Enhanced boron removal from metallurgical grade silicon by the slag refining method with the addition of tin

An effective boron removal method was developed through a process of combining Si–Sn alloy with slag treatment. Boron content in refined silicon and boron removal fraction by slag containing 5 wt% CaO, 25 wt% SiO₂ and 70 wt% Na₂SiO₃ and was investigated under varied Si–Sn alloy composition, slag/Si–Sn alloy mass ratio and refining time. Boron was effectively removed by adding tin to metallurgical grade silicon. In particular, the boron content in metallurgical grade silicon decreased from 12.92 ppmw to 0.79 ppmw by adding 50 at% tin under a mass ratio of 2:1 (slag:alloy) at 1723 K. The amount of boron removed increased with increasing amount of tin added, mass ratio and refining time.     

Orthogonal nonnegative matrix factorization based local hidden Markov model for multimode process monitoring

Traditional data driven fault detection methods assume that the process operates in a single mode so that they cannot perform well in processes with multiple operating modes. To monitor multimode processes effectively, this paper proposes a novel process monitoring scheme based on orthogonal nonnegative matrix factorization (ONMF) and hidden Markov model (HMM). The new clustering technique ONMF is employed to separate data fromdifferent processmodes. ThemultipleHMMs for various operating modes lead to highermodeling accuracy. The proposed approach does not presume the distribution of data in each mode because the process uncertainty and dynamics can bewell interpreted through the hidden Markov estimation. The HMM-based monitoring indication named negative log likelihood probability is utilized for fault detection. In order to assess the proposed monitoring strategy, a numerical example and the Tennessee Eastman process are used. The results demonstrate that this method provides efficient fault detection performance.     

Exceptional supercapacitive performance of bicontinuous carbon/MnO2 composite electrodes

A new type of porous carbon/MnO₂ composites, having bicontinuous structures, i.e., continuous channels and carbon skeletons, was prepared using a phase separation method, followed by a carbonization procedure and a subsequent redox reaction. In this work, such composite electrodes show a high specific capacitance of ca. 260?F?g^?1 at 0.5?A?g^?1 in 1?M Na₂SO₄ aqueous solution, a superior cycling stability (~80% retention after 2000 cycles) and a distinctive high-rate performance. Especially, unique bicontinuous structures endow such composites with a great specific capacitance of the constituent MnO₂ (~1100?F?g^?1), very close to the theoretical value. These excellent electrochemical behaviors may render this material a promising candidate as high-performance electrodes in supercapacitors. Therefore, our findings suggest that the strategy for constructing bicontinuous hybrid electrodes represents an exciting direction for designing next-generation supercapacitors.     

Gas emission source term estimation with 1-step nonlinear partial swarm optimization-Tikhonov regularization hybrid method

Source term identification is very important for the contaminant gas emission event.Thus,it is necessary to study the source parameter estimation method with high computation efficiency,high estimation accuracy and reasonable confidence interval.Tikhonov regularization method is a potential good tool to identify the source parameters.However,it is invalid for nonlinear inverse problem like gas emission process.2-step nonlinear and linear PSO (partial swarm optimization)-Tikhonov regularization method proposed previously have estimated the emission source parameters successfully.But there are still some problems in computation efficiency and confidence interval.Hence,a new 1-step nonlinear method combined Tikhonov regularization and PSO algorithm with nonlinear forward dispersion model was proposed.First,the method was tested with simulation and experiment cases.The test results showed that 1-step nonlinear hybrid method is able to estimate multiple source parameters with reasonable confidence interval.Then,the estimation performances of different methods were compared with different cases.The estimation values with 1-step nonlinear method were close to that with 2-step nonlinear and linear PSO-Tikhonov regularization method.1-step nonlinear method even performs better than other two methods in some cases,especially for source strength and downwind distance estimation.Compared with 2-step nonlinear method,1-step method has higher computation efficiency.On the other hand,the confidence intervals with the method proposed in this paper seem more reasonable than that with other two methods.Finally,single PSO algorithm was compared with 1-step nonlinear PSO-Tikhonov hybrid regularization method.The results showed that the skill scores of 1-step nonlinear hybrid method to estimate source parameters were close to that of single PSO method and even better in some cases.One more important property of 1-step nonlinear PSO-Tikhonov regularization method is its reasonable confidence interval,which is not obtained by single PSO algorithm.Therefore,1-step nonlinear hybrid regularization method proposed in this paper is a potential good method to estimate contaminant gas emission source term.     

Preparation of hydrolysis of poly(acrylonitrile‐co‐methyl acrylate) membranes via thermally induced phase separation: Effects of hydrolysis conditions and additives

In this work, melt processable poly(acrylonitrile‐co‐methyl acrylate) [(P(AN‐MA)] was hydrolyzed first and then formed into microporous membrane via thermally induced phase separation. In order to optimize the hydrolysis condition and fabricate hydrophilic PAN‐based membranes, a series of hydrolysis experiments were performed to indicate the influence of hydrolysis temperature, alkaline species and time. The structure and properties of hydrolyzed P(AN‐MA) [H‐P(AN‐MA)] membranes were also investigated. It was found that with the increase of hydrolysis temperature, pure water flux (PWF) increased first and then decreased. When the hydrolysis temperature increased to 30 °C, the PWF of the H‐P(AN‐MA) membrane was up to the maximum of 6712.7 L/m² h, which increased by 1661.6 L/m² h, compared with the P(AN‐MA) membranes. When 1 wt % sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was incorporated into the diluents, the PWF increased dramatically, especially in high hydrolysis temperature. When the hydrolysis temperature was up to 70 °C, the PWF of H‐P(AN‐MA) membranes containing 1 wt % SDS increased by 2.3 times compared to the sample without SDS under the same condition. With 2 wt % amino functionalized multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs‐NH₂) employed as the additive, the tensile strength was up to 4.55 MPa. When 1 wt % SDS and 0.5 wt % MWCNTs‐NH₂ were mixed together, the bovine serum albumin rejection increased from 31.2% to 40.9%. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2018 , 135, 46380.     

Multimerization of a chimeric anti-CD20 single-chain Fv-Fc fusion protein is mediated through variable domain exchange

A series of single-chain anti-CD20 antibodies was produced byfusing single-chain Fv (scFv) with human IgG1 hinge and Fc regions,designated scFv-Fc. The initial scFv-Fc construct was assembledusing an 18 amino acid (aa) linker between the antibody light-and heavy-chain variable regions, with the Cys residue in theupper hinge region (Kabat 233) mutagenized to Ser. Anti-CD20scFv-Fc retained specific binding to CD20-positive cells andwas active in mediating complement-dependent cytolysis. Size-exclusionHPLC analysis revealed that the purified scFv-Fc included multimericas well as monomeric components. Variant scFv-Fcs were constructedincorporating four different hinges between the scFv and Fcregions, or three different linkers in the scFv domain. Allformed multimers, with the highest level of multimerizationfound in the scFv-Fc with the shortest linker (8 aa). Eliminationof an unusual salt bridge between residues L38 and H89 in theV_L-V_H domain interface failed to reduce the formation of higherorder forms. Structural analysis of the scFv-Fc constructedwith 18 or 8 aa linkers by pepsin or papain cleavage suggestedthe proteins contained a form in which scFv units had cross-pairedto form a `diabody'. Thus, domain exchange or cross-pairingappears to be the basis of the observed multimerization.     

高效液相色谱法测定纺织品上禁用偶氮染料

应用高效液相色谱法检测纺织品上是否有德国等政府禁用的偶氮染料。色谱柱为 Symme-try C8柱 (Waters) ,流动相为甲醇和磷酸盐缓冲液 ,紫外检测 ,采用外标法定量分析     

连续缩合制多胺流程的研究

对苯胺、甲醛在盐酸催化下生成二苯基甲烷二胺（MDA）及其同系物的连续缩合流程进行了研究,并与间歇缩合进行了比较。在预缩合、转位阶段都采用平推流反应器（PFR）有利于提高二苯基甲烷二胺含量。预缩合时甲醛加入方式多点加入比单点加入效果好,甲醛与苯胺反应2min反应基本完全。转位反应时物料流速对产物中的MDA含量影响不大,这样有利于转位反应器的设计。在优化的连续缩合流程下得到的产物中MDA质量分数为72．7％,MDA异构体混合物中2．4'－MDA质量分数为7．0％。     

EFFECT OF OSMOTIC PRE-TREATMENT AND INFRARED RADIATION ON DRYING RATE AND COLOR CHANGES DURING DRYING OF POTATO AND PINEAPPLE

A combination of intermittent infrared and continuous convection heating was used to dry various osmotically pretreated sample of potato (in solutions of 10%, 20% and 30% NaCl) and pineapple (in solutions of 30%, 50%, 70% Brix). The effect of drying conditions on color changes of potato and pineapple was investigated. The Hunter color scale parameters (redness, yellowness and lightness) were measured to quantify the color changes. With appropriate choice of infrared intermittency as well as osmotic pretreatment, it is possible to reduce the overall color change while maintaining high drying rates. As expected, osmotic pretreatment resulted in a shift in the sorption isotherms for both products.     

The effect of hexamethylene diisocyanate modified ALCELL lignin as a coupling agent on the flexural properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch – polypropylene composites

ALCELL lignin has been employed as a coupling agent in oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB)–polypropylene (PP) composites. The lignin has been chemically modified with hexamethylene diisocyanate (HMDI). Evidence for the reaction between HMDI and lignin has been observed by using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis. The effect of lignin as a coupling agent on the flexural properties has been studied. The results show that the HMDI‐modified lignin is able to impart greater compatibility between EFB and PP. This is reflected in the greater flexural strength shown by the composites with HMDI‐modified lignin than those with the unmodified lignin. Scanning electron microscopy studies show that HMDI‐modification of lignin results in a better blending and compatibility between lignin and PP matrix. The glass transition temperature of lignin increases as the level of HMDI modification is increased. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry