High-pressure fluidized bed coating utilizing supercritical carbon dioxide

Various particles with sizes between 100 and 200 μm were encapsulated with waxes commonly used in technical coating applications. For this, a homogeneous mixture of molten paraffin and supercritical carbon dioxide was prepared in an autoclave and injected into the high-pressure fluidized bed through a nozzle from the bottom. Due to the different conditions in the mixing autoclave and the fluidized bed, the paraffin precipitated in the vicinity of the nozzle and adhered to the solid particles. A complete, thin, uniform, and solvent-free coating was produced. The use of two paraffins with different alkane compositions resulted in dissimilar spreads on glass beads due to their different glass transition temperatures. A smaller pressure drop across the nozzle led to more uniform and even coatings. Glass beads, ceramic spheres, potassium chloride, and lactose showed similar coating results, whereas different morphologies were observed with a plastic material, characterized by a rougher surface and a lower surface energy. The high quality of the coating was confirmed by standard dissolution tests with coated potassium chloride crystals and lactose agglomerates.     

Retardation of volatile aldehyde formation in the exhaust of frying oil by heating under low oxygen atmospheres

Volatile aldehydes were generated in the exhaust of high-oleic safflower oil during heating at 180°C by spraying water into atmospheres with four levels of oxygen concentrations (2, 4, 10, and 20%). These aldehydes were quantitatively analyzed by HPLC after the conversion to 2,4-dinitrophenyl hydrazones. Ten alkanals (C₂ through C₁₀), eight 2-alkenals (C₃ through C₁₀) and three 2,4-alkadienals (C₇, C₉, and C₁₀) were found. These aldehyde levels were found to be positively correlated with both the heating time and the atmospheric oxygen concentration. The total amounts of aldehydes were the lowest in the oil heated in an atmosphere with 2% O₂, and corresponded to 1/10 of those in the atmosphere with 20% O₂. Acrolein was not found in oils heated in the atmosphere with 2% oxygen. These results suggest that frying in atmospheres with low oxygen levels can effectively decrease the generation of volatile aldehydes in the exhaust.     

缓释、控释肥料生产、使用前景展望

从我国氮、磷、钾肥高消费、低利用率的现状,阐述了为什么缓控释肥被列为国家中长期科学技术发展计划的优先主题之一。介绍了哪些肥料是缓释、控释肥及当前世界生产、消费量。据估计,2005年世界缓释、控释肥料产量及消费量不超过100万t/a,若包括用于大田作物,具有一定缓释性能的包膜、包裹、包囊肥料,即广义的缓释、控释肥料世界生产、消费量已达120万t/a。展望了缓控释肥生产使用前景,在世界范围内,缓控释肥生产与消费的制约条件是产品价格;就国内而言,农民对肥料要求速效、速溶、速散是推广缓释、控释肥的主要思想障碍。降低生产成本,转变农民对缓释肥的认识,才能推动我国缓控释肥高速发展。     

海藻酸微胶囊的制备及在药物控释中的研究进展

海藻酸具有相对温和的凝胶条件与良好的生物相容性 ,已广泛应用于药物缓释与生物医学工程。综述了海藻酸微胶囊的制作方法、增加海藻酸微囊的稳定性与控制物质扩散的主要方法及海藻酸凝胶在药物控释研究中的进展     

Orientation ofMicroplitis croceipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to green leaf volatiles: Dose-response curves

FemaleMicroplitis croceipes wasps were tested in a wind tunnel for their ability to orient to various concentrations of eight different green leaf volatile (GLV) substances [hexanal, (E)-2-hexenal, (E)-2-hexen-1-ol, (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol, (E)-2-hexenyl acetate, (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, (Z)-3-hexenyl propionate, and (Z)-3-hexenyl butyrate]. Overall, the esters elicited the greatest percentage of successful orientation flights, the alcohols elicited an intermediate response, and the aldehydes elicited a low response. The semilog dose-response curves were generally hill-shaped with high responses at medium release rates and low responses at high or low release rates. For the aldehydes, positive responses occurred at all GLV release rates between 0.01 and 100 nl/min. For some alcohols and esters, positive responses occurred at release rates as low as 1 pl/min and as high as 1μl/min. These data show thatM. croceipes wasps are strongly attracted to GLVs and are capable of orienting to GLV concentrations that would occur in nature when a caterpillar feeds on a green leaf. Hence, in nature, GLVs may be important clues, enablingM. croceipes to locate their hosts.     

Preparation and characterization of novel semi‐interpenetrating 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate‐g‐chitosan copolymeric microspheres for sustained release of indomethacin

A novel semi‐interpenetrating (semi‐IPN) graft copolymer of 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) with chitosan (CS) has been prepared in the form of microspheres, using water‐in‐oil (W/O) emulsion technique. Microspheres were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and X‐ray diffractometry (X‐RD) to confirm the crosslinking and polymorphism of indomethacin (IDM). The X‐RD and DSC techniques indicated a molecular‐level dispersion of IDM in the IPN matrix. Scanning electron micrographs (SEM) taken at the cross section of the microspheres have shown rough surfaces around the microspheres. The sustained release characteristics of the matrices for IDM, an anti‐inflammatory drug, were investigated in pH 7.4 media. Particle size and size distribution of the microspheres were studied by laser light diffraction particle size analyzer. The drug was released in a sustained manner for up to 12 h. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2006     

Response to walnut olfactory and visual cues by the parasitic wasp Diachasmimorpha juglandis

Diachasmimorpha juglandis is a specialist parasitoid attacking fly larvae in the genus Rhagoletis that feed exclusively on walnut fruit husks. In a free-foraging assay comparing response to uninfested, infested, and mechanically damaged fruits, we first determined that D. juglandis use host feeding damage on the fruit as a cue for host presence. In another free-foraging assay that used artificial walnut models and wind tunnel experiments, D. juglandis distinguished infested from uninfested fruits by using either olfactory or visual cues separately. However, the response rate of wasps in the wind tunnel was raised considerably when visual cues were also available. We analyzed the volatile compounds emitted by cohorts of uninfested, mechanically damaged, and infested fruits 1, 3, 5, 8, and 10 days after oviposition by flies into the infested fruits. Total volatile emissions did not differ significantly among treatments, but quantitative changes in volatiles distinguished infested fruits from uninfested and damaged fruits. The fact that parasitoids did not distinguish between infested and damaged fruits in assays where damage was visible indicates that they rely on visual cues when those are available.     

气相防锈技术在热力设备防腐蚀中的应用

归纳总结了近年来气相缓蚀剂的研究开发情况,介绍和探讨了气相防锈技术的特点及其在热力设备防腐蚀中的应用,包括气相缓蚀剂的气化装置设计、应用工艺、监测方法等,指出了气相防锈技术的发展趋势.     

纯棉抗皱织物甲醛含量与测试方法的相关分析

对织物上甲醛含量的测试方法,我国有两项国家标准,分别规定了游离甲醛和释放甲醛的测试方法。本文通过中国国标的两种甲醛测试方法对抗皱处理后的纯棉织物进行测试,得出两种测试方法的相关关系,蒸汽吸收法测试的甲醛含量远远大于水萃取法测试的游离甲醛含量。随着树脂浓度的增大,游离甲醛和释放甲醛的含量会增大;随着烘焙温度的增加,游离甲醛逐渐增加,释放甲醛含量呈下降趋势。     

液压解卡工具的技术研究与应用

在油田开发中,大负荷解卡是修井作业中常见的工序之一。由于受到地面环境、修井设备的限制,解卡作业的成功率一直比较低。为此,我们引进了液压解卡工具,以液体为动力传递介质,推动井下解卡工具工作,实现大负荷解卡的目的,并且通过6口井的现场实施取得了较好的效果。