Thermal analysis of montmorillonites modified with quaternary phosphonium and ammonium surfactants

The thermal stability of seven organically modified montmorillonites (‘organoclays’) has been investigated using differential thermal analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetry in conjunction with X-ray diffractometry. Six organoclays were synthesised by replacing the interlayer inorganic cations, initially present, with quaternary phosphonium and ammonium surfactant cations. The samples modified with tetrabutylphosphonium (TBP), and butyltriphenylphosphonium (BTPP) ions have an appreciably higher thermal stability than the octadecyltrimethylammonium (ODTMA)-modified clays. Thus, in the case of TBP- and BTPP-modified montmorillonites, the onset temperature of decomposition is close to 300 °C. Samples modified with hexadecyltributylphosphonium (HDTBP) ions have a lower onset temperature of decomposition of 225 °C. In comparison, the onset temperature for ODTMA-montmorillonites (obtained at different concentrations of ODTMA-bromide) ranges from 158 to 222 °C, being highest where the concentration of intercalated surfactant is lowest. The onset temperature for a commercial alkylsilane-treated quaternary ammonium-modified organoclay (S-BEN N-400FP) is 207 °C. The basal spacing of the TBP- and BTPP-modified clays is 1.7–1.8 nm, indicating a monolayer arrangement of quaternary phosphonium ions in the interlayer space, while the value of 2.5 nm for HDTBP-montmorillonite indicates a more open structure. The ODTMA-modified samples have basal spacings ranging from 1.9 to 2.1 nm, indicative of a bilayer to pseudo-trilayer arrangement. The exceptionally high basal spacing of 3.4 nm for the S-BEN N-400FP organoclay might be due to interlayer penetration of organosilane hydrolysis products during synthesis. The thermal properties of organoclays are apparently related to the nature of the surfactants and their arrangement in the interlayer space of montmorillonite.     

Finite Time Synchronization of Delayed Quaternion Valued Neural Networks with Fractional Order

Neural Processing Letters - In this article, the finite time (FT) synchronization problem of fractional order quaternion valued neural networks with time delay is investigated. Without separating...     

一款新型太阳辐射测量仪的结构设计与热仿真

近年来由于人类生产活动日益加剧,引起的大气气溶胶和臭氧等大气粒子含量的变化对全球气候变化有着重要影响.为了监测上述大气粒子含量,在总结国内外研究现状的基础上,提出使用合理的温控结构来设计制造一款新型多波段太阳辐射测量仪,用来适应国内纬度跨越大、温差大的工作环境.新型太阳辐射测量仪涵盖可见-红外波段,采用九个带通滤光片分别对应两个光电探测器的结构,可以避免探测器相互定标引起的定标误差并减少定标工作量.经ANSYS Workbench热-力耦合仿真,上述太阳辐射测量仪所采用的温控结构在两个极端温度条件下的变形量满足设计要求.     

Research on Action Strategies and Simulations of DRL and MCTS-based Intelligent Round Game

International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems - The reinforcement learning problem of complex action control in multiplayer online battlefield games has brought considerable interest in...     

Optimization of uncertain acoustic metamaterial with Helmholtz resonators based on interval model

Uncertainties existing in the acoustic metamaterial may strongly affect its unusual properties. Aiming at this actuality, the interval model is introduced to treat with uncertainties existing in the acoustic metamaterial with Helmholtz resonators. Frequency intervals in which the sound intensity transmission coefficients are certainly less than the required value and the effective bulk moduli are certainly negative are defined as conservative approximations. Frequency intervals in which the sound intensity transmission coefficients may be less than the required value and the effective bulk moduli may be negative are defined as unsafe approximations. The proportion of the conservative approximation and the unsafe approximation is defined as an approximate precision. Based on the quantification of uncertainties of the sound intensity transmission coefficients and the negative effective bulk moduli, an optimization model for the interval acoustic metamaterial with Helmholtz resonators is constructed. Numerical results showed that even suffering from effects of interval parameters, unusual properties of the optimized acoustic metamaterial (such as the bandgap of the sound transmission and the negative effective bulk modulus) could be improved.     

论残疾人非制度化利益表达

残疾人通常根据其政治、经济、精神和社会保障等利益需要进行利益表达。当残疾人的利益表达机制不完善、缺乏利益表达意识、社会利益输出不平衡等因素造成制度化利益表达受阻,残疾人只能无奈地选择非常规的、非制度化利益表达方式。通过健全残疾人社会保障服务体系、保证残疾人制度化利益表达渠道畅通、引导残疾人合理运用网络新媒体进行利益表达,是规避由非制度化利益表达造成的社会不和谐因子的有效途径。     

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Surface Sediment from Songhua River Basin, Northeast of China

Sixty sediment samples were collected from the main Songhua River in three years. Twelve polybrominated diphenyl ether ( PBDE) congeners ( BDE17, 28, 47, 66, 99, 100, 153, 154, 138, 183, and BDE?209) w...     

“双储”模式下的节能控制在小区供水系统中的应用

根据城市居民对供水的可靠性、稳定性、经济节能性的需求,课题组提出了一种基于"双储"模式的供水系统,并按照本市德胜住宅小区的供水要求,设计了一套由储水池、气压罐、变频器、多台水泵机组等主要设备构成的全自动变频恒压供水系统.经过近半年的运行测试,系统有效地解决了传统供水方式中存在的问题,增强了系统的总体性能,有明显的节能效果.     

当前网络政治参与中存在的问题与对策

针对我国当前网络政治参与中存在着非法参与行为多、政务信息不公开致使公众政治参与缺乏信息基础、政府对公众网络政治参与的行为与观点缺乏回应等问题,本文提出了采取完善政治参与和网络政治参与的法治化机制,建立健全网络参政相关法规,保障公民网络参政议政权益,规范和打击非法政治参与行为;修改政府信息公开的法律法规,加大政府信息公开力度与规范网络监督机制;建立政府对公民网络政治参与的回应制度,以解决公民网络政治参与的相关问题,推动法治文明.     

结合阴影抑制的混合高斯模型改进算法

混合高斯模型背景法作为运动目标检测的一种经典方法,已经广泛应用于智能视频监控系统中。但是,传统的混合高斯模型背景法容易将阴影误检测为运动目标的一部分。因此,针对该方法在区分阴影和运动目标方面的不足,提出了一种将混合高斯模型背景法和HSV空间阴影抑制相结合的运动目标检测算法。这种改进算法首先将颜色空间转换到HSV空间,初步提取运动目标,然后再利用阴影的灰度值比背景中的灰度值小,而前景的灰度值比背景中灰度值大的特性,检测出运动目标中的阴影。实验结果表明,这种改进的算法明显提高了检测效果,有效抑制了阴影对运动目标检测的干扰,算法实时性也较好。