Kinetics of thermal decomposition of unsaturated polyester resins with reduced flammability

In this article, the kinetics of thermal decomposition of unsaturated maleic–phthalic polyester resins, flame‐retarded with zinc hydroxystannate, was studied by thermogravimetric analysis at different heating rates. At the first stage, it was found, on the basis of isoconversional analysis by the methods of Friedman and of Ozawa–Flynn–Wall, that the value of the (apparent) activation energy (E) characteristically changes in three steps during the degradation. Further kinetic studies using nonlinear regression methods revealed the best fits for both pristine and stabilized resins. It was observed that the course of E versus the degree of conversion (α) during degradation of zinc hydroxystannate‐containing resins (α > 0.8) was characterized by higher values of E—this phenomenon can be explained in terms of the flame‐retardation action of zinc hydroxystannate, which is believed to operate primarily in the condensed phase. At the next stage, kinetic analysis by the nonregression method was performed to find the kinetic model [f(α) function] of the decomposition process; hence, for pristine resin, the best fit was found for the Avrami–Yerofeeyev model (nuclei growth), and for stabilized samples, the nth‐order function with catalysis proved to be the best approximation. The obtained kinetic parameters in the form of E, the preexponential factor A, and the model function f(α) allow a prediction of the polyester resin's thermal behavior in an extrapolated range of degree of conversion, time, and temperature. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 88: 2851–2857, 2003     

耐药大肠杆菌的致病性与免疫原性

目的了解大肠杆菌耐药株的致病性与免疫原性。方法临床分离耐药大肠杆菌,经适宜条件培养后接种小鼠,观察耐药菌株对小鼠的致病性;并选择已知血清型的不同耐药谱和不同耐药水平的菌,分别培养至对数生长期,经甲醛灭活后免疫小鼠,2周后分别用致死剂量的原菌株和同期分离菌株进行攻毒,考察耐药菌株免疫原性。结果24株耐药菌普通肉汤培养物分别感染小鼠,在接种后18h,存活率仅为4%。只有2株菌在1周内仍不能将小鼠全部致死,经小鼠体内传3代后,可在18h内致死小鼠。耐药谱广的菌株感染的小鼠,心肌发生颗粒变性、局灶性出血、坏死;肝脏糖元溶解,脂肪变性;脾脏轻度淤血,淋巴细胞减少;肾脏出血,肾小球肾炎,上皮细胞颗粒变性,水泡变性。而耐药种类少的菌株与对照敏感菌株感染的小鼠主要特征为脾脏出血、淤血,坏死,脾小体消失;肠上皮细胞坏死、脱落、卡他性肠炎。免疫小鼠以免疫用菌株攻毒,均可得较高的保护率,最低为75%,最高为100%。免疫小鼠用非免疫菌株攻毒,小鼠感染后症状出现较缓慢,在18h后出现死亡高峰。耐药种类少的菌株免疫小鼠,对同期分离的非免疫用的致病性大肠杆菌攻击的保护率偏低,而对受试的11种抗生素耐受7种以上的菌株免疫小鼠后,对致病大肠杆菌攻击的保护率显著提高,多数达到75%以上,经统计学分析差异显著。结论耐药大肠杆菌具有较强致病性,且耐药特性与其免疫保护效果相关,多重耐药株对当前流行菌株具有更好的免疫保护作用。     

Pr^3＋掺杂的TiO2纳米粉体的表面特性和光催化活性

利用酸催化的溶胶-凝胶法制备了纯的和不同Pr^3＋掺杂量的TiO2纳米粉体．以亚甲基蓝（MB）溶液的光催化降解为探针反应，评价了它们的光催化活性．利用XRD和BET技术研究了Pr^3＋掺杂量和焙烧温度对TiO2纳米粉体的相结构、晶粒尺寸和表面织构特性的影响，并用XPS和SPS技术研究了Pr^3＋掺杂的TiO2纳米粉体的表面组成和表面光伏特性，探讨了Pr^3＋掺杂提高纳米TiO2的光催化活性的机制．结果表明：适量Pr^3＋掺杂能显著提高纳米TiO2的光催化活性．当Pr^3＋掺杂量为1．25％（以Pr^3＋／TiO2质量比计），焙烧温度为600℃时，制得粉体的光催化活性最佳．Pr^3＋掺杂强烈地抑制TiO2由锐钛矿相向金红石相的转变，减小晶粒尺寸，增大比表面积，增加表面羟基和吸附氧的含量，提高光生电子和空穴的分离效率，改善粉体表面的光吸收性能，上述因素均有利于光催化活性的提高．     

A new dynamic Bayesian network approach for determining effective connectivity from fMRI data

Two techniques based on the Bayesian network (BN), Gaussian Bayesian network and discrete dynamic Bayesian network (DBN), have recently been used to determine the effective connectivity from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data in an exploratory manner and to provide a new method for exploring the interactions among brain regions. However, Gaussian BN ignores the temporal relationships of interactions among brain regions, while discrete DBN loses a great deal of information by discretizing the data. To overcome these limitations, the current study proposes a new BN method based on Gaussian assumptions, termed Gaussian DBN, to capture the temporal characteristics of connectivity with less associated loss of information. A set of synthetic data were generated to measure the robustness of this method to noise, and the results were compared with discrete DBN. In addition, real fMRI data obtained from twelve normal subjects in the resting state was used to further demonstrate and validate the effectiveness of the Gaussian DBN method. The results demonstrated that the Gaussian DBN was more robust than discrete DBN and an improvement over BN.     

制气废热锅炉故障分析及对策

制气废热锅炉用于吸收制气炉产生的尾气余热，是一种节能设备。该炉利用煤气发生炉的尾气通过换热反净化的水加热成饱和蒸汽，以供生产之用。本文就我厂重油裂解制气系统中三台废热锅炉出现的故障进行分析，从中找出故障的原因及处理办法。     

Mechanical properties and thermal stability of double‐shell thermal‐energy‐storage microcapsules

Double‐shell‐structured microcapsules encapsulating phase‐change materials (micro‐PCMs) with an average diameter of 5–10 μm were successfully fabricated with a melamine–formaldehyde resin as the coating material. The mechanical properties of the obtained piled micro‐PCMs, tested under compression, were evaluated with a pressure sensor. Typical stress–strain curves showed that both the single‐shell‐ and double‐shell‐structured microcapsules had yield points and maximum point pressures. The morphological changes in the shell surface confirmed the existence of yield points by scanning electron microscopy. When the pressure was beyond the yield point, the microcapsules showed conventional plastic behavior, and the double‐shell structure was more mechanically stable than the single‐shell one. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis results revealed that the properties of the phase‐change materials experienced no variation after coating with a single‐shell‐ or double‐shell‐structured polymer. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that the double‐shell‐structured micro‐PCMs experienced a weight loss of only about 5% from 86.3 to 232°C but did so more rapidly from 232 to 416°C. Thermoregulation was determined with periodical heating and cooling tests. The data showed that the micro‐PCMs changed temperature in a narrow range of 20–25°C with a time lag of 20 min to reach the maximum or minimum temperature in comparison with a reference temperature of 18–28°C. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 103: 1295–1302, 2007     

Observation of 3‐D Structure of Bubbles in a Fluidized Catalyst Bed

The interface area between the bubble and emulsion phases in a fluidized catalyst bed is one of the important parameters used to analyze and design the fluidized bed reactor. We used a fast‐scanning X‐ray CT system to observe the bubble shape and structure. We then obtained the transient 2‐dimensional cross sectional gas‐phase distribution in a fluidized catalyst bed. Using image‐processing techniques, pseudo 3‐dimensional images of the bubbles were reconstructed. The bubble structure was studied based on the 3‐dimensional images and the previously obtained results in a 2‐dimensional fluidized bed. It was found that the bubble shape was not spherical but complicated, and that the bubbles ascending in a fluidized catalyst bed consisted of some smaller bubbles.     

Effect of chromium aging on the structural and thermal properties of chromium polyacrylate

The effects of aging time of Cr(III) solutions on the structural, thermal, magnetic, and morphological properties of chromium polyacrylate complexes were studied. Chromium retention was found to increase with longer aging periods. IR spectra revealed the formation of polychelate structures with noticeable changes on aging. The interaction of multivalent, polynuclear Cr(III) species with the polymer backbone resulted in a decrease in thermal stability for the complexes prepared from olated chromium solutions. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 98: 490–493, 2005     

陈化过程中不同部位烤烟烟叶香味成分变化的研究

采用SDE-GC/MS法对陈化过程中不同部位烤烟烟叶的香味成分进行分析检测,并按照香味物质的产生来源对分析结果进行了分类研究。结果表明,陈化过程中不同部位烟叶的香味物质的变化情况差别明显。从香味成分的变化情况看,各个部位适宜的陈化时间有所不同:上部烟叶2年以上,中部烟叶1.5~2年,下部烟叶1年左右。     

刚柔嵌段共聚物聚苯基喹啉-b-聚苯乙烯的合成

利用原子转移自由基聚合合成了端羧基聚苯乙烯,然后与4-氨基苯乙酮反应,生成末端为乙酰基的聚合物,以P2O5为催化剂,将功能化的聚合物与5-乙酰基-2-氨基二苯甲酮共聚,合成出刚柔嵌段共聚物聚苯基喹啉-b-聚苯乙烯(PPO-b-PS),用红外光谱(IR)、氢核磁共振(1HNMR)和热重分析(TGA)对其结构和性能进行了表征,并在三氟乙酸／二氯甲烷混合溶剂中进行了初步的自组装研究。