Monomer recycling for vulcanized silicone rubbers in the form of cyclosiloxane monomers. Role of acid buffers

The KOH-catalyzed depolymerization of vulcanized silicone rubbers to reproduce cyclosiloxane monomers was studied. First, the depolymerization was carried out in toluene with varying amounts of KOH to find that the yield of monomers first increased and then decreased with the increment of KOH, the highest yield was 65% at the molar ratio KOH/(Si–O) UNITS=0.08. At the molar ratio 0.13 in the absence of solvent, the monomers yield was 46%. However, when an acid buffer such as KH₂PO₄ and KCOOC₆H₄COOH was added after the KOH-catalyzed depolymerization was over, the product yield was increased remarkably to more than 80%.     

多回路冷凝法技术在聚丙烯装置尾气回收中的应用

陕西延长石油集团炼化公司延安石油化工厂,结合其20万t/a聚丙烯装置实际,自主开发出了一种多回路冷凝装置尾气的回收工艺技术,并成功工业化应用于该装置的3路丙烯尾气的冷凝回收系统。近5年的运行结果表明:经多种措施及操作优化后,该3路冷凝丙烯尾气回收系统,不仅实现了长周期连续平稳、安全运行,还可有效回收丙烯、丙烷分别约为2660,140 t/a。     

Effect of ground rubber powder and devulcanizates on the properties of natural rubber compounds

Ground rubber powder (GRP) and devulcanized rubber (Dev.R) waste through a continuous shear‐flow reaction were used as fillers for virgin natural rubber. A Horikx plot and the gel fraction proved that both main‐chain scission and crosslink scission occurred during the devulcanization. The cure characteristics, swelling behavior, crosslink density, and mechanical properties were studied. GRP and Dev.R, generated from passenger car and light truck tires, showed applicable mechanical properties in the new rubber compounds, and the compounds containing Dev.R demonstrated better properties than those containing GRP. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 97: 208–217, 2005     

Structural changes and mechanical performance of recycled poly(vinyl chloride) bottles exposed to ultraviolet light at 313 nm

The structural changes and mechanical performance of virgin poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) bottle (VB) compounds blended with postconsumer PVC bottles collected from a specified factory (RB‐F) and houses (RB‐H), were examined before and after UV irradiation at 313‐nm UV wavelength for different periods of time up to 28 days. The results indicated that, when exposed to UV light, the RB‐F/VB blends containing greater conjugated double bonds with higher yellowness index appeared to exhibit better mechanical performance than that of the RB‐H/VB blends. It was found that the amount of conjugated double bonds was not a linear function of the discoloration level of PVC compounds. Tensile strength of the VB compounds was not affected when incorporated with RB‐F recyclate, but progressively decreased with increasing RB‐H recyclate. An optimum concentration for RB recyclates to be added into the virgin compound was recommended for obtaining a maximum impact strength. Both tensile and impact strengths decreased with increasing UV exposure time, a severe degradation being obvious after a UV exposure time of 21 days. Hardness was not affected significantly by the addition of PVC recyclate, but increased with increasing UV exposure time. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 92: 84–94, 2004     

Methacrylic acid and dodecyl methacrylate (MAc‐DMA) hydrogel for enhanced catalytic activity of lipase of Bacillus coagulans MTCC‐6375

An alkaline thermotolerant bacterial lipase of Bacillus coagulans MTCC‐6375 was purified and immobilized on a methacrylic acid and dodecyl methacrylate (MAc‐DMA) hydrogel. The lipase was optimally bound to the matrix after 20 min of incubation at 55°C and pH 9 under shaking conditions. The matrix‐bound lipase retained approximately 50% of its initial activity at 70–80°C after 3 h of incubation. The immobilized lipase was highly active on medium chain length p‐nitrophenyl acyl ester (C: 8, p‐nitrophenyl caprylate) than other p‐nitrophenyl acyl esters. The presence of Fe³⁺, NH₄⁺, K⁺, and Zn²⁺ ions at 1 mM concentration in the reaction mixture resulted in a profound increase in the activity of immobilized lipase. Most of the detergents partially reduced the activity of the immobilized lipase. The immobilized lipase performed ～62% conversion in 12 h at temperature 55°C. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 1420–1426, 2006     

工业污水深度处理回用技术研究

通过对石化企业工业污水进行曝气生物滤池、连续微滤、反渗透等深度处理,使出水满足工业化用水的水质要求,从而得以回用。     

Reactive‐extrusion route for the closed‐loop recycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

The effectiveness of the reactive extrusion technique was investigated for poly(ethylene terephthalate) to promote the concept of closed‐loop recycling, that is, the reuse of waste material in the initial application. More specifically, a chain‐extender system, consisting of pyromellitic dianhydride, polyol, and a catalyst, was employed, and its efficiency regarding the improvement of the recyclate quality was evaluated. Accordingly, rheological and thermal characterizations were performed and used as criteria of the modification induced in the polymer molecular structure during processing due to the counteracting degradation and chain‐extension reactions. In particular, the molecular weight, related to intrinsic viscosity and melt flow rate measurements, of modified poly(ethylene terephthalate) samples was found to increase with the additive content. Simultaneously, a decrease in the crystallinity was observed, attributed to the branching effect of the chain extender, which restricted the ability of the macromolecules to organize in the crystal structure. Beyond a critical concentration of the additive system, the molecular weight of the treated samples started to decrease again, and this was accompanied by a small increase in the crystallinity. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 104: 1671–1678, 2007     

开放式热风穿流干燥蔬菜降低能耗的研究进展

开放式热风干燥（AD）工艺以其设备成本低、操作和维修简单等特点，在国内大批量脱水蔬菜生产中仍占有较高的比例。但开放式AD蔬菜的能耗高，故对其进行节能技术研究是项急需而有意义的。我们可以从AD工艺前处理、AD和其它干燥方法联合、干燥系统改进、余热回收以及工艺参数再优化等5个方面来降低AD蔬菜生产中的能耗。     

污水厂污泥制地砖及共性能

参照普通陶瓷砖的生产工艺，烧制污泥地砖，对其抗压、抗折、抗磨损性能、腐蚀性能及影响因素进行检测和分析，以探讨用城市污水处理污泥制造地砖的可能性。实验表明：随污泥含量增加，烧制成品的抗压强度显著下降，抗折强度略有增加。细粒径污泥粉配料有利于提高制品整体强度。采用复合材料结构可提高制品的抗压强度。成品的抗磨损性能优于普通砖的，略低于普通市售陶瓷砖的。这种地砖的水浸出液不具有腐蚀性能，且污泥中所含重金属Mn，Cu被很好固化在砖中而不能渗出。     

便携式瓦斯检测仪管理系统的设计与实现

针对以人工登记为主的矿山便携式瓦斯检测仪发放和回收工作存在效率低下、工作流程繁琐及不利于管理和统计的问题,设计一种便携式瓦斯检测仪自动收发系统.该系统包括收发装置、服务器和Web客户端三部分,采用C-S和B-S共存的复合结构,以PHP作为开发语言,选用MySQL数据库.实际应用结果表明,该系统能够很好地完成仪表发放回收工作,便于科学的管理仪表,加快了矿山信息化和智能化的建设.