Thermal analysis of polymer–water interactions and their relation to gas hydrate inhibition

Gas hydrates formed in oil production pipelines are crystalline solids where hydrocarbon gas molecules such as methane, propane, and their mixtures are trapped in a cagelike structure by hydrogen‐bonded water molecules to form undesirable plugs. Methanol and glycol are currently used to prevent these plugs via thermodynamic inhibition. Small amounts of water‐soluble polymers may provide an alternate approach for preventing gas hydrates. In this study, we expand the fundamental understanding of water–polymer systems with differential scanning calorimetry. Nonfreezable bound water was used to quantify polymer–water interactions and relate them to the chemical structure for a series of polymers, including acrylamides, cyclic lactams, and n‐vinyl amides. For good interactions, the water structure needs to be stabilized through hydrophobic interactions. An increased hydrophobicity of the pendant group also appears to favor polymer performance as a gas hydrate inhibitor. Good inhibitors, such as poly(diethyl acrylamide) and poly(N‐vinyl caprolactam), also show higher heat capacities, which indicate higher hydrophobicity, than poor performers such as polyzwitterions, in which hydrophilicity dominated. The phase behavior and thermodynamic properties of dilute polymer solutions were also evaluated through measurements of the heat of demixing and lower critical solution temperature. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 103: 2642–2653, 2007     

Tensile mechanical properties of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) and BPO4/SPEEK membranes

A study to evaluate the tensile mechanical properties of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) and BPO₄/SPEEK composite membranes has been carried out. It is aimed to give an assessment of these materials for applications in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. The stress–strain response of the membranes was measured as a function of the degree of sulfonation (DS) and the filler–matrix ratio. In addition, the effects of immersion in water at various temperatures were explored in situ by means of a homemade testing chamber fitted to the tensile analyzer. The results indicate that the DS has an important influence on the final mechanical behavior of the membranes. The introduction of the BPO₄ solid filler leads to deterioration in mechanical performance compared to unfilled SPEEK. A general picture of the microstructural features influencing the mechanical properties of SPEEK and BPO₄/SPEEK membranes is proposed. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 98: 2380–2393, 2005     

镁渣膨胀性机理试验研究

通过镁渣形成过程、组成、粉化、颗粒分析和安定性试验,研究了镁渣产生体积膨胀性和膨胀滞后性的机理,提出了减轻或消除其膨胀性和膨胀滞后性危害的方法和措施,为镁渣在建筑、交通、水利等工程领域中的应用提供理论依据和指导。     

从松节油中高效分离α-蒎烯

设计出一种从松节油中高效分离α-蒎烯的蒸馏-分馏工艺，对工艺条件进行了优化研究，产物经气相色谱-质谱联用测定、红外光谱结构表征，确证为α-蒎烯，纯度为98．76％，收率达到72．92％。     

注塑流动与传热分析的自适应隐式控制体积法

在注塑流动与传热分析中采用自适应隐式控制体积法,利用自动控制的参数识别方法来自动调节时间步长,在每个时间步长流动将向前推进大约半个单元大小的距离,厚度方向的温度采用契比雪夫配点法进行计算,压力方程的求解方法是预条件共轭梯度法。计算结果表明,自适应隐式控制体积法的时间复杂度是结点数目的平方,而且1h之内可以求解10000结点规模的问题。     

Biaxial deformation of polyamide‐6: Assessment of orientation by means of infrared trichroism

Infrared spectroscopy was used to study the evolution of structure in films of polyamide‐6 drawn on a Cellier tenter frame laboratory tester under conditions of simultaneous equibiaxial stretching and planar uniaxial stretching. The “tilted film” method was used to obtain trichroic spectra corresponding to the machine, transverse, and normal directions, as well the “structural factor” spectrum. From these it was possible to obtain information on the molecular orientation and the evolution of the crystalline structure. The starting films, prepared by melt casting from an extruder on a chilled roll, contained predominantly the mesomorphic β form. The structural factor spectra confirmed that strain‐induced transformation into the α form occurred upon drawing, and that the amount of α form increased with the extent of drawing. The trichroic spectra showed that the molecular orientation was localized mainly, but not exclusively, in the α form. Orientation functions could be determined for both the molecular chain axis and the normal to the hydrogen‐bonded sheets. For both the equibiaxial and planar uniaxial films, these sheets were found to be strongly oriented parallel to the plane of the film, with the degree of orientation increasing with overall draw ratio. For the biaxial samples, the molecular chain orientation was found to be equibiaxial, as expected. Mechanical test results indicated that the chains are evenly distributed in the film plane rather than showing a preference for the two orthogonal draw directions. For the planar uniaxial samples, the chain orientation was predominantly in the draw direction, but some degree of orientation in the transverse direction was also observed. The variation of orientation functions with draw ratio suggested that the α structure evolves in two stages, the first involving chain orientation in the draw direction and the second involving rotation of the sheets into the plane of the film.     

Preparation of fluoroacrylate nanocopolymer by miniemulsion polymerization used in textile finishing

Latex based on fluoroacrylate (TAN) and other comonomers was prepared via miniemulsion polymerization in the presence of stearyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (STAC) and 2, 2′‐azobis (2‐amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (ABAP) as a water soluble initiator. Light transmittance studies demonstrated that the light transmittance of prepared emulsions increases with the amount of TAN, STAC, cosolvent DPM, and hydrophobe DM. Given suitable reaction temperature and quantities of TAN, STAC, DPM, and DM, a copolymer emulsion of fluoroacylate with a particle size of 50 nm was produced. The water repellency tested on polyester fabrics displayed greater effectiveness than that of commercial products with higher fluorine content. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 94: 1466–1472, 2004     

浅谈出口巴基斯坦铁路客车新型酚醛玻璃钢风道的研制开发

本文阐述了新型酚醛玻璃钢风道的成型工艺、开发过程，并与传统玻璃钢风道作了比较，论述了新型酚醛玻璃钢风道的优点，并对其应用前景和对铁路客车的设计思路的影响进行了探讨。