Grain growth kinetics in microwave sintered graphene platelets reinforced ZrO2/Al2O3 composites

The grain growth kinetics and mechanical properties of graphene platelets(GPLs) reinforced ZrO₂/Al₂O₃(ZTA) composites prepared by microwave sintering were investigated. The calculated grain growth kinetics exponent n indicated that the GPLs could accelerate the process of the Al₂O₃ columnar crystal growth. And the grain growth activation energy of the Al₂O₃ columnar crystal indicated that the grain growth activation energy of the GPLs doped ZTA composites is much higher than those of pure Al₂O₃ and ZTA in microwave sintering. The optimal mechanical properties were achieved with 0.4?vol% GPLs, whose relative density, Vickers hardness and fracture toughness were 98.76%, 18.10?GPa and 8.86?MPa?m^1/2, respectively. The toughening mechanisms were crack deflection, bridging, branching and pull-out of GPLs. The results suggested that GPLs-doped are good for the Al₂O₃ columnar crystal growth in the ZTA ceramic and have a potentially improvement for the fracture toughness of the ceramics.     

Effects of anion and cation doping on the thermoelectric properties of n-type PbS

The PbCl_xS_1-x and Pb_1-xBi_xS (x? =?0–0.05) bulks were fabricated with a facile method of hydrothermal synthesis and microwave sintering, and the effect of anionic and cationic donors on the thermoelectric performance of PbS was investigated. Although Cl^? and Bi³⁺ both effectively improved the thermoelectric properties of n-type PbS, more excellent thermoelectric performance was obtained from Cl^? doped samples because of higher electrical property and lower thermal conductivity at higher temperature (T? >?600?K). The thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) reaches 1.04 for PbCl_0.015S_0.985 at 800?K and increases with temperature increasing without sign of saturation, which is probably the highest value ever reported for single-phase polycrystalline n-type PbS. The results also indicate that the hydrothermal synthesis and microwave sintering can realize anion doping as well as cation doping for n-type PbS at low cost, and PbS should be a robust alternative for PbTe thermoelectric materials.     

500kV电网线路断路器取消合闸电阻的可行性研究

本从电力系统的运行可靠性出发，对５００ｋＶ电网线路断路器取消合闸电阻的可能性进行了研究，分析了采用合闸电阻与单独采用ＭＯＡ时的操作过电压的差别以及相应的第二代５００ｋＶ线路的操作过电压闪络率。还对取消合闸电阻的条件提出了建议。     

Nonisothermal crystallization behavior of highly exfoliated polypropylene/clay nanocomposites prepared by in situ polymerization

Polypropylene/clay nanocomposites (PPCNs) were prepared via an in situ polymerization method with a Ziegler–Natta/clay compound catalyst in which the MgCl₂/TiCl₄ catalyst was embedded in the clay galleries. The wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy results showed that the clay particles were highly exfoliated in the polypropylene (PP) matrix. The nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of these PPCNs were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry at various cooling rates. The nucleation activity were calculated by Dobreva's method to demonstrate that the highly dispersed silicate layers acted as effective nucleating agents. The Avrami, Jeziorny, Ozawa, and Mo methods were used to describe the nonisothermal crystallization behavior of the PP and PPCNs. Various parameters of nonisothermal crystallization, such as the crystallization half‐time, crystallization rate constant, and the kinetic parameter F(t), reflected that the highly exfoliated silicate layers significantly accelerated the crystallization process because of its outstanding nucleation effect. The activation energy values of the PP and PPCNs determined by the Kissinger method increased with the addition of the nanosilicate layers. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

Control and enhancement of permselectivity of membrane‐based microcapsules for favorable biomolecular transport and immunoisolation

The success of membrane‐based, cell‐encapsulating microcapsules depends on the membrane permselectivity that provides efficient inward transport of nutrients, therapeutic protein egress, and complete exclusion of immunoglobulins. Microcapsules with a calcium crosslinked alginate core and a genipin‐crosslinked chitosan alginate (GCA) were prepared with good control over size, membrane thickness and density. Importantly, in this study, we report a novel approach of using three relevant biomolecules and investigating the effects of the membrane characteristics (thickness and density) and microcapsule size on biomolecular mass transport across the GCA microcapsules using mathematical models based on a balance of the chemical potential. Scaling analysis was used to interrelate the membrane thickness, chitosan–alginate reaction rate constant, and diffusion coefficient. The resistance to diffusion of the three biomolecules increased with membrane density and thickness. Interestingly, swelling in the large microcapsules resulted in an increase in permeability, allowing larger biomolecules (immunoglobulin and carbonic anhydrase) to diffuse more readily. In the case of the smaller biomolecule, vitamin B₁₂, a shorter diffusion path length in smaller microcapsules allowed better ingress. When compared with other microcapsules, the GCA microcapsules possess improved permselectivity for them to allow diffusion of small nutrient molecules and proteins, whereas completely excluding antibodies. Also, these results elucidate the importance of membrane properties and microcapsule size to realize favorable transport of biomolecules. © 2011 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2011     

Thermal oxidation‐induced long chain branching and its effect on phase separation kinetics of a polyethylene blend

Thermal oxidation‐induced long chain branching (LCB) during the molding processes for polyolefin copolymer poly(ethylene‐co‐butene) (PEB) and its blend with another polyolefin copolymer poly(ethylene‐co‐hexene) (PEH/PEB 50/50 blend, denoted as H50) was investigated mainly by rheological measurements. LCB with different levels could be introduced on PEB backbones by changing the molding temperature and/or molding time, which could be sensitively characterized by changes of rheological parameters, that is, storage modulus G′ and complex viscosity η*. Thermal oxidation‐induced LCB of PEB in H50 samples could largely influence the phase separation kinetics. Rheological measurements and phase‐contrast optical microscope observations coherently indicated that thermal oxidation‐induced LCB of PEB more or less retarded the development of phase separation and once it reached a certain level, the reduced chain diffusion even arrested phase separation. The decrease of mass‐averaged molecular mass in H50 with high LCB level was ascribed to the reduced hydrodynamic volume. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

Influence of acrylate processing aid‐based ionomer containing lanthanide (La(III)) ion on thermal stability,fusion, transparency and mechanical properties of rigid poly(vinyl chloride)

An acrylate processing aid (ACR)‐based ionomer containing lanthanide (La(III)) ion was synthesized and the influences of the ionomer on thermal stability, fusion time, transparency and tensile properties of rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) were investigated. Results revealed that the ionomer with a suitable La(III) content behaved as a good stabilizer as well as processing aid to the rigid PVC product. The ionomer could accelerate fusion of PVC much more quickly than ACR because of the strong interaction between La(III) carboxylate and PVC. Moreover, it exhibited a stabilizing efficiency comparable to lanthanum and calcium stearates (LaSt₃ and CaSt₂). The composite stabilizer of ionomer/zinc stearate (ZnSt₂) exhibited an ability to improve initial discoloration better than LaSt₃/ZnSt₂ and CaSt₂/ZnSt₂ because the ionomer could form a complex with ZnSt₂ much more slowly than LaSt₃ and CaSt₂. The compounds stabilized using ionomer/ZnSt₂ exhibited a transparency comparable to those stabilized using organotin or liquid barium/zinc stabilizers, which was much better than those stabilized using LaSt₃/ZnSt₂ and CaSt₂/ZnSt₂. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

生活垃圾长效治理的日本经验及对上海的启示

日本是垃圾分类水平最高、资源循环利用率最高的国家之一.对日本生活垃圾长效治理机制进行分析与介绍,有助于我国破解生活垃圾"运动式"治理所面临的可持续性难题,推进源头分类,实现从"新时尚"到"好习惯"到"绿色循环低碳发展的转变".     

银耳多糖超声波提取工艺优化及抗BV2细胞炎症的作用研究

以银耳为原料, 采用超声波辅助热水浸提法提取银耳多糖, 以多糖提取率为指标, 以超声波功率、提取料液比、提取温度和提取时间为影响因素, 设计单因素试验, 并通过正交试验得到较佳提取工艺。通过用TRPV1(Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid1)试剂盒检测了小胶质细胞TRPV1的释放水平, 与脂多糖(Lipopolysaccharide, LPS)对照组相比, 不同质量浓度的银耳多糖组(62.5, 250, 1000 μg/mL)均能不同程度地抑制TRPV1的释放量。说明了银耳多糖对于BV2小胶质细胞炎症具有良好的抑制作用。     

Experimental investigation of liquid water in flow field of proton exchange membrane fuel cell by combining X-ray with EIS technologies

The flow field is a pivotal part to manage the transport of water and gas in proton exchange membrane fuel cell. However, the reported water measurement methods (e.g., X-ray and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)) cannot give a comprehensive understanding water distribution in the flow field, resulting in challenges in optimizing the channel design and enhancing fuel cell performance. Therefore, we propose a water measurement method combining the X-ray radiography with EIS to investigate the effect of different operating conditions on the growth law and distribution of liquid water in parallel and serpentine flow fields. The attenuation coefficient of liquid water to X-ray is calibrated with constant tube-current and tube-voltage of X-ray generator. Besides, the parallel flow field with hydrophobic treatment is studied. The results show that the water accumulation of the parallel flow field is far more than the serpentine flow field, and the water content of the middle region is higher than that of other regions in the parallel flow field. Furthermore, operating conditions (cathode inlet gas flow rate, inlet gas humidity, and back pressure) have little effect on the liquid water content of the middle region in the parallel flow field. The polarization curve, EIS result, and X-ray radiography show that the performance and water drainage capacity of the hydrophobic parallel flow field are better than the normal one.