Dispersion—flocculation studies on a Goethite-clay system

Dispersion–flocculation studies on a Goethite–clay system using flocculants were carried out as a function of flocculant concentrations, pH of slurry, time of agitation and dispersant dosage. Also, the effects of pH and polymer concentrations on the adsorption behaviour of the system were investigated. Results show that well flocculated goethite was preferentially obtained from 4% goethite/kaolinite clay suspensions, with 50 ppm causticised starch in the slurry at pH values of 3–11·5 and with 50 ppm polyacrylamide at pH values of 3–8. Good flocs were also obtained on flocculation of the goethite suspension with 50 ppm polyacrylamide at pH values of 5–7, while the kaolinite suspension did not respond to the same dosage of causticised starch in the same pH range. Results further reveal that for the goethite/kaolinite suspension, the best results was obtained with 50 ppm polyacrylamide at pH values of 7–10. Based on the data generated in the study, it was concluded that causticised starch is a better flocculant than polyacrylamide for goethite suspensions although polyacrylamide is an excellent flocculant for kaolinite suspensions.     

Fabrication of sharp silicon tips employing anisotropic wet etching and reactive ion etching

We developed a process to obtain sharper silicon tips by employing anisotropic etching in a KOH solution followed by SF₆ plasma etch. The tips were further sharpened using the established thermal oxidation technique to decrease the cone angle and, therefore, obtain smaller curvature radii. We have analyzed the impact of such changes in geometry on a figure of merit associated with the field emission characteristics. An increase in the figure of merit by a factor of three was found in relation to the tips before sharpening.     

A mathematical model for wet-chemical diffusion-controlled mask etching through a circular hole

Asymptotic solutions are presented for diffusion-controlled wet-chemical etching through a round hole in a mask. The three-dimensional diffusion field is assumed to be axisymmetric and fully developed. Two time regimes are considered. The first applies when the etched depth is small in comparison with the width of the mask opening. In the second, the depth of etching is much greater than the width of the mask opening. Explicit solutions are found for the shape of the etched surface as a function of the physical parameters. Among other things it is found that, as long as the etched pits are shallow, etching through small apertures is faster than through larger ones. The opposite is true for deep pits.     

Forty-Five Years After Broadbent (1958): Still No Identification Without Attention.

According to D. E. Broadbent's (1958) selective filter theory, people do not process unattended stimuli beyond the analysis of basic physical properties. This theory was later rejected on the basis of numerous findings that people identify irrelevant (and supposedly unattended) stimuli. A careful review of this evidence, however, reveals strong reasons to doubt that these irrelevant stimuli were in fact unattended. This review exposed a clear need for new experiments with tight control over the locus of attention. The authors present 5 such experiments using a priming paradigm. When steps were taken to ensure that irrelevant stimuli were not attended, these stimuli produced no priming effects. Hence, the authors found no evidence that unattended stimuli can be identified. The results support a modern version of Broadbent's selective theory, updated to reflect recent research advances. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

钛铁矿选择氯化法制取人造金红石的热力学与动力学

研究了钛铁矿选择氯化制取人造金红石反应的Fe-Ti-C-O2-Cl2系平衡图，计算了氧与某些氯化物相互作用的自由能变化，采用“通氧一步选择氯化法”，解决了选择氯化“自热”反应持续进行的技术关键，对反应参数进行了实验室，半工业和工业化生产试验研究，研究证明，选择氯化过程的动力学模型是“固体颗粒粒度保持不变的缩核反应模型”，动力学区的活性能为34．33kJ/mol；扩散区的活化能为0．80kJ/mol，研究开发的无筛板沸腾氯化炉可以长期稳定地连续运转，生产出的人造金红石品位为92．10％，经摇床和磁选，品位达到95％，床层单位炉产能达12．4t/(m2.d)，该工艺和设备已成功地应用于工业生产。     

FD—TD在分析FSS中的应用

本文讨论了用FD TD分析FSS的有关问题,提出了一种适合于在任意入射角情况下分析FSS的有效吸收边界条件,分别以单层、双层FSS为例进行了计算.数值结果和矢量模式法、谱域法的结果非常一致.     

镇沅金精矿选择性固砷焙烧—氰化浸出新工艺研究

对云南镇沅金矿的难当金精矿进行了选择性固砷焙烧－氰化浸出的试验研究，取得了满意结果。砷固定率大于９２％，硫挥发率为７８％－８４％，金浸出率可达９１％－９３％。选择性固砷焙烧－氰化浸出新工艺可有效消除砷害，综合利用有价成分硫，特别适宜于含砷高硫，同时含碳等杂质的细粒浸染型难浸金矿石的处理，在我国有较大的发展前景。     

以1,3-二(4-邻羟基苯亚胺次甲基)苯氧基丙烷为载体的铁离子(Ⅲ)电极的研究

以1,3-二(4-邻羟基苯亚胺次甲基)苯氧基丙烷为中性载体制备了PVC膜Fe3+离子选择性电极。该电极对Fe3+呈现出良好的选择性和近Nernst电位响应性能。电极斜率为21mV/dec,线性范围为3.0×10-5～1.0×10-1mol/L,检出限为1.0×10-5mol/L。采用交流阻抗技术研究了电极的响应机理,并将电极作为指示电极初步用于EDTA的电位滴定。     

Selective solvation of polystyrene in tetralin/cyclohexane mixtures

Refractive index increments and density increments have been measured at 307.6K for polystyrene in binary solvents of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (tetralin, TET) and cyclohexane over the whole range of solvent composition. Comparison of these increments with the corresponding values obtained at dialysis equilibrium (i.e. at constant chemical potential of low molecular weight species) yielded the coefficients of selective adsorption (γ₁) of TET by the polymer. Positive values of γ₁ were exhibited at solvent compositions up to 78% (v/v) of the thermodynamically better solvent, TET. Theoretical curves of γ₁ vs. composition were calculated on the basis of, firstly, relevant interaction parameters and, secondly, interaction parameters in conjunction with solubility parameters. Both procedures afforded self-consistent results, which were, however, uniformly lower than the experimental values of γ₁.     

Surface and subsurface products of the interaction of O2 with Ag under catalytic conditions

Polycrystalline Ag treated with O₂ at pressures up to 1 bar and at temperatures up to 920 K was examined by TDS. It was found that the peak commonly observed at 595±25 K and assigned to adsorbed atomic oxygen (O_a) is shifted to higher desorption temperatures with rising dosing temperatures. Since saturation of the uptake was not possible either, this peak was identified as dissolved atomic oxygen (O_d). The existence of a maximum for the O₂ uptake after exposure at 820 K was found. Hence, under conditions of formaldehyde synthesis ( 920 K) the ability of the catalyst to dissolve oxygen is near its maximum.