Purity of Aluminum Hydroxide Derived from Triethylaluminum

Aluminum hydroxide obtained by hydrolysis of triethylaluminum is free of uranium and thorium at detection limits of 1 to 9 parts per billion (ppb). Other impurities commonly associated with aluminum oxides are present at low levels (Fe, ∼ 1 ppm; Si, 3 to 6 ppm). When the organoaluminum is intentionally contaminated with an iron salt, purity is restored by a simple distillation.     

A lysine to arginine substitution at position 146 of rabbit aldolase A changes the rate-determining step to Schiff base formation

Lys146 of rabbit aldolase A [D-fructose-1,6-bis(phosphate):D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate lyase, EC 4.1.2.13 [EC] ] was changedto arginine by site-directed mutagenesis. The k_cat of the resultingmutant protein, K146R, was 500 times slower than wild-type insteady-state kinetic assays for both cleavage and condensationof fructose-1,6-bis(phosphate), while the Km for this substratewas unchanged. Analysis of the rate of formation of catalyticintermediates showed K146R was significantly different fromthe wild-type enzyme and other enzymes mutated at this site.Single-turnover experiments using acid precipitation to trapthe Schiff base intermediate on the wild-type enzyme failedto show a build-up of this intermediate on K146R. However, K146Rretained the ability to form the Schiff base intermediate asshown by the significant amounts of Schiff base intermediatetrapped with NaBH₄. In the single-turnover experiments it appearedthat the Schiff base intermediate was converted to productsmore rapidly than it was produced. This suggested a maximalrate of Schiff base formation of 0.022 s^–1, which wasclose to the value of k_cat for this enzyme. This observationis strikingly different from the wild-type enzyme in which Schiffbase formation is >100 times faster than k_cat. For K146Rit appears that steps up to and including Schiff base formationare rate limiting for the catalytic reaction. The carbanionintermediate derived from either substrate or product, and theequilibrium concentrations of covalent enzyme-substrate intermediates,were much lower on K146R than on the wild-type enzyme. The greaterbulk of the guanidino moiety may destabilize the covalent enzyme-substrateintermediates, thereby slowing the rate of Schiff base formationsuch that it becomes rate limiting. The K146R mutant enzymeis significantly more active than other enzymes mutated at thissite, perhaps because it maintains a positively charged groupat an essential position in the active site or perhaps the Argfunctionally substitutes as a general acid/base catalyst inboth Schiff base formation and in subsequent abstraction ofthe C4-hydroxyl proton.     

Simulated autohydrolysis of aspen milled wood lignin in the presence of aromatic additives: Structural modifications

In a previous article the authors have described changes in molecular weight which occur when aspen milled wood lignin is subjecte to autocatalyzed hydrolysis (autohydrolysis) in the presence of three aromatic additives: 2-naphthol, resorcinol, and p-hydroxybenzoic acid. In the present work, the reactions of these additives have been studied from the viewpoint of their effect on the structure of the lignin. The use of milled wood lignin instead of aspen wood served to distinguish those reactions between the additives and the lignin, without involving the other wood components. The reaction products have been charactrized by elemental analysis and UV and IR spectroscopy. It was concluded that keto groups, generated on the lignin side-chain during autohydrolysis, condense with the additives, which become incorporated into the lignin. This occurs most probably through an aromatic eletrophilic substitution reaction. While 2-naphthol condensed primarily with the β-keto carbonyl groups, resorcinol attacked also the α-keto carbonyl groups. When p-hydroxybenzoic acid was the additive, its incorporation was accompanied by an increase in lignin carboxylic acid groups.     

汽车尾气污染治理技术新进展

综述了国内外在汽车尾气污染治理方面四种技术手段的进展情况,针对目前我国汽车尾气污染的现状与发展趋势,进行了分析和展望。     

UASB-SBR处理啤酒废水

介绍了啤酒废水的特点，阐述了UASB—SBR工艺处理啤酒废水的工艺流程。经工程实际运行表明，可稳定达到国家二级排放标准，同时获得了显著的经济效益。     

Explicit finite difference scheme for nonlinear convective problems

An explicit finite difference scheme is proposed for nonlinear convective problems. The procedure is applied to a nonlinear convective diffusion problem with a nonlinear boundary condition. It is shown that the nonlinear boundary condition may be treated directly without linearization which has to be carried out in the implicit method to avoid a nonlinear system of algebraic equations. The explicit procedure is more direct and less cumbersome than the implicit procedure and the answers are in excellent agreement with those of the implicit method.     

Direct Measurement of Transformation Zone Strains in Toughened Zirconia

Residual strains responsible for crack tip shielding have been measured within transformation zones surrounding cracks in Mg-PSZ. Two techniques were used for strain measurement: moiré interferometry and high-resolution image matching. Both methods provide maps of differential in-plane displacements within the specimen surface intersected by the crack, the latter method with the higher resolution. The results are compared with finite-element analysis to assess surface relaxation effects, and the measured strains are used to evaluate the crack tip shielding stress intensity factor. Calculations based on the assumption that the unconstrained transformation strain is hydrostatic dilatation yielded results that were significantly smaller than the measured toughness increases.     

成都粘土预处理垃圾渗滤液中COD的实验研究

在不同实验条件下,以成都长安垃圾填埋场渗滤液为研究对象,利用成都粘土去除垃圾渗滤液中的COD.研究表明,成都粘土对垃圾渗滤液中的COD具有一定的去除效果.在最佳实验条件为用土量85g/L,pH=6.0,搅拌速度150 r/m in,搅拌时间40m in,静止时间12h时,成都粘土对垃圾渗滤液中COD的去除率可达到30%.     

基于FPGA的光栅尺位置速度反馈模块设计

利用FPGA的高速运算能力,建立一个数据采集处理模块,该模块的任务是采集光栅尺输入信号,对采集到的信号进行分析处理,得出速度、位移、方向等物理量.并对该模块进行了仿真,结果表明模块可以很好地完成预定任务.     

医学高职生英语学习策略运用的调查与启示

以广西某高校170名医学高职生为研究对象,通过问卷、访谈和B级成绩调查高职生英语学习策略的运用特点,结果表明高职生较多运用组织性计划、联想和自我交谈策略,较少运用听觉再现策略;女生比男生更多地运用自我交谈策略来降低学习的焦虑;高分组比低分组更熟练地运用推断策略;学生B级成绩的21．2％直接受到联想策略运用水平的影响．对造成这些差异的原因进行了分析,并指出在教学中要加强对学生的学习策略的培训．