Synergistic effects of doped Fe3+ and deposited Au on improving the photocatalytic activity of TiO2

Fe³⁺ doped together with Au deposited TiO₂ (Au/Fe³⁺–TiO₂) was successfully prepared, which shows excellent photocatalytic activity for degradation of methyl orange (MO) under both UV and visible light (λ > 420 nm) illumination. Fe³⁺ has been confirmed by EPR to substitute for Ti⁴⁺ in the TiO₂ lattice, and Au exists as Au⁰ on the surface of the photocatalyst indicated by the results of XRD. Fe³⁺ and Au have synergistic effects on improving the photocatalytic activity of TiO₂. A proposed mechanism concerning the synergistic effects is discussed to explain the improvement of the photocatalytic activities.     

Sex pheromone communication in the nematode,Rhabditis pellio

Both males and females ofRhabditis pellio release pheromones that attract the opposite sex prior to copulation. A quantitative bioassay for the female-produced pheromone was designed, based on male movement toward a pheromone source placed at one end of a 10-mm strip of bacterial material maintained on nutrient agar in a petri plate. Females produced pheromone from the age at which they attained the adult stage (3 days following hatching from the egg) and maintained a relatively constant production level until at least the ninth day of life. Similarly, males became responsive to the female pheromone by the third day and remained responsive through the ninth day, although the time required for the males to migrate toward a female pheromone source increased with increasing age. No daily rhythm of pheromone responsiveness by males or pheromone production by females was observed when the nematodes were conditioned to a 1212 h light-dark cycle.     

温度影响下压实红粘土持水特性研究

通过渗析法和水汽平衡法研究不同温度控制下干密度1.7 g/cm~3压实红粘土持水特性(SWRC:soil water retention characteristics)。试验结果表明:20℃下干密度1.7 g/cm~3压实红粘土进气值约为110 k Pa;试样控制的温度越高,压实红粘土样持水能力越低,土样进气值随着温度升高而减小,且呈线性关系;Van Genuchten(1980年)土水特征模型能很好的描述干密度1.7 g/cm~3压实红粘土持水特性曲线。     

Failure mode and effects analysis using intuitionistic fuzzy hybrid weighted Euclidean distance operator

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) has shown its effectiveness in examining potential failures in products, process, designs or services and has been extensively used for safety and reliability analysis in a wide range of industries. However, its approach to prioritise failure modes through a crisp risk priority number (RPN) has been criticised as having several shortcomings. The aim of this paper is to develop an efficient and comprehensive risk assessment methodology using intuitionistic fuzzy hybrid weighted Euclidean distance (IFHWED) operator to overcome the limitations and improve the effectiveness of the traditional FMEA. The diversified and uncertain assessments given by FMEA team members are treated as linguistic terms expressed in intuitionistic fuzzy numbers (IFNs). Intuitionistic fuzzy weighted averaging (IFWA) operator is used to aggregate the FMEA team members’ individual assessments into a group assessment. IFHWED operator is applied thereafter to the prioritisation and selection of failure modes. Particularly, both subjective and objective weights of risk factors are considered during the risk evaluation process. A numerical example for risk assessment is given to illustrate the proposed method finally.     

Electrical properties of V2O5–WO3/TiO2 EUROCAT catalysts evidence for redox process in selective catalytic reduction (SCR) deNOx reaction

Electrical conductivity measurements on EUROCAT V₂O₅–WO₃/TiO₂ catalyst and on its precursor without vanadia were performed at 300°C under pure oxygen to characterize the samples, under NO and under NH₃ to determine the mode of reactivity of these reactants and under two reaction mixtures ((i) 2000 ppm NO + 2000 ppm NH₃ without O₂, and (ii) 2000 ppm NO + 2000 ppm NH₃ + 500 ppm O₂) to put in evidence redox processes in SCR deNO_x reaction.It was first demonstrated that titania support contains certain amounts of dissolved W⁶⁺ and V⁵⁺ ions, whose dissolution in the lattice of titania creates an n-type doping effect. Electrical conductivity revealed that the so-called reference pure titania monolith was highly doped by heterovalent cations whose valency was higher than +4. Subsequent chemical analyses revealed that so-called pure titania reference catalyst was actually the WO₃/TiO₂ precursor of V₂O₅–WO₃/TiO₂ EUROCAT catalyst. It contained an average amount of 0.37 at.% W⁶⁺dissolved in titania, i.e. 1.07 × 10²⁰ W⁶⁺ cations dissolved/cm³ of titania. For the fresh catalyst, the mean amounts of W⁶⁺ and V⁵⁺ ions dissolved in titania were found to be equal to 1.07 × 10²⁰ and 4.47 × 10²⁰ cm⁻³, respectively. For the used catalyst, the mean amounts of W⁶⁺ and V⁵⁺ ions dissolved were found to be equal to 1.07 × 10²⁰ and 7.42 × 10²⁰ cm⁻³, respectively. Since fresh and used catalysts have similar compositions and similar catalytic behaviours, the only manifestation of ageing was a supplementary progressive dissolution of 2.9 × 10²⁰ additional V⁵⁺ cations in titania.After a prompt removal of oxygen, it appeared that NO alone has an electron acceptor character, linked to its possible ionosorption as NO⁻ and to the filling of anionic vacancies, mostly present on vanadia. Ammonia had a strong reducing behaviour with the formation of singly ionized vacancies. A subsequent introduction of NO indicated a donor character of this molecule, in opposition to its first adsorption. This was ascribed to its reaction with previously adsorbed ammonia strongly bound to acidic sites. Under NO + NH₃ reaction mixture in the absence of oxygen, the increase of electrical conductivity was ascribed to the formation of anionic vacancies, mainly on vanadia, created by dehydroxylation and dehydration of the surface. These anionic vacancies were initially subsequently filled by the oxygen atom of NO. N^o atoms, resulting from the dissociation of NO and from ammonia dehydrogenation, recombined into dinitrogen molecules. The reaction corresponded to

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. In the presence of oxygen, NO did not exhibit anymore its electron acceptor character, since the filling of anionic vacancies was performed by oxygen from the gas phase. NO reacted directly with ammonia strongly bound on acidic sites. A tentative redox mechanism was proposed for both cases.     

聚四氟乙烯改性剂的制备及性能

介绍了隔膜法氯碱所用的聚四氟乙烯改性剂，即聚四氟乙烯乳液、聚四氟乙烯纤维（SM-1）、聚四氟乙烯类纤维（SM-2）的制造原理、制造方法以及在隔膜法氯碱上的应用效果。     

宁波市蛇蟠岛应急水源地建设与环境效应

在评价宁波市蛇蟠岛淡水资源量的基础上,估算其应急供水规模。通过构建地下水数值模型,预测在应急开采条件下地下水位恢复能力,并对应急开采产生的地下水降落漏斗、地面沉降和咸水入侵等环境效应进行了评价。结果表明,蛇蟠岛地下淡水具有应急水源地建设可行性,为该地区进一步勘查应急水源地提供了依据。     

Effect of pH on a gossypol complex with phospholipids: Gossypol-PE

PE, one of the major phospholipids in oilseed soapstock, may react with gossypol to form Schiff bases. PE amounts to 20–30% of the phosphorus compounds in soap-stock. In this report, the dependence on pH of the Schiff base products between PE and gossypol was investigated using a spectrophotometer, an HPLC equipped with an ELSD, and an LC-MS system. We observed that at pH 7 the Schiff reaction product and reactants were clearly detected by ELSD, absorption, and LC-MS spectra. The absorption spectra displayed the characteristic peak for the Schiff bases around 430–440 nm. The absorption spectra also indicated that the reaction was pH dependent. The reaction temperatures were 60 and 90°C. The LC-MS spectra supported the formation of Schiff bases as well as methyl ether derivatives of gossypol in alcohol at the elevated temperatures. The implications of these experimental findings are presented in this paper.     

微波在化工过程中的研究及应用进展

与传统加热过程比较，微波辅助有机合成的优势在于加快反应速率、提高产率和改变化学选择性。研究者们将这种常规加热无法重现的现象称为非热效应，但关于非热效应的存在性一直争论不休，至今微波促进合成反应的作用机理尚不清楚。总结了微波技术在有机合成和化工分离过程的应用进展，综述了近年来国内外对微波热效应与非热效应的研究进展，阐述了微波效应的实例分析以及理论观点，同时，对微波在工业化过程的发展进行了分析与展望。     

英语情态句的情感倾向性分析

该文研究了英语情态句的情感倾向性分析问题。情态句是英语中的常用句型,在用户评论文本中占有很大的比例。由于其独有的语言学特点,情态句中的情感倾向很难被已有的方法有效地分析。在该文中,我们借助词性标签进行了情态句的识别,并提出了一种情态特征用于帮助情态句情感倾向性的分析。为了进一步提高分析效果,我们还给出了通过合并同义情态特征来缓解情态特征稀疏性问题的方法。实验结果表明,在二元及三元情感倾向性分类问题上,该文提出的方法在F值上较经典分类方法分别有4%及7%的提高。