Characterization of dilute and dense phase vertical upflow gas-solid transport based on average concentration and velocity data

Dilute, ‘dense phase 1’, and possibly a third regime-‘dense phase 2’, were observed in a vertical 0.02 m diameter pneumatic conveyor using 210 μm sand particles. The transitions were marked by the alterations in the trend of the measured average solids hold-up while varying the solids mass flowrate at constant air velocity. Hydrodynamic characteristics together with the transition criteria for the various transport modes were established. A novel regime diagram based on average gas velocities and solids mass flowrates was developed to identify the operating conditions for these regimes, as well as the limiting solids carrying capacities of the present conveyor. A probable cause of the dilute to dense phase transition is speculated upon.     

Volume phase transition of polyelectrolyte gels in dimethyl sulfoxide/ tetrahydrofuran mixtures

Copolymer gels were prepared from 2-(acrylamido)-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS), N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAA, comonomer) and N,N′-methylenebis(acrylamide) (BIS). The mole fraction of AMPS were 0.2674 and 0.4318, respectively, with the same BIS mole fraction of 0.013. These gels with counterions H⁺, Na⁺, and K⁺ were swollen at 25°C in mixtures of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and tetrahydrofuran (THF). A volume phase transition was observed at the THF volume fraction of about 0.58, indicating that the volume phase transition in a polyelectrolyte gel occurs when the medium polarity decreases sufficiently for ion-pair formation. On changing the counterion, the fraction of DMSO in the solvent mixture which is required to initiate swelling decreases in the order Na⁺, H⁺, and K⁺, the same as for counterion condensation in identical gels.     

相转移催化法合成2-甲氧基-5-乙磺酰基苯甲酸

以4－甲氧基－3－羧基苯磺酰氯为原料，用相转移催化方法合成盐酸舒托必利中间体2－甲氧基－5－乙磺酰基苯甲酸，工艺简便，条件温和。 总收率54％。     

炭材料生产用煤沥青的流变性能

介绍了流体的特性及其表征，描述了煤沥青的流变性能及其在炭材料实际生产中的意义，综述了煤沥青流变性能研究状况。提出了炭材料生产用煤沥青流变性能研究所面临的课题。     

低萃取及B级聚酯绝缘膜研究 Ⅰ．国内研制动态

介绍了开发低萃取及B级聚酯(PET)薄膜的意义和要求,回顾了国内研制的情况,同时对其发展进行了讨论。     

Effect of polymer density on polyethylene hollow fiber membrane formation via thermally induced phase separation

Microporous high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) and low‐density polyethylene (LDPE) hollow fiber membranes were prepared from polyethylene–diisodecyl phthalate solution via thermally induced phase separation. Effect of the polyethylene density on the membrane structure and performance was investigated. The HDPE membrane showed about five times higher water permeability than the LDPE membrane because it had the larger pore and the higher porosity at the outer membrane surface. The formation of the larger pore was owing to both the initial larger structure formed by spinodal decomposition and the suppression of the diluent evaporation from the outer membrane surface due to the higher solution viscosity. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 93: 471–474, 2004     

Deep oxidation of aqueous organics over a silicon carbide-activated carbon supported platinum–ruthenium bimetallic catalyst

In previous work, we developed a highly active bimetallic platinum–ruthenium catalyst supported on a very high surface area activated carbon substrate. In fixed bed reactors, this catalyst proved capable of the continuous long-term deep oxidation of a variety of aqueous organic contaminants associated with spacecraft wastewater streams at 121 °C. This work was extended to the mineralization of more typical environmental contaminants, including halocarbons and aromatics. The primary weakness of this catalyst was the tendency toward relatively high rates of chemical decomposition. To overcome this limitation, methods were developed for the production of a silicon carbide coating over the surface of the activated carbon, yielding a reasonable trade-off between increasing resilience and decreasing surface area. Here we report the catalytic decomposition of dissolved organic contaminants at 130 °C using this silicon carbide/activated carbon supported bimetallic catalyst.     

Relationship between Transformation Temperature and Time-Temperature-Transformation Curves of Tetragonal-to-Monoclinic Martensitic Transformation in Zirconia-Yttria System

The tetragonal → monoclinic ( t → m ) martensitic phase transformation in ZrO₂–0.5–4 mol% Y₂O₃ proceeds during isothermal aging at various temperatures from 350 to 800 K; i.e., the transformation increases sigmoidally with aging time. The time-temperature-transformation ( T - T - T ) curves show a typical C shape, with very high rate for lower Y₂O₃-content specimens, and the rate decreases with higher Y₂O₃ content. The transformation temperature ( M _s) of the t → m transformation obtained from dilatation curves during the cooling stage coincides well with C curves above the nose temperature. The t → m transformation should occur isothermally, as suggested by a nucleation and growth mode.     

Studies on phase separation rate in porous polyimide membrane formation by immersion precipitation

Phase separation rate during porous membrane formation by immersion precipitation was investigated by light scattering in a polyimide/N‐Methylpyrrolidone (NMP)/water system. In the light scattering measurement, plots of scattered intensity against scattered angle showed maxima in all cases, which indicated that phase separation occurred by a spinodal decomposition (SD). Characteristic properties of the early stage of SD, such as an apparent diffusion coefficient D_app and an interphase periodic distance Λ, were obtained. The growth process of Λ was also followed by light scattering. The growth rate had the same tendency as D_app when water content in the nonsolvent bath and the polymer concentration in the cast solution were changed. The pore size of the final membrane increased with decreasing water content, which was opposite to the tendency of Λ growth rate. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 90: 292–296, 2003     

Energy Efficiency of Two‐Phase Mixing in a Modified Bubble Column

Energy efficiency for gas liquid mixing in a modified downflow bubble column reactor has been analyzed in this paper. Efficiencies of the different parts of the bubble column have been assessed on the basis of energy dissipation. Prediction of the energy dissipation coefficient as well as energy utilization efficiency due to gas‐liquid mixing as a function of different physical, geometric and dynamic variables of the system has been done by correlation method. The distribution of energy utilization in the different zones of the column has also been analyzed. Experiments were carried out with air‐water and air‐aqueous solutions of carboxy methyl cellulose with different concentrations.