Microcellular foaming of PE/PP blends

Three different polyethylene/polypropylene (PE/PP) blends were microcellular foamed and their crystallinities and melt strengths were investigated. The relationship between crystallinity, melt strength, and cellular structure was studied. Experimental results showed that the three blends had similar variation patterns in respect of crystallinity, melt strength, and cellular structure, and these variation patterns were correlative for each blend. For all blends, the melt strength and PP melting point initially heightened and then lowered, the PP crystallinity first decreased, and then increased as the PE content increased. At PE content of 30%, the melt strength and PP melting point were highest and the PP crystallinity was least. The blend with lower PP crystallinity and higher melt strength had better cellular structure and broader microcellular foaming temperature range. So, three blends had best cellular structure at PE content of 30%. Furthermore, when compared with PE/homopolymer (hPP) blend, the PE/copolymer PP (cPP) blend had higher melt strength, better cellular structure, and wider microcellular foaming temperature range, so it was more suited to be microcellular foamed. Whereas LDPE/cPP blend had the broadest microcellular foaming temperature range because of its highest melt strength within three blends. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 104: 4149–4159, 2007     

石莼基微/中孔复合结构活性炭的制备及性能

以海洋海藻废弃物石莼为原料,通过热解预炭化,KOH活化制备活性炭。以碘吸附值和亚甲基蓝吸附值为吸附性能评价指标,探究了活化工艺对活性炭吸附性能的影响。结果表明,当KOH与石莼半焦质量比(碱炭比)为3.0∶1.0、活化时间为45 min、活化温度为800℃时,活性炭吸附性能最优,其碘吸附值和亚甲基蓝吸附值最大,分别为1824.19 mg/g、914.98 mg/g。FTIR测试表明,活性炭含有大量羟基等官能团。SEM测试表明,活性炭表面粗糙、存在大量孔结构。活性炭的BET比表面积为2616.3 m2/g,Langmuir比表面积高达4883.5 m2/g,平均孔径为2.73 nm。石莼基活性炭的孔结构为微/中孔复合结构,有作为储能、环保材料的潜质。     

Photocatalytic decoloration of water-soluble azo dyes by reduction based on bisulfite-mediated borohydride

Investigation of the photocatalytic decoloration of nine water-soluble anionic azo dyes widely used for the coloration of textiles was conducted in a photoreactor by a selected reduction based on bisulfite-mediated borohydride. The influence of the irradiation power on their decoloration was discussed in this work. The decoloration processes of two typical azo dyes, Reactive Red MS and C.I. Direct Blue 15 were examined with UV–vis measurement and their decoloration kinetics was also investigated. Moreover, identification of benzidine compounds released from the photoreduction of four direct dyestuffs was undertaken. The results indicated that the reduction of the dyes was significantly enhanced under the increasing irradiation. It was found that the overall degradation followed pseudo-first-order kinetics and two distinct stages were observed in the decoloration processes of Reactive Red MS and C.I. Direct Blue 15. The decay rates at first stage were slightly changed, but the decay rates at second stage were significantly affected by the light intensity. In addition, UV–vis spectra showed that the azo linkages in molecule structure of the dyes were destroyed during the decoloration. Finally, dimethoxyl benzidine or benzidine produced from the photoreduction of four direct dyes was identified as the decoloration products through a rapid spectrophotometric method.     

洗车废水回用技术的研究应用进展

洗车废水含有油污，泥沙，表面活性剂及其他可溶性有机物。洗车废水处理回用技术因洗车规模大小不同存在很大差别。该文介绍了目前国内外大型洗车场废水处理回用的主要工艺，概括和比较了洗车点洗车废水回用装置的主要技术，分析了目前小型回用装置存在的问题，并对发展方向作了展望。     

选磷厂废水电化学处理循环利用

简要介绍磷矿浮选厂废水（尾矿水）进行电化学处理的研究和处理后循环使用的浮选工艺试验以及含固废水电化学处理的理论基础。试验结果表明：经电化学处理后的废水达到工艺用水水质控制指标；反复循环使用于浮选工艺取得满意效果；电化学处理方法是实现工业废水循环利用的有效手段。     

Epitaxy growth and directed crystallization of high-density polyethylene in the oriented blends with isotactic polypropylene

Various lamellar orientations of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), due to competition between bulk nucleation and interfacial nucleation, have been realized in its melt drawn blends with isotactic polypropylene (iPP) upon cooling after subjected to 160 °C for 30 min. Directed crystallization, with heterogeneous nucleation in the bulk (within domains), is defined as lamellar growth along boundary of anisotropic domains and is favored in larger domains at higher temperature (slow cooling), since overgrowth of lamellae can feel the interface rather than impingement with neighbor ones as a result of scare nuclei at higher temperature. Moreover, lamellar growth caused by directed crystallization is dependent of dimension of confinement. Due to 2D confinement of cylindrical domains, lamellae can only grow along the axis of cylinder and thus b-axis orientation is formed. While in the layered domains with 1D confinement, however, lamellae grow with the normal of (110) plane along the melt drawn direction. On the other hand, epitaxial growth of HDPE chains onto iPP lamellae is related to the surface-induced crystallization and dominated by the interfacial nucleation. Only interfacial nucleation is preferred can epitaxial growth occur. Therefore, retarded crystallization, realized by either strong confinement in finer domains or rapid cooling or both, is favorable for it.     

TiCl4水解法制备纳米TiO2粉体

以TiCl4为原料,采用低温液相水解法制备了纳米TiO2粉体,着重研究了Ti4 的浓度和添加聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(Polyvinylpyrrolidone,PVP)对产物的晶相、颗粒大小和表面形貌的影响.使用XRD,TEM,SEM,激光粒度测试仪对样品进行了表征.结果表明,Ti4 浓度影响TiO2粉体的相转变温度,随着Ti4 浓度的升高金红石相的含量逐渐升高,但粉体分散性变差;添加PVP提高了所得TiO2粉体的分散性,粒径降低为40～50 nm左右,并改善了粉体的形貌.     

Low temperature solid-state synthesis routine and mechanism for Li3V2(PO4)3 using LiF as lithium precursor

Monoclinic lithium vanadium phosphate, Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃, has been successfully synthesized using LiF as lithium source. The one-step reaction with stoichiometric composition and relative lower sintering temperature (700 °C) has been used in our experimental processes. The solid-state reaction mechanism using LiF as lithium precursor has been studied by X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectra. The Rietveld refinement results show that in our product sintered at 700 °C no impurity phases of VPO₄, Li₅V(PO₄)₂F₂, or LiVPO₄F can be detected. The solid-state reaction using Li₂CO₃ as Li-precursor has also been carried out for comparison. X-ray diffraction patterns indicate that impurities as Li₃PO₄ can be found in the product using Li₂CO₃ as Li-precursor unless the sintering temperatures are higher than 850 °C. An abrupt particle growth (about 2 μm) has also been observed by scanning electron microscope for the samples sintered at higher temperatures, which can result in a poor cycle performance. The product obtained using LiF as Li-precursor with the uniform flake-like particles and smaller particle size (about 300 nm) exhibits the better performance. At the 50th cycle, the reversible specific capacities for Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃ measured between 3 and 4.8 V at 1C rate are found to approach 147.1 mAh/g (93.8% of initial capacity). The specific capacity of 123.6 mAh/g can even be hold between 3 and 4.8 V at 5C rate.     

Preparation of narrowly distributed nanoparticles of poly(n‐butyl methacrylate‐co‐vinyl pyrrolidone) through microemulsion polymerization

Narrowly distributed nanoparticles of poly (n‐butyl methacrylate‐co‐vinyl pyrrolidone) were prepared through microemulsion polymerization with a nonionic surfactant of Tween‐80 as emulsifier (6 wt % of the latex) and n‐butanol as coemulsifier. The polymerizations were initiated with benzoylperoxide (BPO), potassium persulfate (KPS), KPS/ferric sulfate (FeSO₄), and BPO/FeSO₄, respectively, where the initiation in the case of BPO/FeSO₄ took place mainly at the interphase between the oil phase and the reaction media. Namely, this interfacial‐initiated microemulsion polymerization resulted in larger particles with relatively narrower particle size distribution as well as higher limiting monomer conversion but lower polymerization rate compared with the polymerization initiated with KPS/FeSO₄. In this article, the influences of initiation method, monomer ratio, and addition of water‐soluble components on microemulsion polymerization and latex particle size were studied to discuss the mechanism of interfacial‐initiated microemulsion polymerization. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 92: 2334–2340, 2004     

注塑产品色差控制技术研究

色差是注塑中最常见缺陷，因其牵涉因素众多，十分难以掌握。本文从实用角度出发，讨论了影响色差主要因素和控制色差的实用技术．为减少色差问题的产生提供了一些好的经验和方法。