Carbon mineralization from composts and food industry wastes added to soil

We have studied the short term C mineralization of six wastes from important food industries, one sludge from a biogas plant and three composts. All the wastes were characterized chemically and fractionated according to the Van Soest method. The fresh wastes were incubated under controlled environment conditions to determine the C mineralization rate. Based on first order mineralization kinetics, we calculated the hypothetical amount of stable C in the wastes as the amount of C that would not be mineralized within one year under field conditions. The percentage of stable organic C in the organic matter was in general much larger in the composts than in the other wastes, but when expressed on dry matter, the non-composted wastes had comparable or larger amounts of stable organic C than the composts and have a considerable potential for supplying organic matter to soils, and hence for C sequestration. The amount of stable organic C could best be predicted by the total N content of the wastes (R _a ² = 0.855), whereas the results of the fractionation had very little predictive power, probably due to problems related to the high ash content of some of the wastes. An index that combined stable organic C and N and P content in the wastes was calculated to assess possible limitations for applying these wastes in agriculture. Under current nutrient legislation in Western Europe, a number of these wastes will only be usable in small amounts, but these and other food industry wastes could still prove to be valuable soil amendments in nutrient poor situations, for increasing soil organic C content and supplying nutrients.     

Copper phthalocyanine as corrosion inhibitor for ASTM A606-4 steel in 16% hydrochloric acid

A study based on the corrosion inhibition properties of copper phthalocyanine is described. Coverage degrees of copper phthalocyanine (Cu-phcy) on ASTM-A606-4 steel, obtained by weight loss measurements, were fitted to Langmuir, Frumkin, Temkin and Flory–Huggins adsorption isotherms. A better fit to the Langmuir isotherm was obtained. The polarization curves showed that polarization of both the anodic and cathodic reactions were verified for concentrations higher than 10^–4 M, indicating a mixed type action. Only the anodic reactions were polarized for lower concentrations. At high frequencies the Nyquist diagrams showed one capacitive loop attributable to double layer charging and a small one at intermediary frequencies attributable to the faradaic process of hydrogen evolution. The formation of an adsorbed film was characterized by increasing charge transfer resistance values in the low frequency range for increasing inhibitor concentrations. According to the techniques used in this study, copper phthalocyanines showed a high corrosion inhibiting efficiency for all concentrations.     

CZF90测井中子发生器使用寿命浅谈

Ｃ／Ｏ测井中采用同步测量技术来分析非弹性γ与俘获γ，但在一些ＭＳＩ Ｃ／Ｏ测井中发现非弹性γ的一小部分或一大部分超前于非弹性门而进入俘获门，我们把这一问题叫做“错位”。“错位”使得Ｃ／Ｏ的ＣＩ值不正常，测井曲线不合格。这样的仪器不能用来测井。吉林油田测井公司碳氧比维修班成功地解决了Ｃ／Ｏ仪器“错位”等技术难题，在该油田所使用的ＣＺＦ９０－９４－０９发生器已测井８８口，累计打靶时间２３０ｈ，并且至今     

45号钢二次枝晶臂间距与冷却速度的关系

本文利用可控平均冷却速度的单向凝固实验炉测定了４５号钢在不同平均冷却速度下的冷却曲线，由此得到其在凝固期间的平均冷却速度Ｒ，相应地测量了不同平均冷却速度下试样的二次枝晶臂间距Ｓ２，通过回归，得到了如下关系式：Ｓ２＝７２７Ｒ－０．４１，并将引式成功地应用于实际生产中。     

生物降解型聚碳酸顺丁烯二酸亚乙酯 1、合成和表征

用CO_2、环氧乙烷、顺丁烯二酸酐进行三元共聚首次得到聚碳酸顺丁烯二酸亚乙酯(PECM),并用IR、~1H NMR、DSC等进行了表征,共聚物链中CO_2和MA单元随机分布,不饱和单元可在0～0.5mol分数之间调节。共聚过程不发生双键交联和构型转化。环氧乙烷的转化率可高达到93％。控制PECM链上的双键含量并使之发生自由基加成反应,得到对热较稳定的可溶性产物。     

A theory for the formation of tetrahedral amorphous carbon including deposition rate effects

A theoretical model is presented to describe the effect of ion beam bombardment rate on the formation of tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) films. The critical ion energy, E_c, corresponding to a 50% sp³ content in the films, is found to be dependent on both the effective thermal resistance and the ion beam bombardment rate. In the model, the ‘window’ width in the ion energy scale for the formation of ta-C material increases with decreasing deposition rate and with a reduction in the effective thermal resistance, until limited by lower and upper boundary thresholds. Experimental data are reproduced by the model. The plasmon energy, which correlates with sp³ fraction, is found experimentally of be higher for lower deposition rate and smaller effective thermal resistance. Data points for high sp³ content ta-C films deposited on silicon substrates at room temperature occupy a region in the ion energy-deposition rate (E-r) diagram similar to that predicated from the theory.     

Carbon fibre cloth as an electrode material: electrical conductivity and mass transfer

The paper deals with carbon fibre cloth electrodes, employed in the fabrication of composite materials. The electrical conductivity of single bundles, groups of bundles and cloth is studied. Ohm's law applies to the electrical conduction in the direction of the fibre length, but bundle conductivity decreases with the number of fibres in the bundle. Electrochemical mass transfer between a flowing electrolyte and a cloth arranged as a flow-through or a flow-by porous electrode indicates the existence of double porosity in the material. Due to double porosity, only the external surface of the cloth works as an electrode. This finding shows that the material is not suitable for such an application.     

Evolution of BET internal surface area in glassy carbon powder during thermal oxidation

It is demonstrated that glassy carbon powder can be thermochemically activated. During activation, a film with open pores is created on the glassy carbon particles. This film has a large internal surface area, which is accessible to liquids and gases. A simple model for the evolution of the internal surface area in glassy carbon powder during thermochemical gas-phase oxidation is also presented and compared with experimental data. Experimental results are in qualitative agreement with the model. We found that a sharp particle size distribution is desirable with regard to potential technical applications.     

Three‐dimensionally braided carbon fiber–epoxy composites,a new type of material for osteosynthesis devices. I. Mechanical properties and moisture absorption behavior

In recent years, three‐dimensionally (3D) braided composites have attracted a great deal of attention because of their high‐impact damage tolerance and fatigue life, superior fracture toughness, and so forth, and have been used in aeronautics, military, and transportation. These advantages make them strong candidates for osteosynthesis devices. In this study, 3D braided carbon fiber–epoxy (C_3D/EP) composites were produced via a simple vacuum impregnation technique. The load‐deflection curve, mechanical properties, and influence of fiber volume fraction, braiding angle, and axial reinforcing fibers were examined to determine their suitability for internal fixation devices. It is found that the C_3D/EP composites have excellent toughness and do not show brittleness when fractured because of their relatively high void content. The flexural, shear, and impact strengths of the C_3D/EP composites are excellent. It was shown that a C_3D/EP composite with a stiffness similar to load‐bearing bones can be made while maintaining enough strength. It is concluded that a relatively higher void content and braiding angle is more suitable for the C_3D/EP composites from the viewpoint of requirements of fracture fixation materials. The moisture absorption behavior and changes in mechanical properties caused by moisture uptake were evaluated. Results show that absorbed moisture slightly decreases mechanical properties of the C_3D/EP composites. Contrary to the unreinforced epoxy, the moisture absorption behavior of the C_3D/EP composites cannot be described with Fick's law of diffusion, probably because of the presence of voids and/or 3D fiber structure. The exact mechanisms should be proposed in further investigations. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 85: 1031–1039, 2002