MALTING AND BREWING SCIENCE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES*,†

Molecular technologies have been developed for the transformation of barley. These technologies complement current methods of barley breeding. In addition, they offer the potential of altering specific components in barley that affect malting quality and of introducing foreign genes, controlling desirable traits, into barley. Application of genetic engineering to improving malt quality factors such as cell wall degradation, protein modification, starch hydrolysis and flavour stability, is discussed. Limitations to the use of this technology for improving malt-related functional properties of barley components such as cell walls and starch granules are also evaluated. Some possible constraints to the utilization of genetic engineering for malt quality improvements are identified.     

淀粉丙烯酸接枝共聚吸水性树脂的研究进展

基于淀粉丙烯酸接枝共聚作为吸水性树脂具有环保和可生物降解的优良特性 ,目前 ,人们普遍关注的是如何提高其吸水性 ,抗温性 ,控制水份释放 ,压力下保水 ,以及电解液的吸收等。这些特性的改进将使产品的用途更为广泛 ,可以预见 ,淀粉丙烯酸接枝共聚作为吸水性树脂具有广阔的应用和发展前景。     

Structure development in amorphous starch as revealed by X‐ray scattering: Influence of the network structure and water content

The evolution of the amorphous structure of starch was characterized during the drying process by real‐time X‐ray wide‐angle scattering. The X‐ray diffractograms of injection‐molded starch show two superposed, rather broad, scattering maxima indicative of noncrystalline structures. The location of the two peaks has been associated to disordered starch single helices. A third maximum that arises upon drying the material in vacuum is associated to the scattering emerging from regions containing double helices. A model for the starch network is proposed, assuming a primary and a secondary component. The wider, temperature stable component appearing first, is correlated to the entanglement network of the melt. The narrower network component, which is created later, at lower temperature (secondary network), is explained by the formation of double helix regions that densify the wider primary network. The secondary network is increased strongly by the drying process. X‐ray experiments performed during the penetration of water, provoking a higher molecular mobility, reveal a better‐packed helical structure that becomes the precursor of a double helix crystalline formation. When temperature increases, the secondary network is dissolved and water molecules arrange themselves in better‐organized crystals as strongly bound crystal water. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 99: 1880–1886, 2006     

Thermoplastic extrusion—the mechanism of the formation of extrudate structure and properties

Systems processed by thermoplastic extrusion can be regarded as heterophase polymer melts of incompatible water-plasticized biopolymers. In the process of thermoplastic extrusion, proteins and polysaccharides are melted at high pressure and temperature below the temperature region of their thermal decomposition. Dispersed particles of these systems can be deformed in flow. The mixed-melt anisotropic structure, formed in flow, is fixed by rapid conversion of the melt jet that lets the extruder die from a viscous state to a rubber-like state and then to a glassy state caused by cooling and drying. Incompatibility of proteins and polysaccharides in their water-plasticized melt mixtures impacts on structure formation and texturization during thermoplastic extrusion. Presented at the 20th ISF World Congress and 83rd AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, May 10–14, 1992, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.     

Impedance spectroscopy study of hardened Portland cement paste

In this paper, the differential impedance analysis (DIA) has been applied to the study of the dielectric properties of hardened Portland cement paste. Two time constants are found in the impedance spectra obtained in the frequency region form 100 kHz to 15 MHz. One time constant has been attributed to the solid matrix and the other one to the liquid phase filling the pores. The effect of the cement paste-electrodes interface has been quantified using two different experimental set-ups. Measurements using direct contact between electrodes and cement paste have been compared with measurements using an air gap technique in which the specimen “floats” between the electrodes. The two referred time constants have been found in both types of measurements. The influence of drying on the dielectric parameters is also studied.     

The rim zone of cement-based materials – Barrier or fast lane for chemical degradation?

Sophisticated evaluation models for the long-term stability of cement-based systems demand a precise knowledge of the mechanisms of deterioration reactions, particularly respecting a permanent exposure to aqueous environments. Commonly, insights into these mechanisms are deduced from long-term investigations. However, these chemical reactions start immediately after exposure to aggressive environments causing rapid changes of composition and structure. Consequently, properties of its rim zone change, which affects transport processes in aqueous solutions. In laboratory experiments, the influence of these surface processes on the stability of cement-based materials exposed to different chloride solutions was studied as a function of time and temperature. Analysis of compositional and structural changes beneath the surface reveal the role of crystalline covering layers for chemical resistance. Such layers are often described as protective barriers. However, these processes in the rim zone can accelerate chemical degradation and subsequently reduce the resilience of the cement-based materials to aggressive aqueous environments.     

偶联剂对玻璃纤维增强淀粉/聚乳酸复合材料性能的影响

分别以马来酸酐、KH550、KH560和KH570为偶联剂对玻璃纤维进行预处理,再与淀粉、聚乳酸(PLA)复合,通过熔融挤出法制备玻璃纤维增强淀粉/PLA复合材料。研究了偶联剂种类对玻璃纤维增强复合材料熔融指数、力学性能、热性能和熔融流变性能的影响。实验发现马来酸酐、KH550、KH570、KH560处理玻璃纤维增强淀粉/PLA复合材料的熔融指数和力学性能都依次增大,表明KH560处理玻璃纤维增强淀粉/PLA复合材料的界面黏结作用最强。对热性能进行表征发现,马来酸酐、KH550、KH570、KH560处理玻璃纤维增强淀粉/PLA复合材料玻璃化转变温度、重结晶温度、结晶度和热稳定性均依次提高。受玻璃纤维与淀粉/PLA基体界面黏结效果的影响,马来酸酐、KH550、KH570、KH560处理玻璃纤维增强淀粉/PLA体系的储能模量和复数黏度依次增大。     

纤维素醚改性水泥浆的粘度变化研究

增稠是纤维素醚对水泥基材料的重要改性效果。研究了纤维素醚掺量、粘度仪旋转速度和温度对纤维素醚改性水泥浆粘度变化的影响。结果表明:纤维素醚掺量增加,水泥浆的粘度不断增加,纤维素醚溶液和水泥浆的粘度具有"复合叠加效应";纤维素醚改性水泥浆的假塑性低于纯水泥浆,粘度仪的旋转速度越低,或纤维素醚改性水泥浆的粘度越低,或纤维素醚掺量越低,纤维素醚改性水泥浆的假塑性越明显;温度升高,由于温度和水泥水化的共同作用,纤维素醚改性水泥浆的粘度会增加或降低。纤维素醚的种类不同,其改性水泥浆的粘度变化规律存在差异。     

掺(Ga,Si)银铝浆对n型TOPCon太阳能电池电性能的影响

银铝浆是新一代太阳能电池(n型TOPCon)的关键材料,但其金属化后在Si发射极表面形成很大且很深的“银铝尖钉”,尖钉易击穿p-n结造成短路,成为限制其应用的瓶颈。引入Si、Ga元素对银铝浆进行优化,分别制备了掺Si和掺Ga, Si的银铝浆,研究其对金属化区域暗态饱和电流密度J_0.metal、欧姆接触电阻R_c的影响机制。结果表明：掺入少量Si后,金属化区域未见明显“银铝尖钉”,说明掺Si后抑制了在浆料金属化时出现“银铝尖钉”的现象,对p-n结损伤较小,J_0.metal下降,开路电压V_oc上升,但是R_c增大。再掺入Ga组分后“银铝尖钉”明显变浅,数量变多,R_c下降,弥补了掺Si银铝浆欧姆接触差的弊端,有较高的电池转换效率;用扩散浓度测试仪(ECV)对发射极表层进行元素浓度分析,发现Ga分布于表层0～50 nm处,有利于改善欧姆接触。研究了Ga、Si的掺入量对银铝浆电性能的影响,电池转换效率最高达到24.68%,太阳能电池效率提升0.55%。     

LED 晶圆贴片过程中压力的二阶段模糊决策与控制

针对LED 晶圆贴片过程, 设计一种利用阀门的开关和开度控制气缸内气压的压力控制系统, 提出一种多目标分阶段决策和控制的方法, 实现活塞运动和加压控制. 根据活塞的位移和压力, 采用逻辑决策方法, 选择需要控制的阀门. 根据规划压力与实测压力的差值及其差值变化率, 利用模糊自适应PID 控制方法控制阀门的开度. 采用半张量积的方法将逻辑决策和模糊控制中的推理转变成矩阵形式, 以简化运算量, 提高运算速度和控制精确度.