Apparatus for measuring physical adsorption on intact supported porous membranes

We present a non-destructive, reusable apparatus with which to measure physical adsorption isotherms of intact porous membranes. We developed a two-piece sample container to make reliable sorption measurements of porous membranes, the properties of which may differ from those of powders due to crystal intergrowth. This novel system employs a resealable container that can be immersed in a cryogenic bath, into which tubular, planar, or other porous membranes and films may be placed. Detailed sorption isotherms, including high-resolution adsorption in the low pressure (micropore-filling) region, are shown for MFI-type zeolite membranes grown on two types and configurations of α-alumina support.     

On the modeling of electro-hydrodynamic flow in a wire-plate electrostatic precipitator

Modeling of the flow velocity fields for the electrohydrodynamic (EHD) flow in a wire-to-plate type electrostatic precipitator (ESP) was achieved. Solutions of the steady, two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations have been computed. The equations were solved in the conservative finite-difference form on a fine uniform rectilinear grid of sufficient resolution to accurately capture the momentum boundary layers. The numerical procedure for differential equations was used by SIMPLEST [Michel, 2002], a derivative of Patankar’s SIMPLE algorithm, to bring rapid convergence. The Phoenics (Version 3.5.1) CFD code, coupled with Poisson’s and ion transport equations and electric body force in the momentum equation, developed in this study, was used for the numerical simulation. From calculations for the flow employing different flow models, the Chen-Kimk-ε turbulent model appeared to be the most appropriate choice to obtain a quantitative image of the resulting mean flow field and downstream wake flow of the rear wire, although this was obtained from a qualitative analysis due to the lack of experimental verification. The flow velocity field pattern showed a strong EHD secondary flow, which was clearly visible in the downstream regions of the corona wire despite the low Reynolds number for the electrode (Re_CW=12.4). Secondary flow vortices were also caused by the EHD with increases in the discharge current     

Water flux,DSC, and cytotoxicity characterization of membranes of cellulose acetate produced from sugar cane bagasse,using PEG 600

Summary In this article, cellulose acetate produced through the homogeneous acetylation of sugar cane bagasse cellulose was used to produce membranes, using poly(ethyleneglycol) 600 (PEG 600) as an admixture. The membranes were characterized using water flux measurements (Payne’s cup), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and neutral red uptake (cytotoxicity). The results showed that PEG 600 acts as a crystallinity inductor and/or pore former in the cellulose acetate matrix. The induction of crystallinity is important for this system since it had not been reported on the literature yet. The results also demonstrated that the studied membranes present a nontoxic behavior.     

石油亚砜树脂分离稀土的性能研究

应用石油亚砜萃取树脂与ＮＨ＿４ＣＮＳ体系，测定了稀土元素的分配比（Ｋｄ）、分离因素（β）和分离度Ｒｓ），讨论了ＮＨ＿４ＣＮＳ的浓度、稀土进样量和温度等对稀土分离的影响。应用于混合稀土的分离和测定，分析了６０．３２％的氧化钇，相对标准偏差为±１．４７％。     

不同时期排泥对培养SBBR生物膜的影响

序批式生物膜反应器（sequencing biofilm batch reactor, SBBR）是应用广泛的污水处理方法。为探究不同时期排泥对SBBR污染物去除效果与微生物群落结构的影响，本研究设置了挂膜初期、中期和后期进行排泥的反应器处理生活污水，同时结合16S rDNA高通量测序技术对微生物群落结构进行分析，并采用机器学习（machine learning, ML）的方法，在传统的微生物优势种分析基础上，对测序数据进行深度挖掘，寻找造成组间差异的关键物种。水质测定结果显示，COD去除效果在不同时期排泥的SBBR间没有明显差异，出水COD均低于30mg/L。挂膜中期排泥的SBBR的NH₃-N去除率先达到稳定且高于前期和后期排泥的系统。高通量测序结果显示，各SBBR中微生物优势种均以降解有机物的物种为主。挂膜中期排泥的SBBR中，ML筛选得到的NH₃-N去除相关物种（Hydrogenophaga、Gemmata和Nitrospira）与差异关键物种丰度更高，微生物群落结构稳定性更强，可从微生物层面解释分析SBBR污染物去除效果的差异。     

协同入侵检测研究现状与展望

协同入侵检测技术(collaborative intrusion detection system, CIDS)能够检测分布式协同攻击,应对大规模网络入侵,拥有传统入侵检测系统所不具备的优势,而如何在提高检测性能的同时实现去中心化是一个重要的研究课题。通过对近年来CIDS研究成果的梳理,阐述了在检测方法、数据聚合、隐私保护和信任管理方面的研究进展和问题,分析了在去中心化方面面临的挑战,探讨了基于区块链技术的CIDS未来发展方向,最后展望了CIDS在云计算、物联网等新兴领域的应用前景。     

基于螺旋搜索机制的行星搜索算法

螺旋搜索机制的全局搜索能力强,广泛用于萤火虫算法及鲸鱼搜索算法,但其收敛速度慢,收敛精度低,局部搜索能力较差。通过改变收敛范围较小时的搜索模式,提出了局部螺旋搜索来提高其局部搜索能力,并引入变异操作提高其局部搜索能力,提出了行星搜索算法。通过对单峰及多峰值测试函数对该算法进行验证。结果表明行星搜索算法在收敛速度、搜索精度及局部搜索能力等方面较粒子群算法、萤火虫算法及鲸鱼搜索算法等有明显提升。     

Edwards曲线快速标量乘算法研究

标量乘法是椭圆曲线密码算法中最核心的运算,其运算速度影响着整个密码体制的实现效率。首先,详细地介绍了Edwards曲线的基本概念。其次,为了提高标量乘法的运算速度,针对椭圆曲线标量乘算法进行了研究,引入了一种可以用来计算连续倍点2◢△mP◣的算法CDA。为了提高CDA的计算效率,提出了将标量◢k◣表示为4-NNAF形式以减少◢k◣的长度,再结合CDA计算标量乘法可以有效地减少运算量。最后根据算法的运算量分析和具体例子得出,减少标量◢k◣长度后的计算效率提高了13%以上。为了进一步加快运算速度,又提出了对CDA中乘法运算和模逆运算采用并行结构来减少标量乘法的运算次数。计算结果表明,并行后的计算效率提高了36%以上。     

Electrochemical cell current requirements for toxic organic waste destruction in Ce(IV)-mediated electrochemical oxidation process

The electrochemical cell for cerium oxidation and reactor for organic destruction are the most important operation units for the successful working mediated electrochemical oxidation (MEO) process. In this study, electrochemical cells with DSA electrodes of two types, single stack and double stack connected in series, were used. The performances towards the electrochemical generation of Ce(IV) in nitric acid media at 80 °C were studied. The current-voltage curves and cerium electrolysis kinetics showed the dependence on number of cell stacks needed to be connected in series for the destruction of a given quantity of organic pollutant. The presence of an optimum region for Ce(III) oxidation with a contribution of oxygen evolution, especially at low Ce(III) concentration (high conversion ratios), was found. The cells were applied for the Ce(IV) regeneration during the organic destruction. The cell and reactor processes were fitted in a simple model proposed and used to calculate the current needed in terms of Ce(III) oxidation rate and the number of cell stacks required for maintaining Ce(IV)/Ce(III) ratio at the same level during the organic destruction. This consideration was based on the kinetic model previously developed by us for the organic destruction in the MEO process.     

Controlled coagulation of emulsion polymers

Coagulation of latex particles is most often carried out in the diffusion limited aggregation (DLA) regime where the time for coagulation to take place is on the millisecond timescale. This process produces aggregates of low density, irregular shape, and a broad particle size distributions. When the coagulation is carried out in the reaction limited aggregation (RLA) regime, a coagulation time of about 1–120 sec, the system can be controlled by mixing to yield dense, spheroidal aggregates with a very narrow particle size distribution. The important variables in the RLA process for butyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate (BA/MMA) latexes were found to be mixing intensity, latex copolymer composition, and coagulation temperature. Dried aggregates formed in the RLA process were found to have excellent powder flow properties and low dustiness.