Mechanical endurance of polymer electrolyte membrane and PEM fuel cell durability

The life of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) is currently limited by the mechanical endurance of polymer electrolyte membranes and membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs). In this paper, the authors report recent experimental and modeling work toward understanding the mechanisms of delayed mechanical failures of polymer electrolyte membranes and MEAs under relevant PEMFC operating conditions. Mechanical breach of membranes/MEAs in the form of pinholes and tears has been frequently observed after long‐term or accelerated testing of PEMFC cells/stacks. Catastrophic failure of cell/stack due to rapid gas crossover shortly follows the mechanical breach. Ex situ mechanical characterizations were performed on MEAs after being subjected to the accelerated chemical aging and relative humidity (RH) cycling tests. The results showed significant reduction of MEA ductility manifested as drastically reduced strain‐to‐failure of the chemically aged and RH‐cycled MEAs. Postmortem analysis revealed the formation and growth of mechanical defects such as cracks and crazing in the membranes and MEAs. A finite element model was used to estimate stress/strain states of an edge‐constrained MEA under rapid RH variations. Damage metrics for accelerated testing and life prediction of PEMFCs are discussed. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 44: 2346–2357, 2006     

Sulfonated poly(aryl ether ether ketone ketone)s containing fluorinated moieties as proton exchange membrane materials

A series of sulfonated poly(aryl ether ether ketone ketone)s statistical copolymers with high molecular weights were synthesized via an aromatic nucleophilic substitution polymerization. The sulfonation content (SC), defined as the number of sulfonic acid groups contained in an average repeat unit, could be controlled by the feed ratios of monomers. Flexible and strong membranes in sodium sulfonate form could be prepared by the solution casting method, and readily transformed to their proton forms by treating them in 2 N sulfuric acid. The polymers showed high T_gs, which increased with an increase in SC. Membranes prepared from the present sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone ketone) copolymers containing the hexafluoroisopropylidene moiety (SPEEKK‐6F) and copolymers containing the pendant 3,5‐ditrifluoromethylphenyl moiety (SPEEKK‐6FP) had lower water uptakes and lower swelling ratios in comparison with previously prepared copolymers containing 6F units. All of the polymers possessed proton conductivities higher than 1 × 10^?2 S/cm at room temperature, and proton conductivity values of several polymers were comparable to that of Nafion at high relative humidity. Their thermal stability, oxidative stability, and mechanical properties were also evaluated. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 44: 2299–2310, 2006     

抛物面式太阳能聚能系统聚光特性模拟

结合集热器的光学特性,本文应用蒙特卡罗法对理想的槽型和碟型两种抛物面集热器在不同焦距、不同边缘角时焦面上的热流密度进行了计算,获得了焦距、边缘角和聚光比之间的关系。在考虑太阳不平行度、跟踪指向误差、镜面的反射误差条件下,对碟型抛物面太阳能聚能系统的辐射特性进行了数值模拟分析,获得了吸收器壁面热流分布以及边缘角对焦面热流分布的影响,为太阳能聚能系统的设计和安装提供参考依据。     

A procedure for measuring the flexibility of single wood-pulp fibres

A way of determining the flexibility of wood-pulp fibres is developed, which involves i) a precise measurement of the topology of single-fibres by using a confocal laser scanning microscope and ii) the measurement of the elastic modulus of the fibres by using a single-fibre fatigue cell. Reported in this paper are the initial results of tests carried out on black spruce fibres, which have been subjected to three different levels of mechanical refining energy, namely ∼1100, 2300, and 3500 kWh/t. It is found that the fibre flexibility rises significantly between the first and second energy levels, but it does not change to the same degree between the second and third ones. The described procedure of measuring the flexibility of fibres may be used to establish the appropriate refiner energy necessary for the production of a specific grade of paper. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 115–128, January–February, 2006.     

TNFa在血管内皮细胞ECV304中的靶向表达研究

在缺失了3'LTR U3区内病毒的启动子／增强子序列的逆转录病毒载体pLXSNd中,用血管内皮生长因子受体KDR的特异性启动子调控了TNFa在血管内细胞ECV304中的靶向表达。将构建的载体pLXSN-TNFa,pLXSNd-KDRp-TNFa和空载体pLXSN用PA317细胞包装后获得重组病毒,并用重组病毒分别感染NIH3T3细胞和ECV304细胞,培养物上清的ELISA结果证明,KDR启动子指导的TNFa在KDR阳性细胞ECV304中的表达量为在KDR阴性细胞NIH3T3中的表达量的8倍;而TR指导的TNFa在这两种细胞中的表达无明显差异,实现了TNFa在血管内皮细胞中的靶向表达,这可能为肿瘤基因治疗提供新途径。     

Studies on the Structure and Properties of Cordierite Synthesized by Talc-Magnesite

Homogeneous cordierite has been synthesized at low cost by talc-magnesite and coal gangue as the main raw materials. The mechanism of synthesizing cordierite under such a com- posing system of raw materials, and the effect of temperature on the crystal cell parameters and microstructure and thermal expansion coefficient of cordierite crystal have been studied via testing methods of XRD, SEM, etc. The result shows that the homogeneous cordierite can be synthesized by the systematic composing materials of “talc-magnesite—coal gangue—talc” with heat pre- servation at 1350 ℃ for 1 h; as the keeping time is prolonged, Al3+ and Mg2+ in cordierite crystal are replaced by a few impurity ions such as Fe3+, Fe2+, etc., and the crystal cell parameters of cordierite present an increase trend; as the high-temperature heat preservation is prolonged, the content of glassy phase in the sample is increased, its density is improved, and its thermal expansion coeffi- cient presents an increase trend.     

有机溶剂化效应对多元配合物显色反应作用的研究 Ⅰ.有机溶剂对 M-CAS-CTMAB 体系显色反应微环境影响之初探

本文研究了有机溶剂加入后,表面活性剂增敏型体系微环境的变化。用核磁共振方法确定了有机溶剂分子与CTMAB胶束分子的作用部位。通过CTMAB溶液电导率测定及c.m.c值的测定,发现有机溶剂加入确实形成了一种新胶束。还研究了有机溶剂对显色反应速度的影响。并考察了体系微环境变化与相应显色液吸光度值的关系。我们的实验初步表明,有机溶剂的存在,改变了原有的CTMAB胶束,是增敏作用的重要因素,因而改变了发生显色反应的微环境。     

金属铝燃料电池的研究

铝是一种丰富廉价的有色金属，金属铝电池作为一种新型燃料电池，具有低成本、无毒害、高功率、高能量密度等优点。本文简述了金属铝电池的工作原理，并对铝阳极、空气阴极、催化剂、电解液和铝燃料电池的应用等方面的研究概况进行了叙述。     

二氧化钛光催化杀灭肿瘤细胞的研究

应用二氧化钛光催化的方法在体外对宫颈癌细胞进行了杀灭试验,结果显示,二氧化钛在光照下对宫颈癌细胞有明显的杀灭作用。当二氧化钛浓度为２００μｇ／ｍｌ,紫外光照时间为５０ｍｉｎ时,其杀灭肿瘤细胞的效果最好。     

有机/无机异质结薄膜发光二极管

聚合物发光二极管（LED）自从Burrou吵es等于1990年首次报导PPV的电致发光［‘］以来，由于聚合物半导体具有热和化学性能的稳定，克眼了有机小分子材料容易晶化的优点，在平板显示领域必将占有一席之地，从而吸引了许多科学家投身到这一领域来．众所周知，要想实现LED的实用化