The rollon–rolloff waste collection vehicle routing problem with time windows

This study introduces a rollon–rolloff waste collection vehicle routing problem involving large containers that accumulate huge amounts of garbage at construction sites and shopping districts. In this problem, tractors move one container at a time between customer locations, a depot, disposal facilities, and container storage yards. The complicated constraints discussed in this study arise from having multiple disposal facilities, multiple container storage yards, seven service types of customer demands, different time windows for customer demands and facilities, various types and sizes of containers, and the lunch break of tractor drivers. In addition, real-world issues, such as changing service types, multiple demands at a customer’s location, and tractors with different work schedules, are dealt with. This study proposes a large neighborhood search based iterative heuristic approach consisting of several algorithms for the problem. The effectiveness of the proposed methods is demonstrated by computational experiments using benchmark data, some instances of which are derived from real-world problems.     

Improvement of pour point and oxidative stability of synthetic ester basestocks for biolubricant applications

For environmental reasons, as well as the dwindling source of petroleum, a new class of environmentally acceptable and renewable biolubricants based on plant oils is available. Even though plant oils possess excellent lubricant-related properties, there are some concerns about using it as biolubricant base oil. In this study we present a series of structures derived from oleic acid to be used as synthetic biolubricant basestocks. Measuring of pour point (PP), flash point, viscosity index (VI), oxidation onset temperature (OT) and signal maximum temperature (SMT) was carried out for each compound. Furthermore, the friction and wear properties were measured using a high-frequency reciprocating rig (HFRR). The resulting product structures were confirmed by NMR and FTIR spectroscopic analysis. The results showed that ethylhexyl 9-(octanoyloxy)-10-(behenoxy)octadecanoate with behenyl mid-chain ester exhibited the most favorable low temperature performance (PP ?48 °C) and ethylhexyl 9-(octanoyloxy)-10-(octyloxy)octadecanoate octyl mid-chain ester exhibited higher oxidation stability (OT 142 °C) than the other synthetic ester oils. On the other hand, the highest ball wear scan diameter was obtained for ethylhexyl 9-(octanoyloxy)-10-(behenoxy)octadecanoate while the lowest value was obtained for 9-hydroxy-10-octyloxyoctadecanoic acid. Overall, it was concluded that these synthetic ester oils have potential in formulation of industrial fluids for different temperature applications.     

Processing and properties of engineering plastics recycled from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

The characteristics of engineering plastics used in the preparation of electrical and electronic equipment were studied. More specifically, their thermal response was recorded by DSC experiments, the rheological properties were investigated via MFI tests and the mechanical properties were evaluated with tensile tests. The aim was to establish a procedure for recycling the same engineering plastics deriving from waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), which offers the additional advantage of using the as-received waste stream as a recyclable mixture, i.e. without sorting and classification of its components.The experimental results showed that blends of PC with ABS or ABS/HIPS can be prepared by direct mixing and this, would allow easy handling of the engineering plastics coming from WEEE, i.e. blending without the need of sorting. These mixtures can be easily processed and display acceptable mechanical properties with reasonable cost. Therefore, the processing characteristics and properties of the systems studied in this work could be the key for the design of an interesting approach for handling solid plastic waste from electrical and electronic devices.     

火焰原子吸收光谱法测定废水中铊

研究了火焰原子吸收光谱法测定废水中铊，方法的检出限（3σ）为0．15mg.L^-1，回收率为90％－105％，相对标准偏差小于2％，方法简便快速。     

Solvent-free synthesis of nitrones in a ball-mill

Various C-aryl and C-alkyl-nitrones were synthesized within 0.5–2 h via condensation of an equimolar amount of aldehydes and N-substituted-hydroxylamines under solvent-free conditions in a ball-mill apparatus. Reactions can be performed without the need of excluding air and moisture and yields the expected products with no need for further purification. The study has been complemented by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and solid-state ¹³C MAS nuclear magnetic resonance experiments. We have also studied the temperature profile during the reaction. A comparative study with the corresponding solvent-free microwave activated reaction showed the superiority of the ball-milling method; 31 examples are described, including the synthesis of the anti-aging agent C-phenyl-N-tert-butyl nitrone (PBN) and one of its analogues C-2-pyridyl-N-tert-butylnitrone (2-PyBN).     

Fluorous phase transfer catalysts: From onium salts to crown ethers

Fluorous quaternary ammonium and phosphonium salts, as well as fluorous macrocyclic ligands, such as crown and aza-crown ethers, have been gradually emerging as viable alternatives to classical phase transfer catalysts. The major results thus far obtained in this burgeoning field will be the focus of this review.     

Gas chromatographic-mass spectroscopic identification of volatile oil constituents of Omphalocarpus procesum

Summary The steam volatile oil of the seeds ofOmphalocarpus procerum P. Beauv (Sapotaceae) was investigated by capillary gas chromatography with characterisation by mass spectroscopy. The identification of palmitic acid (8%), indole (2.6%), δ-cadinene (7%), cinnamic alcohol (2.12%), α-humulene (0.38%), γ-muurolene (0.49%) as well as smaller amounts of 25 additional compounds was confirmed by GC-MS. In all about 70 compounds were detected in the volatile oil which also contained a large fraction of oxygenated sesquiterpenes.     

气相色谱质谱法测定植物油中脂肪酸

建立了气相色谱质谱法测定食用植物性油中脂肪酸检测的方法。植物油中的脂肪酸甘油酯在碱性条件下被水解为游离脂肪酸,随后采用三氟化硼将其转化为脂肪酸甲酯。采用同位素标记脂肪酸进行加标回收试验,回收率在94%以上。通过质谱的选择离子检测模式对硬脂酸、油酸、亚油酸等10种目标脂肪酸进行了检测,结果显示,该方法可用于油品的质量检测和日常分析。     

基于甘油三酸酯的高分子材料 Ⅰ.聚酯和聚氨酯

甘油三酸酯是一种可再生资源,可以从向日葵、棉花、亚麻籽等植物中提取得到。甘油三酸酯制造高分子材料可通过许多方法,如:缩合反应、自由基反应、阳离子聚合反应等。文章综述了基于甘油三酸酯的高分子材料的研究进展。