Evaluation of a palladinized Nafion™ for direct methanol fuel cell application

Palladinized Nafion™ was prepared via ion-exchange and chemical reduction method. Palladium precursors and solvent systems determined the efficiency of the incorporation and distribution of nanoparticles. The tortuous thin Pd film was formed on the surface of membrane when Na⁺-Nafion™ and water were used. Pd nanoparticles enhanced the water uptake of Nafion™ and reduced its methanol uptake. And dispersed Pd nanoparticles in Nafion™ disturbed the proton conduction and methanol permeation simultaneously in Nafion™ cluster. In order to reduce methanol permeation of Nafion™ and keep its high conductivity, it was more efficient for Pd nanoparticles to distribute near the surface of membrane. Palladinized Nafion™ improved the performance of DMFC single cell operation by reducing the methanol permeation.     

Fingerprinting G-protein-coupled receptors

Recently we reported the design of a discriminating fingerprintfor rhodopsin-like G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Thefingerprint encodes the seven putative membrane-spanning motifsand was potently diagnostic of all GPCRs (52 in all) in version8.1 of the OWL composite sequence database, readily distinguishingthem from all other integral membrane proteins. With a 3-foldincrease in the size of OWL, the fingerprint has been updatedand now finds 332 receptors that match all the motifs. The situation,however, has grown in complexity: 61 sequences make imperfectmatches with the fingerprint, yielding a total of 393 ‘hits’.The bulk of the partial hits are olfactory receptors: theseappear to fall into discrete subfamilies in which one or moreof the transmembrane motifs are either poorly matched or arenot matched at all. These results are supported by preliminaryphylogenetic analyses, which show the olfactory and variousother partial matches clustering away from the main body oftrue hits. The approach has provided a powerful diagnostic toolfor identifying GPCRs, and results are consistent with previousobservations that the pheromone, cAMP and secretin-like receptorsbelong to separate families-these bear their own unique sequencefingerprints by which they may be distinguished from the rhodopsin-likesuperfamily     

Optimization of decision rules for hydroelectric operation to reduce both eel mortality and unnecessary turbine shutdown: A search for a win–win solution

Worldwide populations of freshwater eels have declined with one of the contributing causes related to mortality during passage through hydropower turbines. An inherent trade‐off underlies turbine management where the competing demand for more hydropower comes at the expense of eel survival. A win–win solution exists when an option performs better on all competing demands compared to other options. A predictive model for eel migration based on a recent telemetry study was used to develop decision rules for turbine management in the Shenandoah River system. The performance of alternative decision rules was compared to the status quo policy to search for win–win solutions. Decision rules were defined by the probability of eel movement and were evaluated by the probabilities of false positive and false negative errors. The exact value of the cut‐off probability used in the decision rule will need to be determined through negotiation between stakeholders, but a range of cut‐off probabilities resulted in a win–win situation with both reduced eel mortality and increased turbine operation relative to the current shutdown strategy. Monitoring the implementation is needed to evaluate and update the predictive model and to refine the decision rule. Although the decision is framed for the Shenandoah River system, the analytical approach could be used to develop decision rules for turbine shutdown policy in other areas.     

PARTICLE FLOW PATTERNS IN THE RISER AND DOWNER OF CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED

This paper presents an experimental study on the flow patterns of FCC particles in a 140 mm ID Circulating Fluidized Bed with concurrent upflow and downflow gas-solid suspension. Based on the distribution of local particle velocity and particle concentration measured by a Fiber-Optical Probe Laser Doppler Velocimeter and a Fiber Optical Probe System respectively, the different flow patterns of local particls concentration, local particle velocity, local particle fluctuating velocity and sectionally average particle velocity in concurrent upflow and downflow gas-solid system have been investigated. It is found that the particle flow in the concurrent downflow is much more uniform radially than that in the concurrent upflow riser. The investigation of flow patterns in different flow systems is of significance to the development of a new gas-solid reactor.     

基于Bayes特征判别的选煤建模与识别

研究了煤块的Harr小波变换和幅度投影分析,在对原始图像进行特征判别分析的基础上,建立了煤块和煤矸石的统计模型,提出了用Bayes判别函数分选煤块和煤矸石的算法,实现了用计算机视觉系统对样本进行了识别检验.并运用神经网络BP算法进行训练识别,检验其正确性,最后通过实验验证了算法有效性.     

“入关”对部分化工矿产品的销售影响与对策(磷、硫、钾部分)

为了适应我国“入关”后国内外市场的形势,对化学矿山行业磷、硫、钾矿的国内外有关资料进行了分析研究。认为我国的磷矿和硫铁矿在国际市场上有相当的竞争力,而出口方向应是我国的周边国家和地区,钾矿将长期依靠进口。     

对国际原油价格持续走高的几点看法

分析了2005年上半年国际原油价格持续走高的原因，对下半年油价走势进行了预测。     

硼在玉米中的分布特征及化学形态的研究

对施硼肥和不施硼肥的土壤上种植的玉米中硼的分布及化学形态进行了研究 ,结果表明 ,靠近根部的玉米叶子中含硼最多 ,中部和上部叶子中含硼量依次递减 ,玉米种子中的含硼量低于叶子中的含硼量。通过研究不同溶剂对玉米叶子和种子中硼的浸提能力 ,探明了以 10 %醋酸浸提下来的硼最多 ,其次是用 0 .0 1mol/LEDTA浸提下来的硼 ,用水浸提下来的硼的含量最少。     

一种混合的离散细菌菌落优化算法

为了利用细菌算法解决组合优化问题, 提出了一种混合的离散细菌菌落优化算法。根据现有细菌优化算法, 设计一种新的个体编码方式及进化模式, 通过设计种群的自适应调整因子增强个体活力, 并融合禁忌搜索算法, 克服算法易于陷入过早收敛的不足, 并与其他算法在Taillard标准调度测试问题集上比较实验, 验证了算法的有效性。仿真结果表明, 该算法可以搜索到问题的最优组合, 能够有效避免算法陷入局部最优, 取得了满意的结果。