Impact of graphene oxide nanoparticles and carbon black on the gamma radiation sensitization of acrylonitrile–butadiene rubber seal materials

Seals prepared from acrylonitrile–butadiene rubber (NBR) are primarily used in nuclear services. Nevertheless, at relatively high ionizing radiation doses, NBR seal materials may undergo radiation-induced degradation processes, leading to adverse effects on the sealing ability life. Herein, to strengthen the functional characteristics of NBR seals against radiation, graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles were prepared and characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and ultraviolet/visible spectroscopies. Various NBR/GO composites fabricated with different ratios of GO nanoparticles and in the presence or absence of carbon black (CB) were investigated via cross-linking density, scanning electron microscopy, XRD, FTIR, and mechanical and thermal stability analyses. The synergistic effect of the simultaneous presence of GO and CB on the NBR seal sensitization to gamma radiation up to a dose of 1 MGy was studied. The physicomechanical properties were enhanced by adding GO nanosheets up to 3 phr and by incorporating 35 phr of a CB with GO until 5 phr. Further, the application of γ-irradiation resulted in an overall enhancement in the mechanical, physical, and thermal stability of the prepared composites up to 0.5 and 1 MGy with GO nanosheets in the absence or presence of CB particles, respectively. The mechanical measurements indicated significant increments by loading with GO nanosheets in the absence and presence of CB as well as by irradiation. The tensile strength elevated up to about 121%, 336%, and 366% by adding 3 phr GO, 3 GO:35 CB phr, and 5 GO:35 CB phr, respectively.     

Chemiresistor sensor using elastomer-functionalized carbon nanotube nanocomposites for the detection of gasoline spills

Two types of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT)-based elastomer nanocomposites are used as a sensor material for the detection of gasoline spills by applying the interdigitated electrode (IDE) device. MWNT-g-polyisoprene (PI) and Si-MWNT/natural rubber (NR) are prepared by applying “grafting-from” and “grafting-to” process, respectively. When compared based on the identical condition of gasoline sensing test, the maximum response value to the exposure of gasoline is 17.5 for MWNT-g-PI sensor and 12.9 for Si-MWNT/NR sensor, which reach the maximum in less than 3 min. The MWNT-g-PI sensor selectively detects gasoline, and its response is completely reversible. It shows that the longer chain length of PI brings about the larger response of MWNT-g-PI sensor to gasoline. The sensitivity of MWNT-g-PI sensor highly depends on both how much gasoline is exposed to the sensor and what bias voltage is applied to the IDE device. The IDE sensor using MWNT-g-PI nanocomposites effectively detects gasoline spills.     

氮硼掺杂菌糠炭：蜂窝结构用于电极材料

绿色可再生、储量丰富且成本低廉的农林废弃物在能源转化利用领域具有重要位置。本文利用中国北方最常见的农林废弃物菌糠为原料,分别以氢氧化钾、硼酸铵为活化剂和掺杂剂,通过简单的高温煅烧法制备了具有蜂窝结构的氮硼双掺杂菌糠炭（NBFC）。NBFC的微观形貌和物理结构表征结果显示：NBFC-3为表面粗糙的蜂窝状多孔材料,孔径集中在2nm左右,比表面积高达2968.48m²/g,具有相互连接的微介孔网络结构。电化学性能测试结果表明：当电流密度为0.5A/g时,NBFC-3的比电容高达297.2F/g。即使当电流密度增加到10A/g后,比电容仍可达218.5F/g,在循环5000圈后（电流密度为5A/g）,比电容保持率为94.5%,展现了良好的倍率性能和显著的电化学稳定性。综上,NBFC是一种极有潜力的电化学储能材料。该研究也为农林废弃物菌糠的高效利用提供了新思路。     

基于改进完全局部二值模式火焰特征提取的 转炉炼钢终点碳含量预测

转炉炼钢火焰图像特征的准确提取是预测终点碳含量的关键,针对于火焰图像相似性高进而难以区分碳含量相近的火焰图像,导致无法准确精准预测碳含量的问题,提出一种改进完全局部二值模式(improved complete local binary pattern,ICLBP)的彩色纹理特征提取方法,用于提取不同碳含量下更具区分性的炉口火焰图像特征并进行终点碳含量的预测.首先,在不同颜色通道下采用局部相位量化(local phase quantization,LPQ)提取图像相位信息,与CLBP提取的图像幅值信息组合成融合特征ICLBP_MP,以增强CLBP算法结构的鲁棒性;然后,通过改进的颜色信息加权策略对其进行加权,以增强火焰图像的颜色对比度信息;最后,使用K近邻回归模型对碳含量进行预测.实验结果表明,碳含量预测在0.02％误差范围内的准确率为83.9％.     

家用冰箱储藏室内挥发性有机物检测及分析

为研究家用冰箱储藏室中挥发性有机化合物(VOCs)的释放量及主要来源,采用气相色谱–质谱法对工作状态下冰箱储藏室的VOCs含量进行检测;利用傅里叶变换红外光谱仪对冷藏室的物料进行成分分析,同时用密封舱法探究冷藏室不同物料对VOCs含量贡献。结果表明,冰箱冷藏室物料中发泡聚苯乙烯风道泡沫释放的总挥发性有机化合物(TVOC)、正戊烷及异戊烷最多,是造成异味的关键性物料,而正戊烷、异戊烷是冰箱异味的主要成分。聚氯乙烯门封条对异味的贡献也较大,通用聚苯乙烯抽屉体贡献的VOCs种类最多;在工作状态下,随着密闭时间的增加,冰箱储藏室的VOCs的种类及含量增加,但苯、甲苯、二甲苯、TVOC及戊烷类的含量均未超过国家标准。储藏室异戊烷含量较高,是冰箱的异味的主要来源。     

碳纳米纤维增强聚甲醛复合材料制备及性能

通过纳米碳纤维(CNFs)在聚甲醛(POM)基体中的均匀分散以及取向,制备了具有优异力学性能和热性能的POM/CNFs复合材料。利用扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜、拉伸性能测试、热重分析、动态热机械分析测试表征了POM/CNFs复合材料的结构和力学、热学性能。结果表明,CNFs与POM分子链形成氢键相互作用,促进了CNFs在POM基体内分散,同时使POM/CNFs复合材料的结晶度显著提高。随着CNFs含量增加,POM/CNFs复合材料的拉伸强度、储能模量和损耗模量均得到提高。当添加0.5%的CNFs时,拉伸强度、储能模量及损耗模量分别提高了20.5%,127%和58%。进一步研究了高温拉伸对POM/CNFs复合材料性能的影响。结果表明,CNFs沿拉伸方向定向排列,同时复合材料拉伸后结晶度提高,拉伸强度显著增加。     

两种碳纤维上浆剂的比较

测试并比较了某国产上浆剂和进口上浆剂的黏度、表面张力、粒径等性能,研究了两种碳纤维上浆剂对聚丙烯腈基碳纤维表面形貌、耐磨性、水接触角、表面能、拉伸强度等性能的影响。结果表明,国产上浆剂固含量高、黏度高、粒径小,进口上浆剂黏度低、表面张力小、粒径分布窄。采用国产上浆剂上浆后的碳纤维,接触角为56.701°,毛丝量为0.15 mg/m,表面能为41.32 mJ/m²,耐磨次数为447次,拉伸强度为2.86 GPa;采用进口上浆剂上浆后的碳纤维表面光滑,接触角为51.063°,毛丝量为0.08 mg/m,表面能为47.26 mJ/m²,耐磨次数为461次,拉伸强度为2.95 GPa。     

Research progress on preparation of biomass-derived porous carbon and its adsorption of pharmaceuticals in wastewater

The rapid development of urban modernization and industrialization has caused increasingly serious pollution to the environment, especially water contamination. In recent years, the content of pharmaceuticals in industrial wastewater has increased year by year, and the pollution should not be ignored any more. Therefore, the development of new porous materials for the adsorption and separation of pharmaceutical molecules in wastewater has become a current research hotspot. This article summarizes the recent research on the adsorption and separation of pollutants in wastewater by biomass-derived porous carbons (biochars). First, it briefly introduces the treatment methods of pollutants in wastewater, and mainly focuses on the preparation and modification of biochars. Combined with the surface chemical properties and pore structure of the carbon materials, this paper summarizes and prospects the adsorption properties of biochar to pharmaceuticals.     

Intensification of low-grade methane enrichment in nitrogen mixture by CH4/CO2 displacement

To solve the problem of CO₂ uncompleted desorption in the process of CO₂ displacement enhancing the adsorption separation of CH₄/N₂, a small amount of product gas CH₄ was used as purge gas to improve the CO₂ desorption. CH₄/CO₂ mixture gas obtained from desorption step was recycled as the displacement gas to enhance the enrichment of low-grade methane in nitrogen mixture. In this work, the research conducted the experiments for CH₄/N₂ separation using CH₄/CO₂ displacement intensification adsorption and the laboratory-made coconut shell activated carbon as sorbent. The mathematical models were built in gPROMS and the accuracy of models was verified by comparison of simulations and CH₄/N₂/CO₂ breakthrough experiments. The performance of enrichment of low-grade methane with displacement intensification using different displacer was compared. The result showed that the process with CH₄/CO₂ displacement had higher purity product than CO₂ displacement. The CH₄/ CO₂ mixed gas replacement enhanced vacuum pressure swing adsorption cycle experiment was carried out, which can jointly enrich 14% CH₄/ N₂ and 53% CH₄/CO₂ to 98.8%, and at the same time obtain a recovery rate of 77.8%.     

二氧化碳水合物稳定储存的影响因素研究进展

CO₂置换开采天然气水合物以及水合物法气体储运技术是当前科学家们研究的热点,而水合物的稳定性对其长时间储存和长距离运输至关重要。因此必须提高二氧化碳水合物储存能力和寻求水合物高效稳定的储存条件,然而科学家们发现一些促进剂可以使水合物在温和的条件下长时间存储。本文从“自保护”效应的3种机制、温度、压力以及粒径、促进剂和水合物形态这些因素分析了其对二氧化碳水合物稳定性的影响,证明气体水合物普遍在260~270K和0.1~0.4MPa的条件下稳定性较好,并且同种促进剂在冰点上下对水合物稳定性的影响不同,最后指出了水合物稳定性方面今后的研究方向。