简捷水热法制备氟化石墨烯及其表征

氟化石墨烯是一种石墨烯衍生物,在润滑材料、电子器件等领域具有广阔的应用前景。采用回流搅拌并水热还原的方法制备氟化石墨烯,并在不加HF的情况下以同样的方式制备了水热还原的还原氧化石墨烯(rGO)。采用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、X射线衍射(XRD)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、透射电镜(TEM)等对样品进行形貌观测和表征。FTIR的结果表明氟化产物中含有C-F键和部分未完全还原的含氧基团;由XRD谱可以看出,产物晶型较差,其层间距和原料的性质有关;Raman谱证实了石墨烯的基本结构依然存在,但也存在大量缺陷,并且rGO比FGS的规整度略高;XPS谱表明样品表面有氟元素的存在,意味着FGS制备成功;TEM结果显示该样品为单层和少层。该方法操作简单、原料廉价易得、工艺要求不高,适用于批量生产氟化石墨烯。     

Condom use by South African construction workers

Consistent and proper condom use is pivotal in preventing HIV infection. HIV prevalence in South Africa is among the highest in the world, with the construction industry especially affected, yet little is known about condom use by construction workers and the determinants thereof. Data were gathered from 512 site-based workers in the Western Cape. A theoretical model explaining condom use as a function of demographic factors, HIV knowledge, substance usage and risky sexual behaviour (excluding condom use) was proposed and tested using regression and structural equations modelling. The findings indicated that age, gender and level of education were indirect determinants of condom use, with higher levels of education predicting better AIDS-related knowledge. Higher levels of risky sexual behaviour were associated with more frequent use of condoms, suggesting greater awareness of risk. Condom use was adversely affected by greater alcohol and drug use, probably as a result of diminished capacity to assess risk. Finally, lower and not higher levels of AIDS-related knowledge were associated with better condom use, suggesting that improved knowledge of HIV transmission may work contrary to safe sex practice if it lulls the person into a false sense of confidence. Recommendations for targeted workplace interventions are proposed.     

我国低放废物热解焚烧技术的应用及改进

根据国际上焚烧技术发展趋势,针对我国放射性废物管理的特点,中国辐射防护研究院自主开发出多用途放射性废物热解焚烧技术,在国内应用近20年,建成3座焚烧设施。这些焚烧设施运行、处理了大量低放废物,具有净化效率高、减容效果好、核素控制好等特点,验证了热解焚烧系统的稳定性、可靠性与先进性。中国辐射防护研究院针对早期焚烧设施运行中出现的问题,不断进行完善与改进,降低了设备腐蚀问题;提高了系统运行的安全性、稳定性;减少了二次废物的产生量;并进一步提高了焚烧系统的自动化程度和对高塑料橡胶含量废物的兼容处理能力。经过这些技术改进,国内多用途放射性废物热解焚烧技术逐渐完善。     

利用数值模拟方法研究树脂裂解反应器的进气结构

利用数值模拟的方法,考察了树脂裂解反应器上部进气方式的效果,发现存在空气利用率低的问题,同时空气还会带走反应器内的大量热量,削弱树脂裂解反应区域的温度,由此证明了试验推论的正确性。同时,利用数值模拟的方法,对设备进气方式进行优化改进:当采用下部进气后,空气的利用率得到明显的提升,空气分布也较为均匀。但此时,空气对反应区域内温度的削弱作用也更为明显。此外,随着设备进气口直径的减小和进气口数量的增加,能够较为明显地提高树脂反应区域的空气分布均匀度,而提升设备的加热功率,对提高反应区域内的温度有显著的作用。     

基于多物理场耦合的U3Si2燃料与双层SiC包壳组合的轻水堆燃料性能分析

基于COMSOL平台开发了一套基于多物理场全耦合的燃料性能分析程序,并通过径向功率分布模型对比验证了该程序的正确性与准确性;然后进一步分析了U₃Si₂燃料与双层SiC包壳组合、U₃Si₂燃料与锆合金包壳组合在反应堆正常运行工况下的性能,并与UO₂燃料与锆合金的组合进行了对比分析。计算结果发现U₃Si₂燃料与锆合金包壳组合相比UO₂燃料与锆合金的组合具有更低的燃料中心温度、裂变气体释放量及内压,但气隙闭合时间会提前;而U₃Si₂燃料与双层SiC包壳的组合相比U₃Si₂燃料与锆合金的组合具有更高的燃料中心温度、更大的裂变气体释放量及内压,且随着燃耗的增加,其燃料中心温度大幅增加,与锆合金包壳相比,双层SiC包壳能够有效延迟气隙闭合,缓解燃料与包壳的力学相互作用。      

Nanocatalytic Medicine

Catalysis and medicine are often considered as two independent research fields with their own respective scientific phenomena. Promoted by recent advances in nanochemistry, large numbers of nanocatalysts, such as nanozymes, photocatalysts, and electrocatalysts, have been applied in vivo to initiate catalytic reactions and modulate biological microenvironments for generating therapeutic effects. The rapid growth of research in biomedical applications of nanocatalysts has led to the concept of “nanocatalytic medicine,” which is expected to promote the further advance of such a subdiscipline in nanomedicine. The high efficiency and selectivity of catalysis that chemists strived to achieve in the past century can be ingeniously translated into high efficacy and mitigated side effects in theranostics by using “nanocatalytic medicine” to steer catalytic reactions for optimized therapeutic outcomes. Here, the rationale behind the construction of nanocatalytic medicine is eludicated based on the essential reaction factors of catalytic reactions (catalysts, energy input, and reactant). Recent advances in this burgeoning field are then comprehensively presented and the mechanisms by which catalytic nanosystems are conferred with theranostic functions are discussed in detail. It is believed that such an emerging catalytic therapeutic modality will play a more important role in the field of nanomedicine.     

Status of Mysis diluviana in Lake Ontario in 2013: Lower abundance but higher fecundity than in the 1990s

Mysis diluviana is a major component of prey fish diets in the Great Lakes, so annual production of M. diluviana is important for understanding and modeling energy flow through Great Lakes food webs. However, only three lake-wide measurements of M. diluviana annual production in Lake Ontario are currently available (1971, 1990, 1995). During 2013, lake-wide coverage of Lake Ontario was achieved during four periods from April to November. Annual mean density and biomass of M. diluviana in 2013 were 99?#/m² (SE: 8) and 318?mg?dw/m² (SE: 28) – approximately half of values observed in 1990s. M. diluviana comprised 13–30% of offshore zooplankton biomass in each period. Reproduction peaked in fall, with mean brood size of 32 embryos (range: 11–49), at least 10% larger than in 1990s. Generation time was two years from embryo to initial reproduction. Growth rates were 0.052?mm/d for the age-0 cohort and 0.027?mm/d for the age-1 cohort. Age-0 growth rate was significantly higher than in 1980s–90s (0.035?mm/d). Annual production in 2013 was 0.85?g?dw/m²/yr (SE: 0.03) which was 30–40% of values observed in 1990 and 1995 (2.23 and 2.53?g/m²/yr). Annual production to biomass ratio (P/B) in 2013 was 2.65?/yr which was 80–85% of values observed in 1990 and 1995 (3.24 and 3.11?/yr), but this difference was not statistically significant. Our results suggest that changes in annual production over time can be estimated using changes in biomass over time and a mean P/B ratio.