Energetic surface heterogeneity of nanocrystalline TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> films for dye-sensitized solar cells

Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been receiving significant attention because they have many advantages compared to conventional organic solar cells. It has been known that the photovoltaic characteristics of DSSC are highly dependent on the adsorption properties of dyes on TiO₂ films. To analyze the surface heterogeneity of TiO₂ surfaces, single-phase anatase nanocrystallite titanium films were prepared by sol-gel method using the hydrolysis reaction of titanium tetraisopropoxide under acidic condition and characterized by XRD, FE-SEM and BET analysis. The adsorption energy distribution functions were calculated by the generalized nonlinear regularization method. It was found that the shape and the intensity of the adsorption energy distribution curve determined were highly related with the physical properties (i.e., geometrical heterogeneity) and chemical characteristics (i.e., energetic heterogeneity) of nanocrystalline TiO₂ for DSSC.     

三维动画Episode的设计与制作

随着计算机处理图形图像的技术日益完善,CG制作越来越频繁地出现在生活中,其中的三维动画尤为常见。Maya是现在国际最为流行的顶级三维动画制作软件。通过Episode动画短片的制作,介绍运用Maya制作三维动画的步骤和过程。     

基于欧氏距离及向量内积的骨架提取算法

对骨架算法进行研究,提出一种骨架提取算法.通过对图像内部像素点进行距离变换得到其最近边界点的位置,将内部像素点到最近边界点的向量定义为边界向量,根据物体内部相邻边界向量的方向,计算每个像素点的内积值和其8邻域的最小内积值,得到的最小内积点,以确定的阈值从最小内积点中选取骨架种子点,再对骨架种子点进行处理,得到连通的骨架.试验证明这种算法能保证骨架具的完整性和连通性,正确反映物体的拓扑结构.     

聚碳酸酯粉末的选择性激光烧结成型

以聚碳酸酯(PC)粉末为烧结材料,研究了激光功率等工艺参数对PC烧结件的微观形态、密度和力学性能的影响规律。结果表明,PC烧结件的密度、拉伸强度及拉伸弹性模量、冲击强度均随激光功率增加而增大;但过高的激光功率会导致激光扫描区域的粉末过热,使PC烧结件产生颜色变黄、轮廓不清晰等缺陷。     

Modeling and economic analysis of CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> separation process with hollow fiber membrane modules

The main purpose of the study was to develop a model using ASPEN and Excel simulation method to establish optimum CO₂ separation process utilizing hollow fiber membrane modules to treat exhaust gas from LNG combustion. During the simulation, optimum conditions of each CO₂ separation scenario were determined while operating parameters of CO₂ separation process were varied. The characteristics of hollow fibers membrane were assigned as 60 GPU of permeability and 25 of selectivity for the simulation. The simulation results illustrated that 4 stage connection of membrane module is required in order to achieve over 99% of CO₂ purity and 90% of recovery rate. The resulted optimum design and operation parameters throughout the simulation were also correlated with the experimental data from the actual CO₂ separation facility which has a capacity of 1,000 Nm³/day located in the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology. Throughout the simulation, the operating parameters of minimum energy consumption were evaluated. Economic analysis of pilot scale of CO₂ separation plant was done with the comparison of energy cost of CO₂ recovery and equipment cost of the plant based on the simulation model. This work was presented at the 6 ^th Korea-China Workshop on Clean Energy Technology held at Busan, Korea, July 4–7, 2006.     

Development and evaluation of terminally epoxidized triglycerides for coatings applications

Epoxidized 10-undecenoic acid triglyceride, an experimental seed oil derivative that has a terminal epoxy group on each of the three acyl glyceride segments, has been found to have good reactivity with amine curatives and allows room temperature cures to be obtained. Coatings based on epoxidized 10-undercenoic acid triglyceride have also shown excellent UV stability. As an example, coatings samples placed in a QUVA chamber exhibit no loss in gloss after 3000 hr of a cycled exposure to high intensity UV lamps and moisture at temperatures of 50–60°C. In comparison, coatings based on standard liquid epoxy resins (LERs) and commercially available hydrogenated LERs lose gloss due to chalking/decomposition within 200–800 hr. Presented at the 81 st Annual Meeting of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, November 12–14, 2003, in Philadelphia, PA.     

改性环氧带锈涂料的研究

研究了以改性环氧树脂和聚乙烯醇缩丁醛为基料的钢铁带锈涂料 ,通过对成膜物质、转化剂、渗透剂、颜料等的研究 ,得到了集稳定、转化、渗透为一体的多功能涂料。经过实验测试 ,该涂料的各项性能指标均达到了设计要求 ,并且本工艺方案简单易行、省时高效 ,具有较高的实用价值。     

Degradation of a textile azo dye by pulsed arc discharge to the surface of wastewater

The pulsed arc discharge to the surface of wastewater was applied to the degradation of a textile azo dye (Acid Red 27). A high-voltage electrode (discharging electrode) was vertically placed above the surface of the wastewater while the wastewater itself was grounded. The pulsed arc discharge occurred between the tip of the discharging electrode and the surface of the wastewater, producing various oxidative species. Oxygen was used as the working gas instead of air to prevent nitrogen oxides from forming. The effect of several parameters on the chromaticity and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal was examined. The results obtained showed that the chromaticity of the wastewater was completely removed by this process and the COD also decreased significantly. It has been found that ozone formed in the gas phase mainly affects the removal of the dye. The contribution of other effects such as ultraviolet light emission and OH radical formation during the arc discharge to the degradation of the dye was found to be less than 15%. For the present reactor system, the optimum pH, pulse repetition rate and agitation speed were found to be 3.0, 110 Hz and 300 rpm, respectively.