Cation Transport at 25°C from Binary Cd2+–Mn+ Mixtures in a H2O-CHCl3–H2O Liquid Membrane System Containing a Series of Macrocyclic Carriers[1]

Macrocycle-mediated fluxes of Cd(NO₃)₂ and of several binary mixtures of Cd(NO₃)₂ with the nitrate salt of either Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺ Cs⁺, Ag⁺, Ca²⁺, Sr²⁺, Pb²⁺, Zn²⁺, or Cu²⁺ have been determined in a H₂O-CHCl₃–H₂O liquid membrane system. Of the macrocycles studied, 2.2 and 2.2DD most successfully transported Cd²⁺ In the Cd²⁺–Mⁿ⁺ mixtures, Cd²⁺ was transported selectively with 2.2 when Mⁿ⁺ was either an alkali or an alkaline earth cation. However, when Mⁿ⁺ was either Ag⁺, Pb²⁺, or Cu²⁺ the Cd²⁺ flux was reduced sharply. Generally, cation flux was greater for 2.2DD than for 2.2 with selectivity for Cd²⁺ being altered also in several cases. Relative fluxes from binary cation mixtures depend on metal cation radius, macrocycle cavity diameter, ligand ring substituent and log K for metal ion-macrocycle interaction.     

Effects of dietary oils and methyl ethyl ketone peroxide onin vivo lipid peroxidation and antioxidants in rat heart and liver

Weanling male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed diets for four weeks which differed in their content of n−6 (corn oil; CO) and n−3 fatty acids (fish oil; FO), but were similar in their content of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E. At the end of the four-week feeding period, each dietary group was subdivided into two groups. One group received a single placebo injection of α-tocopherol-stripped corn oil (TSCO); the other group received a single injection of the free radical generator, methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP), in TSCO. Twenty-four hours after injection, the effect of dietary oil and MEKP treatment on endogenous lipid peroxide (LPO) production (measured as methylene blue formed by the “Determiner LPO” assay), glutathione (GSH) and vitamin E content, and fatty acid composition of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine in heart and liver from unfasted animals were measured. FO-fed rats had significantly heavier hearts and livers, increased levels of n−3 fatty acids in membrane phospholipids, and higher liver LPO levels than CO-fed rats. MEKP treatment resulted in significantly lower body weights and liver GSH levels. The data indicate that dietary n−3 fatty acids increase lipid peroxidation in liver somewhat more than in heart. The study also demonstrates that the effect of induced oxidative stress due to a single dose of MEKP on lipid peroxide formation and antioxidant status in tissues from unfasted animals was independent of the dietary oils.     

海洋潮差区混凝土表面微生物16S rDNA分子鉴定

针对目前海洋混凝土工程的腐蚀现状,进行了海洋微生物对潮差区混凝土的作用机理及完善海工混凝土的腐蚀机理探索.通过海工混凝土潮差区部位取样,对暴露于潮差区中部22 y的混凝土试样表面进行FE-SEM、EDAX分析,结果表明:潮差区混凝土表面腐蚀严重,结构疏松,表面覆盖有有机物质和微生物.并将暴露于潮差区中部22 y的混凝土试样和该取样位置挂置7 d的混凝土试样表面的微生物群落分别分离,克隆了其中30株和12株细菌的16S rDNA基因,测定其序列且进行比对,其分别属于15个和7个种属中.优势种属均为假交替单胞菌,但随着暴露时间的增加,总细菌株数和总菌属数分别增大到2.5和2.14倍,且种属的变化也很大.同时,建立了海洋混凝土工程表面细菌鉴定方法,以及分离、鉴定的菌种为后续细菌对混凝土作用的试验提供菌种.     

钢纤维混凝土高温后SHPB试验研究

为了研究钢纤维混凝土(SFRC)常温以及经历400和800℃高温后的动态压缩性能,采用改进的分离式Hopkinson压杆装置,结合应变直测技术对其进行了单轴冲击压缩试验.结果表明:经历400和800℃高温后,未掺钢纤维混凝土的峰值应力分别只有常温时的79.2%和38.9%,弹性模量分别降为常温时的82.8%和56.2%,同时,试件的能量吸收能力大幅度下降;钢纤维混凝土400,800℃对应的峰值应力分别降为常温时的76.8%和39.0%,弹性模量稍有降低,分别为常温的91.8%和82.7%,较基准混凝土有了较大的提高.钢纤维的加入可以增加混凝土的极限应力对应应变,曲线的下降段较为平缓,同时增强了混凝土的能量吸收能力,在20,400和800℃时,分别提高了38.5%,27.5%和25%.     

电化学除氯处理后的混凝土微观结构研究

为了研究电化学除氯对混凝土中离子分布和微观结构的影响规律,采用压汞法、SEM电子显微镜分析等方法对电化学除氯后不同水灰比混凝土试件中钢筋附近和表面层的氯离子和钾钠离子含量、孔隙结构、显微结构进行对比分析.结果显示,电化学除氯后,钢筋附近混凝土与外层混凝土相比,氯离子含量约为1/2,钾离子含量约为5～10倍,钠离子含量约为8～18倍,水化物颗粒间结合不连续、部分水化产物分解.钢筋附近区域混凝土中的氯离子含量明显低于外表层混凝土,钾、钠离子在钢筋阴极附近大量聚集.经过电化学处理后的混凝土试件钢筋附近区域的孔隙率和大孔含量增多,结构疏松;而外表层混凝土结构致密,孔隙细化,水化产物成网络状结合良好.     

Particle and Granule Parameters Affecting Compaction Efficiency in Dry Pressing

The slope of density versus log (pressure) represents the efficiency of compaction forming. A high maximum particle packing density of powders increased the pressing efficiency and the compact density. A high granule density favors a high compact density, whereas, a low granule density favors an increase in the pressing efficiency and the elimination of the intergranular pores; an optimum clearly existed. At a very low forming pressure, the compact density using granules containing a binder was lower; but at a higher forming pressure, the binder acted as a lubricant and assisted particle sliding and rearrangement which increased the pressing efficiency and compact density.     

Experimental investigations of long stick wood gasification in a bottom lit updraft fixed bed gasifier

Based on the experience of the gasifier users on the efforts and energy for wood chip preparation in a typical gasifier, we have embarked on the development of a gasifier suitable to work with long stick woody biomass as the feed materials. In the context of the impact of gasifiers, as decentralized energy delivery devices such an approach, it is hoped, would be an attractive option in rural areas both in domestic and industrial sectors. In the present paper in the gasifier operation, there is a fixed quantity of char that is combusted to gasify a fixed amount of wood, and the gasifier does not operate in a steady state manner. In this present work, focus is made on the development of a gasifier using long sticks of wood as feed materials. With this concept, a 10 kW thermal output power gasifier is designed and constructed. The gas and airflows can be converted to the air/fuel ratio, the most important aspect of gasifier operation. The air/fuel ratio shows operation in a combustion mode at start up, a gasification mode for the middle part of the run and a charcoal gasification mode at the end of the run. Since the interest here is exploring and validating of this concept, a bottom lit updraft gasifier is designed mainly to look at the gas yield and other favourable factors and to use this gas so obtained for thermal applications. The rate of feed was between 9 and 10 kg/h and continuous operation for 5 h was made in a couple of runs to study the performance. In this paper we report the salient features of our efforts and results, yielding a gasifier efficiency of 73%.     

新型多单体接枝物增容PP/PVC共混体系的研究

自制了多单体接枝物PP g (St co MMA) ,并利用其增容PP/PVC共混体系。讨论了共混物组成、相容剂用量在不同温度、不同压力下对其流变行为的影响。实验结果表明 ,在所研究的温度和压力范围内 ,加入PP g (St co MMA)增容PP/PVC共混体系后 ,共混物熔体呈典型的假塑性流体特性 ,粘流活化能增加 ,非牛顿性有增大的趋势。共混体系的力学性能提高 ,SEM照片证明了多单体接枝物对PP/PVC的增容作用     

Biodegradable polymers for use in surgery — poly(glycolic)/poly(Iactic acid) homo and copolymers: 2. In vitro degradation

The degradation mechanism of a series of polyglycolic/polylactic acid, (PGA/PLA), homo and copolymers synthesized as in Part 1¹, has been studied _vitro. An in vitro test model similar to that described in a previous study⁹, was used. The effects of time, temperature and pH on the rate and mechanism of degradation were elucidated. The degree of degradation was monitored molecularly by gel permeation chromatography (g.p.c.), tensile strength determination and mass loss measurements. The mechanism of degradation is shown to be by hydrolysis. The copolymers of PGA and PLA are shown to have a wide range of degradation rates governed by the hydrophilic/hydrophobic balance and crystallinity of the respective copolymer. The effect of the glass transition temperature (T_g) of PGA on its sensitivity to degradation is also demonstrated.     

Visible light localization algorithm based on multi-measurements constraints

In the indoor visible light transmission environment with complex noise, traditional received signal strength indication(RSSI)localization algorithm and imaging localization algorithm are unable to accurately determine the reason of the inaccurate localization model and inadequate constraints of position coordinates. In order to solve the problems, a visible light localization algorithm based on multi-measurements constraints is presented in the paper. The algorithm first constructs a joint localization state space model based on RSSI localization and the imaging localization algorithm. Then, states, measurements and their equations are constructed based on the space model. Finally, the equations are resolved using the unscented Kalman filter(UKF). Compared with RSSI localization and imaging localization, simulation results show that the RMSE of the proposed algorithm could be closer to the Cramer Rao bound. Besides, the localization probability of the proposed algorithm is higher than that of RSSI localization and imaging localization algorithm.