Generating hydrogen-rich fuel-cell feeds from dimethyl ether (DME) using physical mixtures of a commercial Cu/Zn/Al2O3 catalyst and several solid–acid catalysts

Homogeneous physical mixtures containing a commercial Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ catalyst and a solid–acid catalyst were used to examine the acidity effects on dimethyl ether hydrolysis and their subsequent effects on dimethyl ether steam reforming (DME-SR). The acid catalysts used were zeolites Y [Si/Al = 2.5 and 15: denoted Y(Si/Al)], ZSM-5 [Si/Al = 15, 25, 40, and 140: denoted Z(Si/Al)] and other conventional catalyst supports (ZrO₂, and γ-Al₂O₃). The homogeneous physical mixtures contained equal amounts, by volume, of the solid–acid catalyst and the commercial Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ catalyst (BASF K3-110, denoted as K3). The steam reforming of dimethyl ether was carried out in an isothermal packed-bed reactor at ambient pressure.

The most promising physical mixtures for the low-temperature production of hydrogen from DME contained ZSM-5 as the solid–acid catalyst, with hydrogen yields exceeding 90% (T = 275 °C, S/C = 1.5, τ = 1.0 s and P = 0.78 atm) and hydrogen selectivities exceeding 94%, comparable to those observed for methanol steam reforming (MeOH-SR) over BASF K3-110, with values equaling 95% and 99%, respectively (T = 225 °C, S/C = 1.0, τ = 1.0 s and P = 0.78 atm). Large production rates of hydrogen were directly related to the type of acid catalyst used. The hydrogen production activity trend as a function of physical mixture was

     

红细胞瞬间磁化试剂的制备与应用

目的研制用于ABO、RHD血型检测试剂的红细胞瞬间磁化试剂。方法采用共沉淀法制备磁性粒子,并检测其主要成分及粒径大小,用此磁性粒子制备红细胞瞬间磁化试剂,并分别进行各项检测。结果磁性粒子的主要成分为四氧化三铁,粒径100nm左右。该试剂的外观及特异性均合格,磁响应时间不超过30s,重复性较好,敏感性为98.20%,与试管法检测结果比较,差异无显著意义。结论红细胞瞬间磁化试剂可用于红细胞系统的血型检测。     

The role of the WO x ad-component to Pt and PtRu catalysts in the electrochemical CH3OH oxidation reaction

High surface area carbon-supported platinum-based catalysts, Pt/C, PtWO _x /C, PtRu/C and PtRuWO _x /C, were prepared via a chemical reduction route using single metal precursor salts. The catalyst particles were found to be in the nanoscale range, and the addition of Ru clearly decreased the particle size. The Ru was found to be partially incorporated into the face centered cubic lattice of Pt and to form a single Ru catalyst component. X-ray diffraction and X-ray photon spectroscopy did not provide evidence for electronic interactions between WO _x and Pt as well as WO _x and Ru. However, the addition of tungsten to the PtRuWO _x /C catalyst resulted in a high degree of catalyst particle agglomeration. Both Ru containing catalysts showed significantly higher activities for the CH₃OH oxidation reaction in terms of Pt + Ru mass as well as electroactive Pt + Ru surface area than the Pt/C and PtWO _x /C catalysts. The addition of tungsten appeared to mainly result in some ‘physical’ modification of the catalytically active Pt and Ru surface components such as differences in electroactive surface area rather than promotion of the CH₃OH oxidation reaction via a true catalytic mechanism.     

流感疫苗诱导Hela细胞凋亡与免疫调节效应

目的观察流感疫苗诱导Hela细胞凋亡与免疫调节效应。方法将流感疫苗作用于Hela细胞,采用MTT比色法和流式细胞仪检测疫苗对Hela细胞增殖、凋亡和细胞周期的影响;同时用MTT法检测疫苗对小鼠脾细胞增殖的影响;采用结晶紫、中性红染色及MTT法,分别检测脾细胞诱导上清中IFN-γ、IL-2和TNF-α的分泌情况。结果一定浓度流感疫苗能够抑制Hela细胞增殖,促进细胞凋亡,凋亡率可达58·37%;还可促进小鼠脾细胞增殖及Th1型细胞分泌IFN-γ。结论流感疫苗能够抑制Hela细胞增殖,此作用可能是通过诱导Hela细胞凋亡、调节免疫细胞增殖及IFN-γ的分泌而实现的。     

树突细胞算法在线分析组件的研究

原始树突状细胞算法（DCA）的离线分析过程,将会导致时间差异,从而产生假警报,增加了虚警率,也会导致攻击的成功发生,这对一个人侵检测系统来说是致命的。因此,文中的目的就是在不影响检测精度的前提下提高检测速度。于是文中提出了分片思想的在线分析组件与DCA相集成的方法,即根据抗原采样数量或者时间将一系列已处理的信息分割成为更小的部分,使得每个分片独立地进行实时的、周期性的分析,这样在每个分片内的入侵攻击就能及时地被识别出来。文中给出了DCA在线分析模块的伪代码描述,并且将其应用于SYN端口扫描的检测实验中。结果表明,DCA在线分析模块在不影响检测精度的前提下有效地提高了检测速度。     

Alkaline fuel cells: contemporary advancement and limitations

ZeTek Power recently introduced mass manufacturable and cost effective alkaline fuel cells on the market. Today's research is focused on further improvement both in terms of performance increase and cost reduction. This research is classically performed using small (4 cm²) experimental electrodes in the half-cell configuration. This allows the primary electrochemical losses in an anode or cathode to be determined independently. Additional performance losses occur when one integrates large electrodes into a module of 24 cells and in a stack comprised of many modules. By comparing the performance of half-cell experiments to that of modules, these losses can be distinguished and addressed. The information thus obtained, both for the small electrodes and in up-scaling is vital if one is to identify the key areas in which improvement is possible and where to focus future research. Furthermore, the identification of the losses in a module and system allows us to predict the final performance from half-cell measurements of a new laboratory scale experimental electrode.     

Conceptual design of a novel hybrid fuel cell/desalination system

A novel concept for integrating fuel cells with desalination systems is proposed and investigated in this work. Two unique case studies are discussed — the first involving a hybrid system with a reverse osmosis (RO) unit and the second — integrating with a thermal desalination process such as multi-stage flash (MSF). The underlying motivation for this system integration is that the exhaust gas from a hybrid power plant (fuel cell/turbine system) contains considerable amount of thermal energy, which may be utilized for desalination units. This exhaust heat can be suitably used for preheating the feed in desalination processes such as reverse osmosis which not only increases the potable water production, but also decreases the relative energy consumption by approximately 8% when there is an increase of just 8°C rise in temperature. Additionally, an attractive hybrid system application which combines power generation at 70%+ system efficiency with efficient waste heat utilization is thermal desalination. In this work, it is shown that the system efficiency can be raised appreciably when a high-temperature fuel cell co-generates DC power in-situ with waste heat suitable for MSF. Results indicate that such hybrid system could show a 5.6% increase in global efficiency. Such combined hybrid systems have overall system efficiencies (second-law base) exceeding those of either fuel-cell power plants or traditional desalination plants.     

Exploring single electrode reactions in polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Utilising a pseudo-reference electrode in polymer electrolyte fuel cells allows for the separation of anodic and cathodic contributions to the entire cell impedance. Modelling the impedance responses by using equivalent circuits inhibits the investigation of kinetic parameters of the basic electrochemical reactions, which take place at single electrode-electrolyte interfaces. Therefore, we evaluate single electrode impedance measurements by a kinetic model, which is based on specific reaction pathways, either for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) or the hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR). As a consequence, it is possible to obtain kinetic parameters for the specific reaction of interest. Furthermore, the information gained from the single electrode impedance measurements and the kinetic model can give insight into single reactions steps. In particular, the ORR has to include a chemical step in the reaction pathway.     

A novel high-performance counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

A novel Pt counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) was prepared by thermal decomposition of H₂PtCl₆ on NiP-plated glass substrate. The charge-transfer kinetic properties of the platinized NiP-plated glass electrode (Pt/NiP electrode) for triiodide reduction were studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Pt/NiP electrode has the advantage over the platinized FTO conducting glass electrode (Pt/FTO electrode) in increasing the light reflectance and reducing the sheet resistance leading to improve the light harvest efficiency and the fill factor of the dye-sensitized solar cells effectively. The photon-to-current efficiency and the overall conversion efficiency of DSC using Pt/NiP counter electrode is increased by 20% and 33%, respectively, compared to that of using Pt/FTO counter electrode. Examination of the anodic dissolution and the long-term test on the variation of charge-transfer resistance indicates the good stability of the Pt/NiP electrode in the electrolyte containing iodide/triiodide.     

固定化紫草细胞生产紫草宁衍生物

用海藻胶包埋紫草细胞,在紫草色素生产培养基M_9中,常温、黑暗下培养不同时间,收集培养液并提取色素,进行紫外—可见全波长分光光度扫描和TLC分析。结果表明:固定化紫草细胞可连续分泌紫草色素,其主要成分与天然成分基本相同,产量已达到一定水平。此外对海藻胶包埋条件、固定化珠粒的稳定性以及1L固定化植物细胞反应器生产紫草色素工艺进行了讨论。