Feeding Methanol in an FCC Unit

Abstract

The feasibility analysis of integrating methanol to olefins (MTO) with fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) process is based on their similarities and compatibility. Feeding methanol in FCC is proposed to produce more light olefins. According to the characters of FCC, the effects of reaction temperature, water co-feed, and the coke content of catalyst in methanol conversion were studied systematically. It is concluded that high light olefins yields from methanol conversion were obtained on the FCC condition. Feeding methanol in FCC at the bottom of riser as the proper position was suggested on the ground of comparison with MGD process of FCC. The research proved the feasibility of feeding methanol in FCC and provided important reference for its commercial application in a certain degree.     

低温挤压制备高塑细晶Zn-6Al合金

研究了不同挤压温度（350和200 ℃）对反挤压Zn-6Al合金室温拉伸性能的影响。利用扫描电镜、电子背散射技术以及电子万能试验机对Zn-Al合金的微观组织和力学性能进行了详细的研究。结果表明,由于具有细晶组织、高的施密特因子和无层片状组织,随着挤压温度从350 ℃降低至200 ℃,在应变速率为10^-3 s^-1时,反挤压Zn-6Al合金的伸长率从98%提高至198%。     

Influences of pre‐ordered melt structures on the crystallization behavior and polymorphic composition of β‐nucleated isotactic polypropylene with different stereo‐defect distribution

As part of continuous efforts to understand the surprising synergetic effect between β‐nucleating agent and pre‐ordered structures of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) in significant enhancement of β‐crystallization (Ordered Structure Effect, OSE), two β‐nucleated iPP with different uniformities of stereo‐defect distribution (WPP‐A and WPP‐B) were prepared, their crystallization behaviors with variation of melt structures were studied in detail. The results revealed that β‐phase can hardly form in WPP‐A (whose stereo‐defect distribution is less uniform) because of its strong tendency of α‐nucleation caused by its less uniform stereo‐defect distribution, while WPP‐B is more favorable for β‐crystallization; As fusion temperature decreases, similar variation trends of crystallization temperature and β‐phase proportion can be observed from WPP‐A and WPP‐B, indicating the occurrence of OSE behavior, which provides unsurpassed β‐nucleation efficiency and induces β‐crystallization even in WPP‐A which is less favorable for β‐crystallization; moreover, the upper and lower limiting temperatures of Region II of WPP‐A and WPP‐B are identical, suggesting the uniformity of stereo‐defect distribution has little influence on temperature window for OSE (denoted as Region II). To explore the physical nature of Region II, self‐nucleation behavior and equilibrium melting temperature of PP‐A and PP‐B were studied. The lower limiting temperatures of exclusive self‐nucleation domain of both PP‐A and PP‐B are identical with the lower limiting temperatures of Region II in OSE (168°C); moreover, the T_m⁰ of both PP‐A and PP‐B are close to their upper limiting temperatures of Region II in OSE behavior (189°C). The possible explanation was proposed. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 42632.     

Preparation and properties of phase‐change heat‐storage UV curable polyurethane acrylate coating

Phase‐change heat‐storage UV curable polyurethane acrylate (PUA) coating was prepared by applying microencapsulated phase change materials (microPCMs) to PUA coating. MicroPCMs containing paraffin core with melamine‐formaldehyde shell were synthesized by in situ polymerization. The effect of stirring speed, emulsification time, emulsifier amount, and core/shell mass ratio on particle size, morphology, and phase change properties of the microPCMs was studied by using laser particle size analyzer, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry. The results showed that the diameter of the microcapsules decreased with the increase of stirring speed, emulsification time, and emulsifier amount. When the mass ratio of emulsifier to paraffin is 6%, microcapsules fabricated with a core/shell ratio of 75/25 have a compact surface and a mean particle size of 30 μm. The sample made under the above conditions has a higher efficiency of microencapsulation than other samples and was applied to PUA coating. The dispersion of microPCMs in coating and heat‐storage properties of the coating were investigated. The results illustrated that the phase‐change heat‐storage UV curable PUA coating can store energy and insulate heat. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 41266.     

In-depth analysis of drivers’ merging behavior and rear-end crash risks in work zone merging areas

This study investigates the drivers’ merging behavior and the rear-end crash risk in work zone merging areas during the entire merging implementation period from the time of starting a merging maneuver to that of completing the maneuver. With the merging traffic data from a work zone site in Singapore, a mixed probit model is developed to describe the merging behavior, and two surrogate safety measures including the time to collision (TTC) and deceleration rate to avoid the crash (DRAC) are adopted to compute the rear-end crash risk between the merging vehicle and its neighboring vehicles. Results show that the merging vehicle has a bigger probability of completing a merging maneuver quickly under one of the following situations: (i) the merging vehicle moves relatively fast; (ii) the merging lead vehicle is a heavy vehicle; and (iii) there is a sizable gap in the adjacent through lane. Results indicate that the rear-end crash risk does not monotonically increase as the merging vehicle speed increases. The merging vehicle's rear-end crash risk is also affected by the vehicle type. There is a biggest increment of rear-end crash risk if the merging lead vehicle belongs to a heavy vehicle. Although the reduced remaining distance to work zone could urge the merging vehicle to complete a merging maneuver quickly, it might lead to an increased rear-end crash risk. Interestingly, it is found that the rear-end crash risk could be generally increased over the elapsed time after the merging maneuver being triggered.     

60km车载瑞利测风激光雷达研制

目前我国尚缺乏25~60 km大气风场实时探测手段,为此研制了60 km车载瑞利测风激光雷达。介绍了系统总体结构,对分系统的研制做了详细描述。为提高风场反演的精度,设计了标准具通过率函数校准系统。提出了标准具通过率函数校准方法,并开展实验对标准具通过率函数进行了校准。校准结果表明,接收机性能稳定,各参数测量标准差均小于0.06。该系统在德令哈地区对15~60 km大气风场进行了观测,获得了水平风场的测量结果,并与当地探空气球的探测结果进行了比对,30 km以下一致性较好。对风速、风向测量误差进行了计算,40 km以下,风速测量误差4 m/s,风向测量误差6,40 km以上,风速测量误差8 m/s,风向测量误差18。该系统设计合理,性能稳定,能够实时探测10~60 km大气风场。     

光源光色对隧道照明效果的影响

为了研究隧道照明中光源的光色,在3种照明水平和负对比条件下,比较了5种色温的LED光源与传统照明光源高压钠灯(HPS)、金卤灯(MH)对隧道照明效果的影响。通过反应时间实验方法,分析了光源光色分别与反应时间和人眼瞳孔大小之间的变化关系。实验结果显示,在高照明水平下,高色温LED光源的视觉功效最高,光生物效应最显著;而在中间视觉照明水平下,中间色温的LED光源的视觉功效和光生物效应最显著。合理选择适用隧道照明各区段的光源应考虑光源光色对视觉功效和光生物效应的综合影响,并值得进一步研究。     

Determination of the Hansen solubility parameters with a novel optimization method

The Hansen solubility parameters (HSPs) are useful for predicting solvent–solute affinity. In this study, the HSPs and the sphere radii (Ro's) of poly(ether sulfone), bitumen, and lignin were determined by a novel optimization method. A hybrid algorithm, which could locate multiple optima, was developed and used to solve optimization problems for maximizing the fitness (F) and minimizing both Ro and the numbers of good solvent and total outliers. For most selected samples, improved results with higher F and reduced Ro and number of outliers were obtained. The results clarify the correlations among three criteria for an optimal solubility sphere, namely, the smallest Ro, highest F, and lowest number of outliers. They can be satisfied simultaneously only when outliers are avoided; otherwise, a reduction in Ro decreases F but can retain the same outliers. Thereby, defining the solubility sphere as the one having the smallest Ro and the lowest number of outliers is more reasonable according to the physical significance in both cases. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133, 43328.