Lignans

The known flavonoids ginkgetin (1), taiwanhomoflavone A (2), taiwanhomoflavone B (3), and taiwanhomoflavone C (4) and eight known lignans: justicidin B (9), justicidin C (10), justicidin D (11), chinensinaphthol methyl ether (12), procumphthalide A (13), procumbenoside A (15), and ciliatosides A (16) and B (17) were isolated from Cephalotaxus wilsoniana and Justicia species, respectively. The antiplatelet effects of the above constituents on human platelet-rich plasma (PRP) were evaluated. Of the compounds tested on human PRP, compounds 1, 4, 9, and 11 showed inhibition of secondary aggregation induced by adrenaline. Compound 1 had an inhibitory effect on cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1). Molecular docking studies revealed that 1 and the related compounds apigenin (5), cycloheterophyllin (6), broussoflavone F (7), and quercetin (8) were docked near the gate of active site of COX-1. It indicated that the antiplatelet effect of 1, 4, 9, and 11 is partially owed to suppression of COX-1 activity and reduced thromboxane formation. Flavonoids, 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8 may block the gate of the active site of COX-1 and interfere the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandin (PG) H₂ in the COX-1 active site.     

Alternative hydrocarbon solvents for cottonseed extraction

Hexane has been used for decades to extract edible oil from cottonseed. However, due to increased regulations affecting hexane because of the 1990 Clean Air Act and potential health risks, the oil-extraction industry urgently needs alternative hydrocarbon solvents to replace hexane. Five solvents,n-heptane, isohexane, neohexane, cyclohexane, and cylopentane, were compared with commercial hexane using a benchscale extractor. The extractions were done with a solvent to cottonseed flake ratio of 5.5 to 1 (w/w) and a miscella recycle flow rate of 36 mL/min/sq cm (9 gal/min/sq ft) at a temperature of 10 to 45°C below the boiling point of the solvent. After a 10-min single-stage extraction, commercial hexane removed 100% of the oil from the flakes at 55°C; heptane extracted 100% at 75°C and 95.9% at 55°C; isohexane extracted 93.1% at 45°C; while cyclopentane, cyclohexane, and neohexane removed 93.3, 89.4, and 89.6% at 35, 55, and 35°C, respectively. Each solvent removed gossypol from cottonseed flakes at a different rate, with cyclopentane being most and neohexane least effective. Based on the bench-scale extraction results and the availability of these candidate solvents, heptane and isohexane are the alternative hydrocarbon solvents most likely to replace hexane. Presented in part at the AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1994.     

超稠油污水处理技术的研究

以河油田曙I区社84污水处理站含超稠油污水为对象，选用最新研制开发的HL－005高效除油剂，研究了药剂浓度及复合比例对污水的处理效果。结果表明，在现有工艺条件下，使用该药A与C两组分复合先对污水进行预处理,然后A与B两组分复合对预处理后的水质进行净化，在技术上是可行的，完全达到水质净化指标。     

The mechanism of color reversion in soybean salad oil

An enzymatic reaction might be the major cause of color reversion in soybean oil. During the soybean flaking process, enzymatic reactions take place to convertγ-tocopherol to 5-(tocopheryloxy)-γ-tocopherol (γ-TED), and then further convertγ-TED to the precursors which are the cause of color reversion. The variations ofγ-tocopherol andγ-TED contents in soybean oil are accompanied by an inverse change in the precursors’ concentration. Therefore, the contents ofγ-tocopherol orγ-TED in crude soybean oil could be used as an index for predicting the color quality (color reversion) of soybean salad oil. Almost all the precursors (such as tocored) were converted to color-reverted substances under catalysis after bleaching treatment, and they were converted back to the precursors during deodorization. Those precursors might be gradually reconverted into the color reverted substances during storage to cause the color reversion in soybean salad oil.