我国主要合成橡胶的进口情况

介绍2012年我国丁苯橡胶（SBR）、聚丁二烯橡胶（BR）、丁基橡胶（IIR）、丁腈橡胶（NBR）、氯丁橡胶（CR）、乙丙橡胶（EPR）、异戊二烯橡胶（IR）和丁苯热塑性弹性体（SBCs）8种主要合成橡胶的进口情况。2012年我国合成橡胶进口量略有减小,进口主要来源国家和地区为韩国、美国、日本、俄罗斯和我国台湾省,进口贸易方式以一般贸易和进料加工贸易为主,进口地集中在我国轮胎和制鞋行业发达的山东省、上海市、广东省、浙江省、江苏省和福建省等。     

埃洛石复配阻燃剂对聚丙烯阻燃性能和力学性能的影响

用埃洛石、三聚氰胺作为阻燃剂,制备了无卤阻燃聚丙烯(PP)复合材料。通过氧指数(OI)、垂直燃烧、万能力学仪、扫描电镜分析研究了埃洛石复配阻燃剂对PP阻燃性能、力学性能的影响。结果表明:埃洛石复配阻燃剂可使PP复合材料通过UL94燃烧性能测试,在提高材料OI的同时,保持了其优良的力学性能。     

Dehydration of Concentrated Ganoderma lucidum Extraction by Combined Microwave-Vacuum and Conventional Vacuum Drying

Combination of microwave-vacuum drying and conventional vacuum drying was investigated as a potential method for drying concentrated Ganoderma lucidum extraction. The Ganoderma lucidum was extracted by hot water (60–65°C) and then concentrated to moisture of about 70% (wet basis) in a rising-film evaporator. The concentrated sample was dried by microwave-vacuum until the moisture content reached 10% (wet basis), and then by conventional vacuum drying at the temperature of 55–60°C to final moisture content about 6% (wet basis). The retention of polysaccharide and triterpenes of Ganoderma lucidum dried by this method were evaluated and compared with those dried by freeze drying and conventional vacuum drying alone. The comparison showed that the quality of extraction dried by the current method was close to that of freeze-dried extraction and much better than that of conventional vacuum-dried ones.     

Effects of Four Different Drying Methods on the Quality Characteristics of Peeled Litchis (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)

Four different drying methods, namely, air drying (AD), microwave-assisted vacuum drying (MWVD), coupled microwave–hot air drying (MWAD), and freeze drying (FD), were studied, in terms of drying time, color, reducing sugar content, shrinkage, microstructure, and sensory evaluation. The drying rate of MWVD and MWAD were notably faster than that of AD and FD. The highest reducing sugar content was observed in MWAD, followed by MWVD. No significant differences were observed in reducing sugar between air-dried and freeze-dried products. FD had the best color and shrinkage among the other drying methods. The color and shrinkage of MWVD drying is close to the fresh litchis and much better than hot air and MWAD. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images showed that the MWVD and FD litchis have a porous structure, whereas AD and MWAD litchis have a compact structure. The sensory evaluation suggests that peeled litchis dried by the four studied drying methods are of a quality that is accepted by consumers.     

Novel flexible electrically conductive adhesives from functional epoxy,flexibilizers, micro‐silver flakes and nano‐silver spheres for electronic packaging

In this study, five different flexibilizers were added into a matrix resin to improve the flexibility of electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs). The flexible ECAs were fabricated from the matrix resin and electrically conductive fillers. Their curing was fixed at 150 °C for 30 min. Of the five flexibilizers, 1,3‐propanediol bis(4‐aminobenzoate) (PBA) had the best effect on the electrical, mechanical and thermal properties of the ECAs. During curing, PBA reacted with the functional epoxy in the matrix resin. The soft ether segments in PBA were grafted into the crosslinked epoxy network to form an orderly spaced mesh structure. This led to high‐temperature stability, with the pyrolysis temperature being above 350 °C. Flexible ECAs with a 10% weight ratio of PBA in the matrix resin had the best properties. Their viscosity and bulk resistivity were the lowest. Their flexibility and electrical conductivity were the highest. They also had low storage modulus which could effectively dissipate or reduce the residual shear stress generated by the mismatch of thermal expansion coefficient between chip and substrate. Their impact strength was the lowest, and the toughening effect was so significant that the improvement was about 48% compared to ECAs. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry     

Chemical treatment of wood fiber and its reinforced unsaturated polyester composites

In order to enhance the interfacial adhesion between wood fiber and an unsaturated polyester matrix (UPE), acrylic acid (acrylic acid)/poly(methyl methacrylate), and (acrylic acid)/silanization (AAS) were used to treat the wood fibers. The mechanical properties and the impact fracture surfaces of the prepared composites were measured and characterized, and the fracture mechanism of these kinds of composites was analyzed. The results showed that the AAS composites possessed the optimum comprehensive mechanical properties. When the weight fraction of wood fiber was 16%, the flexural strength and flexural modulus of the AAS composites were increased by 28.9 and 51.8%, respectively, compared to those of untreated composites. The highest tensile strength and lowest water absorption were also noted for AAS composites. These composites possessed the strongest interfacial adhesion between wood fiber and the UPE matrix. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 19:18–24, 2013. © 2013 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Microstructure and High‐temperature Oxidation Behavior of Ti3AlC2/W Composites

Using spark plasma sintering, Ti₃AlC₂/W composites were prepared at 1300°C. They contained “core‐shell” microstructures in which a Ti_xW_1?x “shell” surrounded a W “core”, in a Ti₃AlC₂ matrix. The composite hardness increased with W addition, and the hardening effect is likely achieved by the Ti_xW_1?x interfacial layer providing strong bonding between Ti₃AlC₂ and W, and by the presence of hard W. Microstructural development during high‐temperature oxidation of Ti₃AlC₂/W composites involves α‐Al₂O₃ and rutile (TiO₂) formation ≥1000°C and Al₂TiO₅ formation at ~1400°C while tungsten oxides appear to have volatilized above 800°C. Likely due to exaggerated, secondary grain growth of TiO₂‐doped alumina and the effect of W addition, fine (<1 μm) Al₂O₃ grains formed dense, anisomorphic laths on Ti₃AlC₂/5 wt%W surfaces ≥1200°C and coarsened to large (>5 μm), dense, TiO₂‐doped Al₂O₃ clusters on Ti₃AlC₂/10 wt%W surfaces ≥1400°C. W potentially affects the oxidation behavior of Ti₃AlC₂/W composites beneficially by causing formation of Ti_xW_1?x thus altering the defect structure of Ti₃AlC₂, resulting in Al having a higher activity and by changing the scale morphology by forming dense Al₂O₃ laths in a thinner oxide coating, and detrimentally through release of volatile tungsten oxides generating cavities in the oxide scale. For Ti₃AlC₂/5 wt%W oxidation, the former beneficial effects appear to dominate over the latter detrimental effect.     

Adsorption and separation of rhenium(VII) using N‐methylimidazolium functionalized strong basic anion exchange resin

BACKGROUND: Rhenium is a rare and valuable metal coexisting with molybdenum in molybdenite and sulfide copper ores and is hard to separate. Methods such as solvent extraction, ion exchange, adsorption, precipitation, etc. have been used to separate and purify Re(VII), and resin ion exchange has been widely investigated and used owing to its convenient operation and relatively low‐cost. The main challenge comes from the preparation of resins having high performance and stability. In an earlier study, an N‐methylimidazolium functionalized strong basic anion exchange resin was successfully synthesized and used for Cr(IV) extraction. This paper, reports on further synthesis and application of this resin for adsorption and separation of Re(VII) and Mo(VI), especially from copper arsenic filter cake. RESULTS: At pH 6.25, Re(VII) and Mo(VI) can be effectively separated with the N‐methylimidazolium functionalized strong basic anion exchange resin, giving a Re(VII) recovery of up to 93.3%, but only 5.1% for Mo(VI). When using the copper arsenic filter cake sample 89.1% Re(VII) recovery was achieved. CONCLUSION: The N‐methylimidazolium functionalized strong basic anion exchange resin exhibited high selectivity and recovery for Re(VII) in a mixed system. © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

Hydrolysis Control of AlN Powders for the Aqueous Processing of Spherical AlN Granules

Spherical granules of aluminum nitride (AlN) with an average particle size of about 50 μm were produced from aqueous suspensions using an AlN powder surface treated against hydrolysis with aluminum dihydrogenphosphate [Al(H₂PO₄)₃]. Two different amounts of Al(H₂PO₄)₃ were tested and the effects of surface treatment and aging time were evaluated by various techniques (XRD, TG‐DTA, zeta potential and pH measurements). The treated powder exhibited antihydrolytic property and good dispersing behavior, enabling the preparation of low‐viscosity and high‐concentration aqueous AlN slurries for freeze granulation. The spherical AlN granules were sintered in a boron nitride (BN) powder bed followed by ultrasonic washing of the AlN granulates/BN mixture to remove BN. The sintered spherical AlN granules present excellent crystallinity and high sphericity as observed from SEM micrographs.     

Strength of adhesive joints with adherend yielding: I. Analytical model

A sandwich element can be isolated in all two-dimensional adhesive joints, thereby simplifying the analysis of strain and stress. An adhesive sandwich model has been developed that accommodates arbitrary loading, a bilinear adherend stress-strain response, and any form of nonlinear adhesive behavior. The model accounts for both the bending deformation and the shear deformation of the adherends. Stress and strain distributions in the adhesive were obtained by solving a system of six differential equations using a finite-difference method. For a sample adhesive sandwich, the adhesive strains and stresses from the new model were compared with those of other models. Finally, the model was coupled with an analytical solution for the detached section of an adhesive joint in peel. The stress and strain distributions in the adhesive and the root curvature of the peel adherend were then compared with finite element results. An accompanying article in this issue uses the model with experimental peel data to investigate the suitability of various adhesive failure criteria.