Virus attenuation by microbial mechanisms during the idle time of a household slow sand filter

The biosand filter (BSF) is a household slow sand filter that is operated intermittently such that an idle time of typically 18-22 h occurs in between daily charges of water. Virus attenuation during the idle time was investigated over repeated daily filtration cycles to capture the effect of media aging that encompasses processes occurring throughout the filter depth rather than restricted to the schmutzdecke at the media surface. A threshold aging period of about one to two weeks was required before virus attenuation began. The observed rates of MS2 and PRD-1 reduction were first-order and reached maxima of 0.061- and 0.053-log per hr, respectively, over seven-to-ten weeks. Suppression of microbial activity by sodium azide eliminated virus reduction during the idle time thus indicating that the operative media aging process was microbially mediated. The mechanism of virus reduction was not modification of media surfaces by physical/chemical or microbial processes. Instead, it appears that the activity of the microbial community within the filter is responsible. The most likely biological pathways are production of microbial exoproducts such as proteolytic enzymes or grazing of bacteria and higher microorganisms on virus particles. Implications of these findings for BSF design and operation and their relevance to other biological filtration technologies are discussed.     

Binder systems for waterborne two-pack products for car refinishes application

Waterborne (WB) products are of growing importance in the car refinishes market. Especially WB basecoats are gaining increased market share during the last couple of years. The introduction of WB two-pack primers, fillers, clearcoats and single stage topcoats is hampered, however due to the lack of suited binder systems.

In this paper, new approaches will be presented for two-pack binder systems. A number of topics will be discussed in more detail: the design of the binders, the involved chemistry, the incorporation of stabilizing and reactive groups, the functionality and miscibility of the hardener. Based on these variables, the most important properties have been studied: film formation, reactivity, potlife and paint properties like hardness, appearance and water and solvent resistance. During the investigation, model studies have also been applied.

It is shown that some binder systems offer very attractive features in which a number of properties can be tuned, e.g. amine-functional emulsions combined with acetoacetate-functional hardeners result in an excellent level of properties suited for primer/filler application.

These binder systems have been used as the starting points for product development that resulted in new prototypes of low VOC WB products with a very attractive overall performance.     

Evaporation of solvents by infrared radiation treatment

The first stages of infrared drying of waterborne coating systems are controlled by the evaporation of their volatile components. In order to analyse the kinetics of drying during IR radiation, the evaporation behaviour of water and other solvents of waterborne coatings are investigated using a combined gravimetric and photoionization technique. The resulting specific evaporation rates under IR radiation are compared with those obtained by thermal annealing. It is shown that in the case of IR radiation heating of water, the mass transfer coefficients are much higher than by thermal annealing at the same driving potential. The dependence of the water absorption rates and the mass losses of different solvents on the humidity of the air was also determined.     

纯净水中病毒三种富集方法的比较

目的 比较膜吸附法、膜吸附-PEG法和膜吸附-超滤法对纯净水中病毒的富集效果,并对优选的富集方法的实验条件进行比对,旨在寻找高效的方法,为其他水体中病毒富集检测提供技术借鉴。方法 本文以MS2噬菌体为目标病毒,制作高、低浓度水样,建立逆转录-荧光定量聚合酶链式反应(RT-qPCR)方法的标准曲线,进行定量检测。使用膜吸附法、膜吸附-PEG法和膜吸附-超滤法富集水样,并比较不同过滤膜、不同超滤管及两种核酸提取方法的回收率,选择最适方法。结果 膜吸附-超滤法、膜吸附-PEG法和膜吸附法回收率均值分别为19.80%±12.19%、12.71%±9.09%和9.05%±4.89%,各因素对回收率的影响顺序为:膜吸附-超滤法>膜吸附-PEG法>膜吸附法;高浓度>低浓度。混合纤维素酯膜的富集效果优于尼龙膜。100 K和50 K的超滤管富集效果无差异。硅胶离心柱法和磁珠法核酸提取效果无差异。结论 通过二次富集可提高富集效率,膜吸附-超滤法优于另两种方法,且其操作简单、耗时短、对设备依赖性低,易于推广。膜吸附-超滤法的实验条件仍可优化、完善,拓展其在不同水体和不同病毒富集中的应用。     

水性UV油墨各组分对体系固化速度的影响

采用甲苯二异氰酸酯、聚酯二元醇、二羟甲基丙酸(DMPA)和丙烯酸羟乙酯(HEA)合成水性阴离子型聚氨酯丙烯酸酯,用傅立叶红外光谱(FTIR)证实了该预聚物的结构,并最终制得成水性UV油墨。由紫外-可见分光光度计测得黄、品、青、黑等四种颜料的紫外吸收光谱,并且运用指干法研究了不同光引发剂、颜料含量及干燥工艺对油墨固化速度的影响。结果表明:黄、品、青、黑四色墨最佳的引发剂体系为819DW+MBF、819DW+500、819DW+MBF、819DW+MBF,最佳光引发剂含量为10%、10%、10%、11%;最佳颜料含量分别为6%、7%、6%、7%;该UV油墨不经过预先烘干直接进行固化时,光固化速度反而提高。     

Effect of nano-Al2O3 particles on the corrosion behavior of alkyd based waterborne coatings

A modification in the alkyd based waterborne coatings was studied with the addition of 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.3% nano-Al₂O₃. Corrosion performance of the nano-composite coatings were evaluated by applying these nanocomposites on mild steel substrate and exposing them to salt spray, humidity, and accelerated weathering. Mechanical properties were studied by subjecting the coating to scratch and abrasion test. The results showed that, with an increase in the concentration of nano-Al₂O₃ there was an improvement in the corrosion resistance, UV resistance, and mechanical properties of the coatings indicating the positive effect of addition of nano-Al₂O₃ particles in the coatings. Further, the transparency of the coating was not altered, maintaining the optical clarity of the coating.     

硬段结构对分子链含亲水基团的聚氨酯形状记忆性能的影响

采用自乳化法,用聚酯二元醇、二苯基甲烷二异氰酸酯(MDI)或异佛尔酮二异氰酸酯(IPDI)、二羟甲基丙酸(DMPA)、乙二胺(EDA)、三羟甲基丙烷(TMP)等单体合成了分子链含亲水基团的聚氨酯.用FTIR对聚氨酯进行了结构表征,并测试了胶膜力学性能和形状记忆性能.主要探讨了硬段结构与质量分数,回复温度和多次拉伸-回复对聚氨酯形状回复率的影响.结果表明,聚氨酯分子链内引入苯环或化学交联结构,可以改善材料的力学性能和形状记忆性能;聚氨酯的硬段质量分数有一最佳值,达到此值形状回复率最大;不同硬段结构的聚氨酯达到最大形变回复率的临界硬段质量分数不同,硬段的结构越稳定,其在形状记忆聚氨酯中的质量分数越低.多次拉伸-回复可以提高形状记忆性能.     

水性聚氨酯胶黏剂的改性研究进展

水性聚氨酯胶黏剂含有极性很强、化学活泼性很高的异氰酸酯基（-NCO）和氨酯基（-NHCOO-）,使之具有优良的化学粘接力,其不污染环境,应用领域、用途也愈来愈广泛。阐述了水性聚氨酯的制备方法、分类,并对自乳化法制备工艺中的几种方法作了一个简单的比较。通过分析环氧树脂、丙烯酸酯、有机硅改性水性聚氨酯胶黏剂的研究状况及优缺点,进而介绍了丙烯酸树脂和有机硅对水性聚氨酯的多重复合改性及其应用,提出了对水性聚氨酯胶黏剂发展的几点看法。     

Anti-corrosive properties of waterborne polyurethane/poly(o-toluidine)-ZnO coatings in NaCl solution

The aim of this research was to prepare waterborne polyurethane (WPU) coating blended with a series of poly(o-toluidine)-nano ZnO composites and study its anti-corrosion performance after its application over carbon steel. The synthesized composites were characterized by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The corrosion resistance of coatings with and without nano ZnO were studied in 3.5% NaCl solution at a temperature of 25?°C, by electro-chemical techniques such as potentiodynamic polarization measurements and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). It was observed that the composite coating containing 7% poly(o-toluidine)-nano ZnO composite had higher corrosion resistance than poly(o-toluidine) and 14% poly(o-toluidine)-nano ZnO composite. The presence of appropriate amount of ZnO significantly improved the corrosion resistance, due to the formation of passive layer on steel surface and the synergistic effects of poly(o-toluidine) along with a suitable amount of nano-ZnO reduced the porosity of the coating surface.