明胶凝冻强度测试结果分析

明胶凝冻强度的测试结果直接影响到明胶的应用,本文分析了不同道次明胶的凝冻强度测试结果,以及胶面水平对明胶凝冻强度测试结果的影响,且提出了可以应用测试过程中负荷与时间的线性关系情况判断胶面水平的新方法,为明胶凝冻强度的准确测定提供了参考。     

Effect of Aqueous Film‐Forming Foams on the Evaporation Rate of Hydrocarbon Fuels

A class of firefighting foams, known as aqueous film‐forming foam (AFFF), has the ability to form a film by spreading on the free surface of some hydrocarbon fuels. To find out whether this film could reduce the evaporation losses of volatile hydrocarbons, the evaporation rates of fuels covered with a film of AFFF were measured by weighing the fuel at different time intervals. The results proved that the addition of aqueous surfactant solutions on the fuels is not always synonymous to the reduction of evaporation rates, but sometimes it might also cause an increase. However, it was found that polyethylene glycol could modify AFFF in a way that it can form a protective permanent film on the surface of a fuel such as kerosene, thereby leading to a reduction of evaporation losses.     

New Pretreatment for Elastomers to Enhance Adhesion

The effects of various chemical pretreatments on the surface chemistry and adhesion performance of an additive-free styrene-butadiene block copolymer and an additive-free ethylene-propylene elastomer have been studied. Most of the powerful oxidising agents that are effective with hydrocarbon plastics were ineffective in enhancing the adhesion to elastomers despite causing major changes to their surface chemistries. The poor adhesion was attributed to the existence of weak boundary layers. Chlorinated agents were also examined and a new pretreatment for elastomers containing carbon-carbon double bonds has been identified. It was found that a mildly acidified dilute aqueous suspension of Chloramine-T was very effective at enhancing the adhesion performance of styrene butadiene copolymers.     

Organogels as a Tool to Generate Anion:Cation Selective Membranes

Porous membranes consisting of poly[2-ethyl-hexyl methacrylate-co-2-diethylaminoethyl methacrylate-cross-1,4-butane diol dimethacrylate] have been prepared by means of the “gel template leaching” strategy. Well-defined cylindrical pores with diameters of 6–15 nm have been obtained on applying N-(2-desoxy-sorbityl)-3′, 4′,5′-tris(dodecyloxy)benzamide as organogelator. Chemical modification of the pores' inner walls with methyl iodide to introduce tetra alkyl ammonium surface groups yielded functional membranes with cationic charged pores. The membranes exhibited anion:cation selectivities depending on the electrolyte concentration. At an ion strength of 1 mM the anion:cation selectivity exceeded values of 100.     

Preparation of Silane-Grafted and Moisture Cross-Linked Low Density Polyethylene: Part I: Factors Affecting Performance of Grafting and Cross-Linking

In the present work, the silane grafting and water cross-linking of low density polyethylene (LDPE) were investigated. The grafting reaction was carried out in an internal mixer and polyethylene cross-linking was done in hot water. The effect of silane, peroxide, catalyst, carbon black, cross-linking time, and cross-linking temperature on the grafting and cross-linking processes are reported. Vinyl trimethoxy silane (VTMO) and di-cumyl peroxide (DCP) were selected as grafting agent and initiator respectively. Silane grafting on polyethylene was determined using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and torque monitoring of the mixer. Absorption peak due to –Si–OCH₃ groups in FTIR and torque increasing due to silane grafting in the mixer illustrated that silane-grafting reactions occurred. The FTIR data demonstrated that the extent of silane grafting was increased as the concentration of silane and peroxide was increased. Thermogravimetry analysis (TGA) determined that the thermal stability of LDPE increased by increasing the amount of silane grafting. Gel fraction increased with silane and peroxide concentration. As the percent of of catalyst increase the time scale for specified gel content shifted to shorter times. Incorporation of carbon black into LDPE decreased the extent of silane grafting and gel fraction. Water temperature increasing in cross-linking stage reduced the time to maximum degree of cross-linking.     

Characteristics of Oil and Skim in Enzyme-Assisted Aqueous Extraction of Soybeans

The economic viability of enzyme-assisted aqueous extraction processing (EAEP) of soybeans depends on properties and potential applications of all fractions (skim and insolubles as well as oil). EAEP oil contained lower free fatty acid, phosphorus, and tocopherol contents, similar unsaponifiable matter levels, and higher degrees of oxidation (peroxide and p-anisidine values) than hexane-extracted oil. The phospholipid profile of EAEP fractions was mainly composed of phosphatidic acid, followed by phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylinositol, and phosphatidylethanolamine. Most of phospholipids were present in the skim, except for phosphatidic acid, which was the major phospholipid in the cream fraction. Skim and cream contained 55 and 3 % of the soluble carbohydrates in the original extruded flakes, respectively. Soluble carbohydrates of the skim were mainly composed of stachyose (5.8 ± 0.8 mg/mL) and sucrose (9.9 ± 0.8 mg/mL), which were hydrolyzed into glucose, galactose, and fructose after addition of α-galactosidase. Skim and cream peptides contained <20 kDa MW molecules. About 71 % of the skim peptides were <20 kDa MW, with 49 % being <1.35 kDa MW, 22 % being 17–1.35 kDa MW, and 29 % being 44–670 kDa MW. Skim protein and carbohydrate contents make this fraction suitable for replacing water in ethanol fermentations, thereby improving the fermentation rate/production and the nutritional quality of distiller’s dried grains with solubles.     

Effect of starch addition on microstructure and properties of highly porous alumina ceramics

Porous alumina ceramics with ultra-high porosity were prepared through combining the gel-casting process with the pore-forming agent technique. Porosity and pore size distribution of the sintered bulks were evaluated with and without adding starch, respectively. In particular, the influences of starch addition on the properties, including thermal conductivity and compressive strength were studied. It was found that the incorporation of starch increased the nominal solid loading in the suspension and subsequently promoted the particle packing efficiency. The porosity is raised with increasing starch content from 0 to 30 vol%, which brings the decrease in thermal conductivity, whereas the compressive strength isn't seriously degraded. The further higher starch addition (40 vol%), however, would deteriorate the performance of the alumina porous ceramics. It is believed that the appropriate starch amount (lower than 30 vol%), working as a pore-forming agent, suppresses the driving force of densification without affecting the connections of neighboring grains while excessive starch amount would lead to the collapse of the porous structure.     

The Effect of Ambient Conditions on the Burning Rate of Gel Fuel Droplets

An experimental study was conducted to determine the dependence of the burning rate coefficient of gel fuel droplets on the pressure at different ambient oxygen nitrogen mixtures. Experiments were conducted using a pressure chamber, in which the droplet was suspended and the combustion process was video‐photographed by a high‐speed digital video camera. The tests were conducted at pressures between 0.1–4 MPa at different ambient oxygen nitrogen compositions (air, 40 % O₂ – 60 % N₂, and 60 % O₂ – 40 % N₂). The fuel was a compound of 95 % kerosene and 5 % gellant. At sub‐critical pressure conditions, the burning rate coefficient was found to increase with increasing ambient oxygen mass fraction. At supercritical conditions, no dependence of the burning rate coefficient on the ambient mixture was found. The results indicate that the burning rate coefficient depends on the oxygen partial pressure, at least at low pressures.     

Breakage of TiO2 agglomerates in electrostatically stabilized aqueous dispersions

Nanoparticles of metal oxides have applications as additives in thin nanocomposite films. For optical applications that include transparent films and coatings, nanoparticles should be uniformly dispersed in the polymer film. Most commercially available nanoparticles are large agglomerates about 1 μm in maximum dimensions composed of primary particles with sizes ranging from 5 to 50 nm. The large agglomerates scatter light and are not directly suitable for optical systems. Ultrasonication of liquid suspensions was used to prepare stable dispersions from commercial titania nanopowders. The mean diameter of sonicated titania nanopowders was correlated inversely to the specific energy. After a rapid initial size reduction, continued ultrasonication lead to insignificant reduction and even reagglomeration of the particles. Both erosion and fracture mechanisms were observed. None of the commercial nanopowders were successfully broken to their primary particle sizes. Reagglomeration of the dispersion could be prevented by electrostatic stabilization with nitric acid or ammonium hydroxide when its zeta potential value was less than − 30 mV or greater than + 30 mV.     

Influence of hemicellulose aggregate and gel layer formation on flux and retention during nanofiltration of alkaline solutions

Nanofiltration of process liquors from viscose-type textile fibre production was investigated using a laboratoryscale crossflow test apparatus. Feed solutions contained about 200 g/l sodium hydroxide and a high concentration of hemicellulose as a contaminant originating from the raw material wood. The effects of various pretreatments and the addition of reagents on flux, retention and irreversible fouling were studied. Reagent addition affected the solution state of hemicellulose thus purposely provoking aggregate formation. Dynamic light scattering and turbidity measurements were used to track the evolution of hemicellulose aggregates. Aggregation generally coincided with distinct flux decline during nanofiltration thus indicating that this phenomenon may result in the build-up of gel layers at the membrane surface. Partial neutralisation with sulfuric acid caused extremely severe fouling, whereas methanol addition had a minor effect. The impact of heat treatment and oxidative degradation of hemicellulose on nanofiltration performance was attributed to changes in molar mass distribution.