The effects of platinum (Pt) and silver (Ag) metallisation in the photocatalytic oxidation of resorcinol at pH 3 ± 0.5 have been investigated. The photocatalytic degradation of resorcinol was significantly improved by Pt/TiO2, while the presence of Ag/TiO2 enhanced the initial photocatalytic degradation rate of resorcinol slightly. Likewise, the photocatalytic mineralisation of resorcinol continued to be enhanced by Pt/TiO2, but it was retarded when Ag/TiO2 was used.
The function of Pt and Ag deposits on the surface of TiO2 has been found to be markedly influenced by the interaction of resorcinol and its degradation products with the metal deposits. The presence of Pt or Ag on the surface of TiO2 altered the distribution of degradation products of resorcinol as well as the production of photoactive species for the photocatalytic oxidation of resorcinol. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), zeta potential and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses have indicated that the contrasting effect of Pt and Ag deposits were governed by the oxidation states and the catalytic property of metal deposits. In addition to that, it has been found that the roles of metal deposits are specific and should not be generalised. 相似文献
The detergency profiles of sodium salt α-sulfonated methyl esters derived from palm stearin (α-SMEPS) and polyoxyethylene
(20) sorbitan monoesters (POESE) in mixed micelle systems were evaluated as a function of the weight ratios of α-SMEPS/POESE
[polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate (12), polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate (18∶0), and polyoxyethylene (20)
sorbitan monooleate (18∶1)] at different water hardness values (5.12, 51.2, and 512.0 ppm CaCO3) and temperatures (20, 30, 45, and 65°C), respectively. All the mixtures of α-SMEPS/POESE (12, 18∶0, and 18∶1) systems exhibited
a synergistic effect at 65°C in the absence of hardness. This was evaluated by measuring the percentage of soil removed. The
systems showed an increase in detergency with both the temperature and water hardness. Maximal detergency was observed with
5.12 ppm CaCO3 in the mixed surfactant solution. 相似文献
Minimum spouting velocities in conical spouted beds have been obtained from pressure drops versus the superficial gas velocity curves, based on both increasing and decreasing the superficial gas velocity. It has been shown that the minimum spouting velocity from decreasing the superficial gas velocity is lower than from increasing the superficial gas velocity in most cases. This phenomenon is similar to that in conventional spouted beds and different from the early works. The experimental results also showed that there isn't significant difference in the pressure drop and Ums under identical operating conditions between semi‐circular and circular conical spouted beds, and the same Ums can be obtained from absolute pressure drops at any position above the gas inlet. The Ums is found to increase with increasing the cone angle and static bed height, as well as the gas inlet diameter to a less extent. 相似文献
The gapwise density distributions of the injection molded specimens of two engineering thermoplastics, i.e., poly(phenylene ether) and poly(ether imide), were characterized employing the density gradient column technique. The samples were molded using a 40t Van Dorn injection molding machine. The effects of the thermal history on the density distribution of unconstrained quenched specimens were also investigated. In addition, various material properties, such as pressure-volume-temperature, isothermal contraction, and pressure induced densification behavior were characterized, for the two resins employed in this study. The moldings of the two resins exhibited different trends in their density distributions. These findings were explained in terms of the competing effects of cooling rate and the pressure history experienced by the engineering plastic resins during the molding cycle. The data collected were also used as input to mathematical modeling of density distributions in injection molded articles, which is reported in Part II of this article. 相似文献
In this paper, we report successful fabrication of a gadolinia-doped ceria (GDC) thin film using atomic layer deposition (ALD) for improving the performance of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). By varying the deposition conditions and adjusting the configuration of the ALD supercycle, the doping ratio of ALD GDC was controlled. The morphology, crystallinity, and chemical composition of ALD GDC thin films were analyzed. ALD GDC showed different surface chemistry, including oxidation states, at different doping ratios. The application of ALD GDC in a SOFC led to an output power density enhancement greater than 2.5 times. With an anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) porous support structure, an ALD GDC thin film SOFC (TF-SOFC) showed a high power density of 288.24 mW/cm2 at an operating temperature of 450°C. 相似文献
The performance of an attached growth wastewater treatment process was investigated in an effort to improve nitrogen removal
efficiency. Recycled Yakult (lactic acid fermentation drink) bottles made of polystyrene were used as a biofilm media. The
use of Yakult bottles as a biofilm media has been attempted by numerous researchers in Japan for the removal of solids and
organics. However, these studies focused only on the removal of solids and organics. This study extended their application
to the removal of nitrogen for domestic sewage treatment. Yakult media was placed in a reactor with 70% apparent reactor volume
in a conventional A/O process. The bottom of the Yakult media was removed, and randomly filled Yakult media were effectively
able to reduce the flow in tanks, resulting in an increase in the contact time between pollutants and microorganisms. With
higher HRT, the nitrogen removal efficiency was increased by up to 83% with 12 hr of HRT. Nitrification appeared to be the
limiting factor of nitrogen removal at an HRT that is less than 12 hr, indicating that the Yakult process requires more retention
time to achieve nitrification compared to other biofilm processes. The removal efficiencies of organics and solids were high
regardless of the change of operational parameters.
This article is based on a presentation in “The 7th Korea-China Workshop On Advanced Materials” organized by the Korea-China
Advanced Materials Cooperation Center and the China-Korea Advanced Materials Cooperation Center, held at Ramada Plaza Jeju
Hotel, Jeju Island, Korea on August 24–27, 2003. 相似文献
The relationship between the yield ratio and the material constants,b andN, of the Swift equation for hotrolled low carbon steels has been established. The yield ratio calculated by using the Swift
equation agrees well with an experimentally obtained yield ratio. It was found that the yield ratio decreases with an increasing
value ofN or with a decreasing value ofb. It was also found, however, that high yield strength is associated with small values of bothb andN. Therefore, to obtain both high yield strength and low yield ratio, a detailed microstructural control is needed to determine
the optimum values ofb andN. 相似文献