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.     

Crop residue,manure and fertilizer in dryland maize under reduced tillage in northern China: I grain yields and nutrient use efficiencies

The rapidly increasing population and associated quest for food and feed in China has led to increased soil cultivation and nitrogen (N) fertilizer use, and as a consequence to increased wind erosion and unbalanced crop nutrition. In the study presented here, we explored the long-term effects of various combinations of maize stover, cattle manure and nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilizer applications on maize (Zea mays L.) yield and nutrient and water use efficiencies under reduced tillage practices. In a companion paper, we present the effects on nutrient balances and soil fertility characteristics. The ongoing factorial field trial was conducted at Shouyang Dryland Farming Experimental Station in northern China from 1993 onwards. The incomplete, determinant-optimal design comprised 12 treatments, including a control treatment, in duplicate. Grain yields and N, P, and potassium (K) uptakes and N, P and K use efficiencies were greatly influenced by the amount of rain during the growing season (GSR), and by soil water at sowing (SWS). There were highly significant interactions between GSR and added stover and manure, expressed in complex annual variations in grain yield and N, P and K use efficiencies. Annual mean grain yields ranged from 3,000 kg ha⁻¹ to 10,000 kg ha⁻¹ and treatment mean yields from 4,500 kg ha⁻¹ to 7,000 kg ha⁻¹. Balanced combination of stover (3,000–6,000 kg), manure (1,500–6,000 kg) and N fertilizer (105 kg) gave the highest yield. Stover and manure were important for supplying K, but the effects differed greatly between years. Overall mean N recovery efficiency (NRE) ranged from 28% to 54%, depending on N source. NRE in wet years ranged from 50% to 90%. In conclusion, balanced combinations of stover, manure and NP fertilizer gave the highest yield and NRE. Reduced tillage with adding stover and manure in autumn prior to ploughing is effective in minimizing labor requirement and wind erosion. The potentials of split applications of N fertilizer, targeted to the need of the growing crop (response farming), should be explored to further increase the N use efficiency.     

Purification of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole by solvent extraction

−Purification of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (91.9% purity) by solvent extraction was studied. The extraction of impurities present in crude 2-MBT (e.g. benzothiazole, sulfides and sulfur containing compounds) was carried out at temperatures between 70-180°C using various solvents and their mixtures of different polarity. The highest purity of 2-MBT, above 99% was obtained using nitrobenzene, toluene and ethanol, even at a concentration of 2-MBT above 50 wt%. Increasing temperature and decreasing concentration of the raw material have a positive influence on the purification process. A comparable efficiency of purification was observed also with mixed solvents, (toluene with ethanol, acetone and aniline) possessing the same polarities. A correlation between the polarity indexes (PI) of mixed solvents and experimentally obtained purity of 2-MBT was found. The highest purity of 2-MBT provides extraction of the raw material with mixed solvents having PI 3.8-4.4.     

Synthesis and properties of chitosan-modified poly(vinyl butyrate)

Modification of chitosan by grafting of vinyl butyrate was carried out in homogeneous phase using potassium persulfate as redox initator and 1.5% acetic acid as solvent. The percent grafting and grafting efficiency were analysed and the high grafting efficiency up to 94% was observed. The effects of reaction variables such as monomer concentration, initiator concentration, temperature and reaction time were investigated. It was observed that the solubility of chitosan was markedly reduced after grafting with vinyl butyrate. The grafted product is insoluble in common organic solvents as well in dilute organic and inorganic acids. Characterization of the graft copolymers were carried out by using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) technics. Characteristic signal of carbonyl group was observed at 1,731 cm⁻¹ which belongs to the poly vinyl butyrate segments in the graft copolymer. The melting transition of the chitosan main chain in the copolymer shifted to 124°C from its original value 101°C. In addition to these, we have also studied topology of the graft copolymer and the SEM micrograph showed continuous homogenous matrix which means there is no phase separation.     

Porous poly(vinylidene fluoride) membrane with highly hydrophobic surface

The preparation of very hydrophobic poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membranes was explored by using two methods. The first one was the modified phase inversion method using a water/N,N‐dimethylacetamide (DMAc) mixture instead of pure water as a soft precipitation bath. The second method was a precipitation‐bath free method, that is, the PVDF/DMAc casting solution underwent gelation in the open air instead of being immersed into a precipitation bath. The morphology of the surface and cross section of the membranes was investigated by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that the membranes exhibited certain micro‐ and nanoscale hierarchical roughness on the surface, which brought about an enhanced hydrophobicity of the membrane. The contact angle (CA) of the samples obtained by the second method was as high as 150° with water. The conventional phase inversion method preparing PVDF porous membrane using pure water as precipitation bath usually results in an asymmetric membrane with a dense skin layer having a CA close to that of a smooth PVDF surface. The modified approach avoided the formation of a skin‐layer and resulted in a porous and highly hydrophobic surface of PVDF. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 98: 1358–1363, 2005     

天然橡胶不同硫化体系磨耗微观结构的研究

通过对天然橡胶不同硫化体系硫化胶磨耗前后的红外光谱分析，得知常温下硫化胶的磨耗历程是具有氧化反应的力化学反应，单，双硫键较多的硫化胶具有较好的耐磨性。     

A3钢表面有机膦合钼聚多酸盐转化膜的研究

由Ｎａ２ＭｏＯ４·２Ｈ２Ｏ和Ｎａ２ＨＥＤＰ·５Ｈ２Ｏ合成了有机膦合钼聚多酸盐Ｎａ８［（ＨＥＤＰ）２Ｍｏ５Ｏ２１］·５Ｈ２Ｏ。用Ｎａ８［（ＨＥＤＰ）２Ｍｏ５Ｏ２１］·５Ｈ２Ｏ的溶液处理Ａ３钢，获得了具有一定耐蚀性的黄色转化膜，适宜的工艺条件为：浓度１６ｇ·Ｌ－１，ｐＨ３．５，温度５０℃，时间８０ｓ。本文还报告了膜层的ＸＰＳ和ＡＥＳ分析结果。     

基于K-shell位置和两阶邻居的复杂网络节点重要性评估方法

K-shell分解法能快速识别复杂网络中的关键节点,但是无法辨别同壳层内节点重要性的差异,并且低估了处于网络边缘位置的高度值节点的重要性。针对这两个问题,提出一种基于K-shell位置和两阶邻居的节点重要性评估方法。该方法根据K-shell分解过程中节点移除的顺序细化节点的全局位置信息,然后综合考虑节点的局部拓扑结构信息和全局位置信息,利用两步长内邻居节点的K-shell位置信息度量节点的重要性。在八个真实网络上用传染病模型进行仿真实验,结果表明,所提方法与其他五种相关方法相比能更准确有效地评估并区分节点的重要性。     

融合语义差别和流型学习的偏标记学习方法

偏标记学习是一种重要的弱监督学习框架。在偏标记学习中,每个实例与一组候选标记相关联,它的真实标记隐藏在候选标记集合中,且在学习过程中不可获知。为了消除候选标记对学习过程的影响,提出了一种融合实例语义差别最大化和流型学习的偏标记学习方法(partial label learning by semantic difference and manifold learning, PL-SDML)。该方法是一个两阶段的方法：在训练阶段,基于实例的语义差别最大化准则和流型学习方法为训练实例生成标记置信度;在预测阶段,使用基于最近邻投票的方法为未知实例预测标记类别。在四组人工改造的UCI数据集中,在平均70%的情况下优于其他对比算法。在四组真实偏标记数据集中,相比其他对比算法,取得了0.3%～13.8%的性能提升。     

基于多次散射目标模型的雷达成像研究

合成孔径雷达（Synthetic Aperture Radar, SAR）作为一种主动微波传感器,被广泛应用于遥感对地观测。然而,传统上的雷达散射模型是基于几何光学近似的,忽略了地物目标之间的相互作用,即多次散射效应。为了充分挖掘和利用毫米波雷达影像中目标电磁散射特性信息,亟需对典型目标的多次散射效应进行建模仿真和验证。基于矩量法（Method of Moments, MoM）分析了球体、二面角等目标表面等效电流分布与分段成像结果的对应关系,并利用后向投影（Back-Projection, BP）算法进行电磁仿真成像,总结了单/双基地雷达模式对成像中散射机制的影响。结果表明：目标表面等效电流分布以及分段等效合成孔径张角会随入射角度发生改变,其中分段等效合成孔径张角会影响方位向分辨率;双基地雷达成像结果中包含更丰富的电磁散射信息。本研究可为SAR系统设计和验证、典型目标回波特性数据收集以及如何基于高解析度SAR影像进行目标识别等研究提供借鉴与参考。