Selection of NF membrane to improve quality of chemically treated surface water

The requirement for higher quality drinking water necessitates the application of more efficient water treatment techniques. Nanofiltration is one promising option for enhanced water treatment, for example, in enhanced organic matter removal. The characteristics of different nanofiltration membranes vary remarkably, and the selection of a membrane has to be made according to the requirements of an application. In this study six nanofiltration membranes (NF70, NF255, NTR-7450, NTR-7410, Desal-5 and TFC-S) were evaluated in improving the quality of chemically pre-treated surface water in a pilot-scale process. The results indicate that the membrane with high organics removal and slightly reduced ion removal characteristics (NF255) performed best in terms of product water quality as well as membrane productivity and fouling. The most permeable membrane (NTR-7410) suffered intensive fouling and insufficient product water quality. An interesting finding was that the permeates of all the tested membranes possessed a significant potential for microbial growth, despite the low nutrient contents.     

非定常Stokes问题解的存在唯一性的正则性

引入Ｆａｄｅｏ－Ｇａｌｅｒｋｉｎ方法解决了三维非定常半周期Ｓｔｏｋｅｓ问题解的存在唯一性问题,在加强了初始条件后,得到了解的正则性结果。     

A reactive GRASP and path relinking for a combined production–distribution problem

An NP-hard production–distribution problem for one product over a multi-period horizon is investigated. The aim is to minimize total cost taking production setups, inventory levels and distribution into account. An integer linear model is proposed as a compact problem specification but it cannot be solved to optimality for large instances. Instead of using a classical two-phase approach (production planning and then route construction for each day), metaheuristics that simultaneously tackle production and routing decisions are developed: a GRASP (greedy randomized adaptive search procedure) and two improved versions using either a reactive mechanism or a path-relinking process. These algorithms are evaluated on 90 randomly generated instances with 50, 100 and 200 customers and 20 periods. The results confirm the interest of integrating production and distribution decisions, compared to classical two-phase methods. Moreover, reaction and path-relinking give better results than the GRASP alone.     

Controller synthesis with guaranteed closed-loop phase constraints

In this paper, we present an analysis and synthesis approach for guaranteeing that the phase of a single-input, single-output closed-loop transfer function is contained in the interval [−α,α] for a given α>0 at all frequencies. Specifically, we first derive a sufficient condition involving a frequency domain inequality for guaranteeing a given phase constraint. Next, we use the Kalman–Yakubovich–Popov theorem to derive an equivalent time domain condition. In the case where com/cache/MiamiImageURL/B6V21-4TVJ07S-1-26/0?wchp=dGLbVlW-zSkzk" alt="View the MathML source" title="View the MathML source" align="absbottom" border="0" height=16 width="39"/>, we show that frequency and time domain sufficient conditions specialize to the positivity theorem. Furthermore, using linear matrix inequalities, we develop a controller synthesis approach for guaranteeing a phase constraint on the closed-loop transfer function. Finally, we extend this synthesis approach to address mixed gain and phase constraints on the closed-loop transfer function.     

An LMI approach to synthesis subject to almost asymptotic regulation constraints

A multi-objective controller synthesis problem is considered in which an output is to be regulated approximately by assuring a bound on the steady-state peak amplification in response to an infinite-energy disturbance, while also guaranteeing a desired level of performance measured in terms of the worst-case energy gain from a finite-energy input to a performance output. Relying on a characterization of the controllers with which almost asymptotic regulation is accomplished, the problem of guaranteeing the desired level of performance is reduced to solving a system of linear matrix inequalities subject to a set of linear equality constraints. Based on the solution of this system, a procedure is outlined for the construction of a suitable controller whose order is equal to the order of the plant plus the order of the exogenous system.     

Electrochemically reduced titanocene dichloride as a catalyst of reductive dehalogenation of organic halides

We have studied a reaction between the reduced form of titanocene dichloride (Cp₂TiCl₂) and a group of organic halides: benzyl derivatives (4-Xcom/sd/entities/sbnd" class="glyphImg">C₆H₄CH₂Cl, X = H, NO₂, CH₃; 4-Xcom/sd/entities/sbnd" class="glyphImg">C₆H₄CH₂Br, X = H, NO₂, PhC(O); 4-Xcom/sd/entities/sbnd" class="glyphImg">C₆H₄CH₂SCN, X = H, NO₂) as well as three aryl halides (4-NO₂C₆H₄Hal, Hal = Cl, Br; 4-CH₃O-C₆H₄Cl). It has been shown that the electrochemical reduction of Cp₂TiCl₂ in the presence of these benzyl halides leads to a catalytic cycle resulting in the reductive dehalogenation of these organic substrates to yield mostly corresponding toluene derivatives as the main product. No dehalogenation has been observed for aryl derivatives. Based on electrochemical data and digital simulation, possible schemes of the catalytic process have been outlined. For non-substituted benzyl halides halogen atom abstraction is a key step. For the reaction of nitrobenzyl halides the complexation of Ti(III) species with the nitro group takes place, with the electron transfer from Ti(III) to this group (owing to its highest coefficient in LUMO of the nitro benzyl halide) followed by an intramolecular dissociative electron redistribution in the course of the heterolytic Ccom/sd/entities/sbnd" class="glyphImg">Hal bond cleavage.The results for reduced titanocene dichloride centers immobilized inside a polymer film showed that the catalytic reductive dehalogenation of the p-nitrobenzyl chloride does occur but with a low efficiency because of the partial deactivation of the film due to the blocking of the electron charge transport between the electrode and catalytic centers.     

面向对象技术在土地监测系统中的应用

简要介绍了组件式GIS、土地监测系统的组成架构,以及面向对象技术的特点,给出了系统的逻辑模型,并结合土地监测系统阐述了组件式GIS、OOP方法在地理信息系统中的应用及实现.     

The study on the conductivity of styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer electrolytes based on poly(ethylene glycol)400 and LiClO4

Polyelectrolytes, in this study were synthesized from styrene-maleic anhydride (SMA) copolymer, poly(ethylene glycol)400 (PEG400), and lithium perchlorate (LiClO₄). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and com/content/image/1-s2.0-S001346860400180X-si3.gif"> magic angle spinning (MAS) solid-state NMR were used to monitor the interaction between Li⁺ ions and polymer. The results of FTIR and com/content/image/1-s2.0-S001346860400180X-si4.gif"> MAS solid-state NMR indicate the Li⁺ ions are preferentially coordinated to the ether oxygen of PEG. The T_g of the PEG segments in polyelectrolyte increases with LiClO₄ concentration, as determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), indicating that solubility of the Li⁺ ions in the host polymer increases with the PEG content. Impedance spectroscopy (IS) shows that the bulk conductivity of polyelectrolytes and the conductivity behavior obeys the Vogel-Tamman-Fulcher (VTF) equation.     

Acid- and base-catalyzed hydrolyses of aliphatic polycarbonates and polyesters

Poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC) was synthesized by the zinc glutarate catalyzed copolymerization of carbon dioxide and propylene oxide (PO). Hydrolytic degradability of the PPC polymer was examined in tetrahydrofuran solutions containing 10 wt.% acidic or basic aqueous solutions of varying pH using viscometry and GPC analysis. Further, the hydrolysis behaviors of all PPC solutions were compared with those of poly(com/scidirimg/entities/25b.gif" alt="var epsilon" title="var epsilon" border="0">-caprolactone) (PCL) and poly(d,l-lactic acid) (PLA). All polymers studied show higher degradability in strong basic conditions than in strong acidic conditions, but very low degradability in moderate acidic, basic and neutral conditions. Moreover, PPC is degraded less in strong acidic conditions than the polyesters, while in strong basic conditions, the polycarbonate is more easily degraded. The difference in degradabilities of these polymers in acidic conditions is associated with the different nucleophilicities of their carbonyl oxygen atoms, while in basic conditions the differences are associated with the different electrophilicities of the corresponding carbonyl carbon atoms. With regard to the hydrolysis results and the structural and chemical nature of the polymer backbones, degradation mechanisms are proposed for the acid- and base-catalyzed hydrolyses of PPC, PCL and PLA.     

A novel route to α,ω-telechelic poly(-caprolactone) diols, precursors of biodegradable polyurethanes, using catalysis by decamolybdate anion

A new convenient route for the synthesis of poly(com/scidirimg/entities/25b.gif" alt="var epsilon" title="var epsilon" border="0">-caprolactone) (PCL) with α,ω-telechelic diols' end-groups is presented. Synthesis of α,ω-telechelic PCL diols (HOPCLOH) was achieved by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of com/scidirimg/entities/25b.gif" alt="var epsilon" title="var epsilon" border="0">-caprolactone (CL) catalyzed with ammonium decamolybdate (NH₄)₈[Mo₁₀O₃₄] and using diethylene glycol (DEG) as initiator. Obtained HOPCLOH was characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR, FT-IR, GPC and MALDI-TOF. Comparative studies demonstrate that ammonium decamolybdate (NH₄)₈[Mo₁₀O₃₄] is better catalyst than Sn-octanoate (SnOct₂) toward CL polymerization in presence of DEG, under the conditions tested. A biodegradable poly(ester-urethane-urea) derivative was efficiently prepared from synthesized HOPCLOH. Obtained polymer shows minor differences with respect to the properties recorded for a poly(ester-urethane-urea) obtained from commercial HOPCLOH.