Oxygen enrichment from air through multilayer thin low‐density polyethylene films

Several multilayer thin low‐density polyethylene (LDPE) films were fabricated by blown thin film having a thickness of 7 μm and an area of 130 cm². They were characterized for their oxygen‐enrichment performance from air by a constant pressure–variable volume method in a round permeate cell with an effective area of 73.9 cm². The relationship between oxygen‐enrichment properties, including oxygen‐enriched air (OEA) flux, oxygen concentration, permeability coefficients of OEA, oxygen, nitrogen, as well as separation factor through the multilayer LDPE films, and operating parameters, including transfilm pressure difference, retentate/permeate flux ratio, temperature, as well as layer number, are all discussed in detail. It is found that all of the preceding oxygen‐enrichment parameters increase continuously with an increase of transfilm pressure difference from 0.1 to 0.65 MPa, especially for the trilayer and tetralayer LDPE films. The oxygen concentration and separation factor appear to rapidly increase within the retentate/permeate flux ratio below 200, and then become unchangeable beyond that, whereas the OEA flux and the permeability coefficients of OEA, oxygen, and nitrogen seem to remain nearly constant within the whole retentate/permeate flux ratio investigated, especially for the monolayer and bilayer LDPE films. The selectivity becomes inferior, whereas the permeability becomes superior, as the operating temperature increases from 23 to 31°C. The highest oxygen concentration was found to be 44.8% for monolayer LDPE film in a single step with air containing oxygen of 20.9% as a feed gas and operating pressure of 0.5 MPa at a retentate/permeate flux ratio of 340 and 23°C. The results demonstrate a possibility to prepare an oxygen‐enriching membrane directly from air, based on the easily obtained thin LDPE films. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 83: 3013–3021, 2002; DOI 10.1002/app.2331     

乳状液膜法分离二元氨基酸的研究

定义了乳状液膜法分离氨基酸的分离系数，并以苯丙氨酸(Phe)／天冬氧酸(Asp)作为研究对象，探讨了影响分离系数的主要因素。研究结果表明：用稳态条件下液膜体系中两种氨基酸的传质通量之比定义两种氨基酸的分离系数，能够较全面反映两种氨基酸及液膜体系所具有的特性以及影响分离系数的复杂因素，为改善分离效果提供理论指导。对于采用酸性萃取剂为载体的液膜体系来说，pH值是影响两种氨基酸分离系数的主要因素，而载体浓度对分离系数的影响程度相对较小。     

Continuous Oxygen Ion Transfer Medium as a Catalyst for High Selective Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane

An oxygen permeable mixed ion and electron conducting membrane (OPMIECM) was used as an oxygen transfer medium as well as a catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to produce ethylene. O^2- species transported through the membrane reacted with ethane to produce ethylene before it recombined to gaseous O², so that the deep oxidation of the products was greatly suppressed. As a result, 80% selectivity of ethylene at 84% ethane conversion was achieved, whereas 53.7% ethylene selectivity was obtained using a conventional fixed-bed reactor under the same reaction conditions with the same catalyst at 800 °C. A 100 h continuous operation of this process was carried out and the result indicates the feasibility for practical applications.     

Phenolic compounds from vacuum pyrolysis of wood wastes

Various softwood and hardwood bark residues, primary sludges and softwood sawdust residues were processed by vacuum pyrolysis in a laboratory scale batch reactor. The pyrolysis oil, water, charcoal, and gas were recovered and analyzed. The pyrolysis oils were analyzed in details for their content in phenolic compounds after derivatization to their acetyl derivatives. The influence of temperature, heating rate, feedstock bed thickness, particle size and feedstock water pretreatment on the yield of phenols was investigated. The highest yield of phenols was obtained when hardwood bark was soaked in water for 48 hours and pyrolyzed at a temperature of 450°C and a heating rate of 10°C/min. Pyrolysis performance was evaluated in terms of total phenolic yield and composition.     

多组分氯盐体系镁锂分离规律初探

以Na₂CO₃为沉淀剂,初步研究了多组分氯盐混合体系（0.6 mol MgCl₂+1.1 mol LiCl+3.2 mol NaCl）中选择性沉镁的工艺规律。结果表明：在25~80 ℃,总C与总Mg物质的量比[n（C_T）/n（Mg_T）]为 0.8~1.1时,25 ℃形成针状MgCO₃·3H₂O,40 ℃以上形成Mg₅（CO₃）₄（OH）₂·4H₂O不规则片状团聚微球,其中40~50 ℃形成的片状物较为分散且粒径较小,导致固液分离困难。40 ℃时沉镁率最低。温度越高,Li₂CO₃越易形成,沉锂率越大。n（C_T）/n（Mg_T）越大沉镁率和沉锂率越高。室温（25 ℃）、n（C_T）/n（Mg_T）=1.0时,沉镁率达98%以上,且沉锂率<0.1%,镁锂分离效果最好。     

螺旋藻泡载分离法采收的实验室研究

在一种斜臂泡沫分离装置上，较为详细地研究了泡沫塔构造、起泡剂Tween 20浓度、载气流率、pH值和乙醇浓度等因素对螺旋藻泡载采收性能的影响. 结果表明，斜臂泡沫塔可明显改善藻细胞的泡载性能, 当Tween 20浓度为100 mg/L、载气流率为30 L/h及pH=11、乙醇浓度为1%(j)时，泡载采收过程的分离因子R和浓缩倍数a可分别达到5.04~6.52和2.74~4.31.     

Controlling the morphology of polyurethane/polystyrene interpenetrating polymer networks for enhanced blood compatibility

Polyurethane (PU)/polystyrene (PS) IPNs were simultaneously synthesized at 80°C, controlling the reaction kinetics to change the morphology. Polymerization kinetics of styrene was controlled by the content of initiator, and that of polyurethane by the catalyst concentration. The effect of the initiator and the catalyst on the polymerization rate was analyzed by NMR spectroscopy and FTIR. Gelation time was also measured by using the advanced rheometric expansion system (ARES). Samples with sea‐and‐island morphology were obtained, when the polymerization rate of PS was relatively slow, and the phase separation time was long. When the polymerization rate of PS was relatively fast, and the phase separation time was short, cocontinuous morphology was obtained. The degree of phase separation and surface roughness decreased, as the rate of PU network formation was increased, and the phase‐continuity was increased. The in vitro blood‐compatibility tests showed that the surface roughness was an important factor on the adsorption of fibrinogens and platelets. A large amount of fibrinogens and platelets were adsorbed on the relatively rough surface of samples showing sea‐island morphology. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 84: 379–387, 2002; DOI 10.1002/app.10358     

PVAm/PAN复合膜的制备及其对CO2/CH4的分离性能

New polymeric membrane materials——polyvinyl amine (PVAm) with different primary amine contents were synthesized.By covering polyacrylonitrile(PAN) ultrafiltration membranes with PVAm, the PVAm/PAN composite membranes for CO₂/CH₄ separation were prepared. The composite membranes containing more primary amino groups have higher selectivity for CO₂/CH₄.The cross-linking of acid or glutaradehyde could improve the gas permselectivity of the composite membranes. With decreasing CO₂ content in the feed gas, the CO₂/CH₄ separation factor increased.When the feed gas was 25%(vol) CO₂ and 75%(vol) CH₄, the CO₂ permeation rate was 4.1×10^-9cm³(STP) &#8226;cm^-2&#8226;Pa^-1&#8226;s^-1, and the CO₂/CH₄ separation factor was 180.     

富氮生物质热解气的分级冷凝特性研究

采用固定床热解反应系统对稻壳负载尿素进行了热解耦合分级冷凝的研究，实验采用三级冷凝的方法，对比了热解温度(400、500、600℃)和冷凝温度(30、60、90℃)对产物分布和富集的影响，研究了生物质富氮热解和分级冷凝的机理。结果表明：富氮热解促进了Maillard反应产生含氮杂环物；分级冷凝富集规律明显，一级生物油富集了高露点的酚类，二级生物油富集了低露点的含氮杂环物；提高热解温度可以增加二级生物油中含氮杂环物的含量和降低二级生物油水分含量，热解温度为500℃时，液体产物产率和酚类产物产率最大；提高冷凝温度能增强各级油组分的富集效果，并降低一级生物油水分含量，一级冷凝温度为90℃时，水分几乎完全富集在第二级中，且一级生物油酚类产物含量最高。     

Moisture absorption behavior of rubber‐modified epoxy resins

The moisture absorption behavior of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A/ethylene diamine resins incorporating a carboxy‐terminated butadiene–acrylonitrile rubber was investigated and associated with their morphology of phase separation. Although the diffusion coefficient of moisture was increased with the rubber content, its activation energy and free volume for moisture diffusion were barely changed until phase inversion occurred. After phase inversion, the free volume was significantly increased, and the activation energy decreased. In addition, the moisture absorption also reduced the β‐transition temperature of the resins and slightly increased the glass‐transition temperature before phase inversion. However, the reverse was found after phase inversion. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 86: 3718–3724, 2002