Effect of sintering temperature on lightweight aggregates manufacturing from copper contaminated soil

Manufacturing lightweight aggregate (LWA) at high temperature is an effective way to immobilize heavy metals in solid waste. This work investigated the performance and solidification mechanism of LWA prepared from copper contaminated soil. The volume expansion of LWA could reach a maximum of 28%, and its lowest density accounted of 1.5 g/cm³, which met the standard requirements. Optical microscope and micro-CT test illustrated that the addition of Cu leaded to obvious phase separation in LWA. The Cu leaching result of LWA first increased and then dropped with the temperature. The XRD test found that the main formation phase of Cu in LWA were t-CuFe₂O₄ and amorphous phase that they had different acid resistance ability. XPS revealed that the main cause of the agglomeration of liquid phase in LWA was the chain broken reaction between Cu and Si–O tetrahedron. SEM-EDS results showed that the distribution of Cu and Si had a strong correlation, which meant that Cu mostly formed amorphous phase. This work showed the uniqueness of Cu in the high temperature immobilization and pointed out the best immobilization target phase.     

Flexible and light weight copper indium diselenide solar cells on polyimide substrates

Thin film flexible CuInSe₂ (CIS) solar cells have been fabricated for the first time on light-weight polymeric substrates. Evaporated Cu---In alloy precursors were selenized in H₂Se atmosphere at around 400°C to grow the CIS absorber layers. Low temperature techniques which are compatible with the polymeric substrates were used to deposit the window layers of CdS and ZnO. The demonstrated active area conversion efficiency of 9.3% makes this light-weight device very attractive for many terrestrial and space power generation applications where high specific power and mechanical flexibility are needed.     

Use of zeolite-rich rocks and waste materials for the production of structural lightweight concretes

This paper aims at testing the use of mixtures constituted by natural zeolitized products and SiC-bearing industrial wastes (sludge deriving from polishing of porcelain stoneware tiles, hereafter DPM) for the production of lightweight expanded aggregates as constituents of structural and/or thermo-insulating lightweight concretes. Two commercial products have been used as zeolite natural source: Cab70 (Yellow facies of Campanian Ignimbrite) and IZclino (Turkish clinoptilolite-rich epiclastite). Different amounts of a calcareous material (Pozzano limestones — hereafter CP) from the Sorrento peninsula (Naples — Italy) were also added to a Cab70–DPM mixture. All raw materials were characterized by means of mineralogical (XRPD) and chemical (XRF) analyses. All the products and mixtures were tested from a technological point of view by means of fusibility and firing tests in order to evaluate the expanding properties. It was evidenced that the expansion of the mixture was deeply depending on the occurrence of SiC in the industrial waste. The addition of CP (10 wt.%) to the mixtures accounts for an even increased expansion, though this is accompanied by a worsening of the mechanical features of the material.These results along with literature data allowed to select 3 mixtures (70% Cab70–30% DPM, 70% IZclino–30% DPM, 60% Cab70–30% DPM–10% CP) and each of them was used for the preparation of 5 l of lightweight aggregates afterward employed for the manufacture of lightweight concretes. It was remarked that natural zeolitized materials mixed with DPM (30 wt.%) can provide lightweight aggregates with densities ranging between 0.8 and 1.0 g/cm³ suitable for the preparation of structural lightweight concretes. The addition to the mixture of CP (10 wt.%) produces less dense aggregates (0.6–0.7 g/cm³) potentially useful for the manufacture of thermo insulating lightweight concretes.     

轻质喷涂料的研制

研究了轻质骨料种类，加入量和添加剂等对轻质喷涂料技术及使用性能的影响。并将研制的轻质喷涂料成功地应用于武钢炼铁厂高炉管内壁的喷涂。     

Advanced New Lightweight Materials: Hollow‐Sphere Composites (HSCs) for Mechanical Engineering Applications

“Lightweight” is a major trend in machine tool design to ensure higher speed and higher acceleration of elements, which results from state‐of‐the‐art technology, such as the new linear drive and the control system.^[1] Research is being carried out in institutes worldwide into lightweight construction by either design and/or choice of material. One type of advanced lightweight engineering material to reduce the mass of the moving parts of machine tools is hollow‐sphere composites. Investigations of their thermal and mechanical properties show the superior quality of HSCs compared with alternative materials. Example applications of hollow‐sphere composites include the table of a milling machine and robot arms.     

小口径离轴抛物面反射镜挠性支撑设计分析

关于反射镜支撑稳定性优化设计问题,离轴抛物面反射镜作为空间光学遥感器的重要光学元件,面形精度直接影响遥感器性能。针对反射镜所处环境,组件一阶频率要求高,设计了一种反射镜背部中心单点挠性支撑结构,并利用拓扑优化技术对反射镜进行了轻量化设计。为了结构设计的合理性,采用有限元技术对反射镜组件进行了模态分析、结构强度分析、谐响应分析及热环境分析。分析结果表明:反射镜在重力作用下最大面形误差RMS=1.16nm;在±10℃温度载荷作用下最大面形误差RMS=11.46nm;反射镜组件一阶频率为574.19Hz。使挠性支撑结构具有良好的静、动态特性和热尺寸稳定性,满足反射镜面形要求。     

Selective preparation of light aromatic hydrocarbons from catalytic fast pyrolysis vapors of coal tar asphaltene over transition metal ion modified zeolites

The catalytic cracking of coal tar asphaltene (CTA) pyrolysis vapors was carried out over transition met-alion modified zeolites to promote the generation of light aromatic hydrocarbons (L-ArHs) in a pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) micro-reactor system.The effects of ultra stable Y(USY),Co/USY and Mo/USY on the selectivity and yield of L-ArHs products and the extent of deoxygena-tion (Edeoxygenation),lightweight (Elightweight) from CTA pyrolysis volatiles were investigated.Results showed that the yields of L-ArHs are mainly controlled by the acid sites and specific surface area of the catalysts,while the deoxygenation effect is determined by theirs pore size.The Elightweight of CTA pyrolysis volatiles over USY is 9.65％,while the Edeoxygenation of CTA pyrolysis volatiles over Mo/USY reaches 20.85％.Additionally,the modified zeolites (Mo/USY and Co/USY) exhibit better performance than USY on L-ArHs production,owing to the synergistic effect of metal ions (Mo,Co) and acid sites of USY.Compared with the non-catalytic fast pyrolysis of CTA,the total yield of L-ArHs obtained over USY (4032 mg·kg-1),Co/USY (4363 mg·kg-1) and Mo/USY (4953 mg·kg-1) were increased by 27.03％,38.19％ and 54.78％,respectively.Furthermore,the possible catalytic conversion mechanism of transition metal ion (Co and Mo) modified zeolites was proposed based on the distribution of products and the characterizations of catalysts.     

基于容器的Web运行环境轻量级虚拟化方法

Web运行环境、Web服务及Web应用的虚拟化是减轻Web操作系统安全风险的一种有效方法,然而Web运行环境的虚拟化仍然存在不少挑战,如：执行时间、资源负载和兼容性等。为解决Web操作系统在安全性、执行时间、资源负载和兼容性方面的问题,提出了一种Web运行环境轻量级虚拟化方法,采用Docker容器技术实现进程级别的隔离。本虚拟化方法可在一个基本内核上支持运行多种Web运行环境的容器。此外,为了减轻容器创建负载,提出了容器启动机制;为减轻系统资源负载,进行了系统的轻量化处理。在嵌入式设备的实验结果表明,该虚拟化方法在执行时间、资源负载及兼容性方面都具有较优表现。     

Alkali-silica reactivity of some frequently used lightweight aggregates

Lightweight aggregates (LWAs) are frequently used in concrete as well as in thermally insulating mortars and grouts, so that information on their alkali-silica reactivity (ASR) is very important. Four LWAs—expanded vermiculite, expanded clay, expanded glass and perlite—were studied regarding their ASR, using the following test methods: the accelerated mortar bar test (ASTM C 1260), the rapid chemical test (ASTM C 289) and the combined scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray technique (SEM-EDX). According to these methods, neither the expanded vermiculite nor the expanded clay exhibited any potential ASR. On the other hand, in the case of the aggregates containing a glassy phase (expanded glass and perlite), the results of SEM-EDX analysis showed serious decomposition of aggregate texture due to ASR, although no deleterious expansion was observed in the accelerated mortar bar test. Therefore, suitable test criteria for ASR need to be defined for LWAs of this type when the AMBT method is used, as has already been suggested for slowly reactive aggregates in Australia.