Tedesko’s Philadelphia Skating Club: Refinement of an Idea

This paper presents new aspects of Anton Tedesko’s design for an important thin shell concrete roof. The study of this roof results from the examination of original engineering drawings and calculations which we present with the goal of promoting a greater understanding of the structural design of a major figure in the tradition of 20th century building.     

新型重整催化剂的研究——Pt／L中沸石酸碱性的作用

Ｐｔ／ＫＬ、Ｐｔ／ＢａＫＬ及Ｐｔ／ＨＬ上的铂与沸石的酸碱位发生相互作用，导致催化剂上存在不同电子状态和粒度分布的铂位，从而产生有着完全不同催化作用、不同抗硫性能的两类催化剂，即以碱性沸石为载体的“单功能”催化剂和以酸性沸石为载体的“双功能”催化剂。在Ｐｔ／ＫＬ、Ｐｔ／ＢａＫＬ催化剂上，存在着对硫敏感的具有环化脱氢功能和对硫不敏感的仅具有脱氢功能的两类铂活性位。     

SO_4~(2-)-Fe_2O_3/Hβ增强酸催化剂上合成乙酸丁酯

将超强酸中心引入Ｈβ沸石表面，制备出具有增强酸性的ＳＯ２－４－Ｆｅ２Ｏ３／Ｈβ催化剂，并用于乙酸与正丁醇的酯化反应。采用数学模拟方法定量表征该催化剂的酸强度分布。建立了合成乙酸丁酯反应动力学模型。讨论不同类型沸石、氧化物改性对酯化反应性能的影响及表面酸性与酯化性能的关系。     

静态水热脱铝处理对HZSM-5分子筛的结构、酸性和催化性能的影响

开发了一种静态水热脱铝的方法。HZSM-5经此法处理后,正戊烷的裂解活性增加,脱氢和芳构化性能加强。可用改变处理温度的方法来控制脱铝的程度。用XRD和吡啶吸附红外技术进行了研究。HZSM-5分子筛催化剂性能的变化用非骨架铝产生的强L酸中心来解释。     

Ornament and function

The architects and builders in the past lacked our knowledge concerning fluid dynamics, but they exhibited a deep rooted ability to observe and reflect - thus, different cultures have developed by trial and error. The authors have produced a stimulating analysis which couples the science of fluid dynamics and a sensitive understanding of past cultures. The paper is recommended reading.     

Ammoxidation of methylaromatics over vanadium phosphate catalysts II. Catalyst formation, active sites and reaction mechanism

The interactions of VOHPO₄· 0.5H₂O and (VO)₂P₂O₇ with the ammoxidation feed and the single components such as ammonia, oxygen, water and component mixtures were studied in detail using XRD and temperature-programmed reaction spectroscopy. The aim of this work was to improve the knowledge of the formation of the active phases or active sites of the catalysts from their precursors under the condition of the ammoxidation reaction. Similar catalytic properties of various applied VPO materials were discussed in terms of the presence of similar structure elements (domains of adjacent edge-sharing VO₆ octahedra-units and P-O-NH₄ groups).     

河南洛阳天津桥的演变史

河南洛阳龙门道上，有一孔古朴的石拱桥，上建小亭，为隋唐天津桥故址残迹。天津桥经历了的历代的兴衰，见证了从隋炀帝大业元年到新中国成立后的历史和发展。     

福禄宫“蝼蜂窠”制作技术初探

福禄宫位于湖南长沙市城西区,始建于清代光绪年间。解放后,福禄宫因未及时修理维护,朽损情况严重,1983年底被拆毁。通过对残留木制装修构件拼凑,推算出该建筑的蝼蜂窠部分测绘图。福禄宫蝼蜂窠类似于北方斗栱中的平身科,是一种装饰性构件。福禄宫的昂嘴采用翼龙飞凤交错排列的形式,部分昂嘴端部另加雕饰花板。蝼蜂窠采用层层叠置出踩的形式,其表面只施以桐油或光油等透明涂料,未施其它色漆及彩绘。     

Propane oxydehydrogenation reaction on a VPO/TiO2 catalyst. Role of the nature of acid sites determined by dynamic in-situ IR studies

A VPO/TiO₂ catalyst tested in the oxydehydrogenation reaction (ODH) of propane between 300 and 400°C shows satisfactory performances (up to 80% of propene selectivity at 2% of propane conversion at 300°C or 56% of propene selectivity at 9% of propane conversion at 400°C). Addition of water or pyridine in the feed gas tends to decrease the propane conversion and enhances the propene selectivity. It is shown that water increases the number of Brönsted surface acid sites by dissociative adsorption which, in turn, enhances propene selectivity at the expense of the CO_x selectivity. These results are in good agreement with spectroscopic IR observations performed under catalytic conditions showing that the Lewis acid sites are linked to CO_xformation, whereas it seems that Brönsted sites would rather be linked to propene formation.     

Nucleation and crystallization of polypropylene by mineral fillers: relationship to impact strength

The mechanical properties of mineral-filled polypropylene (PP) are determined not only by the size, shape and modulus of the filler particles, but also by microstructure. For example, poor impact strength is correlated with a high capacity for nucleation of crystallization. In the present study, optical microscopy has been used to measure the growth rate of spherulites in PP. In tandem with this, isothermal d.s.c. measurements have been made of the crystallization of the PP filled with talc, calcium carbonate and stearate-coated carbonate at different loading levels. Computer simulation of spherulite growth has been used to derive the number of nucleating sites per unit volume of polymer and, using surface area measurements, the number of sites per unit area of mineral surface was obtained. Values for talc were, as expected, considerably higher than those for carbonate (and especially coated carbonate) fillers. The presence of filler affects not only the nucleation and kinetics of the crystallization process but also the crystallinity and orientation indices and the proportion of β-phase crystallites present. The connection between these factors and impact strength is discussed. It is concluded that impact properties are determined by inter alia crack pinning and blocking by filler particles, stress concentrations at the edges of the filler particles, and the nucleating ability of the filler.