Three-dimensional porous photo-thermal fiber felt with salt-resistant property for high efficient solar distillation

The urgent need for fresh water resource is a public issue facing the world. Solar distillation for seawater desalination is a promising freshwater production method. Interfacial solar evaporation systems based on 2D photo-thermal membranes have been widely studied, but salt pollution is one of the main challenges for solar distillation. In order to solve this problem, a hydrophilic three-dimensional (3D) porous photo-thermal fiber felt (PFF) was obtained by one-step method, through a simple polydopamine (PDA) coating method with hydrophobic graphite felt as a substrate. The PFF had a good evaporation rate of 1.48 kg m^?2 h^-1 and its corresponding light-vapor conversion efficiency reached 87.4%. In addition, the PFF exhibited an excellent salt-resistant ability when applied to photo-thermal evaporation of high-salinity seawater with 10 wt% NaCl, owing to its intrinsic 3D macroporous structure for the migration circulation of salt ions. The development of the PFF offers a new route for the exploration of salt-resistant photo-thermal materials and is promising for the practical application of solar distillation.     

动态光散射研究盐对Gemini表面活性剂网状聚集体的影响

以动态光散射为主要手段研究了盐对羧酸盐Gemini表面活性剂O,O′-双(2-月桂酸钠)-p-二苯氧(记为C12φ2C12)自组织的影响.结果表明盐的加入很容易使C12φ2C12的网状聚集体转变为小(流体力学半径Rh,app约几纳米)和大(Rh,app100 nm)两种尺寸共存的聚集体,1,6-二苯基-1,3,5-己三烯(DPH)探针增溶实验证实小尺寸聚集体为核-壳结构的似球胶束,流变学测量说明大尺寸聚集体可能已经是线型的核-壳胶束.这种行为被归结为初始的网状聚集体不稳定,添加的反离子与C12φ2C12头基结合破坏了网状结构的亲水亲油平衡,促使了它们的转变.盐效应规律表现为MgCl2NaCl、Bu4NBrMe4NBrEt4NBrPr4NBr,这里Bu4NBr不遵循上述静电力顺序的原因是它提供了携带的丁基与C12φ2C12烷烃链疏水相互作用的附加力.     

Enhancing the performance of TFC nanofiltration membranes by adding organic acids in polysulfone support layer

Throughout this study, the effect of certain organic acids, methacrylic acid, lactic acid and tartaric acid, doped in polysulfone (PSF) casting solution onto the performance of nanofiltration (NF) membranes was investigated. Different NF membranes have been prepared from m-phenylenediamine and trimesoylchloride onto the top surface of the acid-modified PSF membranes through regulating the concentration and contact time of the conventional interfacial polymerization process. The study of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to investigate the influence of acids on the morphology of membranes and cross-sectional structures. The functional groups, hydroxyl and carboxylic acid, of the acids have resulted in a significant increase in membrane thickness, porosity and hydrophilicity, with a decrease in macrovoid capacity of the PSF layer. The acid-modified PSF/TFC membranes showed higher rejection of salt, with an increment in water flux compared to the neat membrane. Water flux and salt rejection (R_s %) of the control membrane was 7.6 L/m² h and 65.4%, whereas polysulfone/methacrylic acid (PSF/MAAc), polysulfone/tartaric acid (PSF/TAc), and polysulfone/lactic acid (PSF/LAc) were 16.8, 18.5, and 20.2 L/m² h and 88, 88.2 and 94.1%, respectively. Efficiency of prepared NF membranes under various inlet pressures and specific salts was investigated with selectivity and salt rejection. The salt rejection of a mixed salt solution was found to meet the order of R_s % CaSO₄ ≥ R_s % Na₂SO₄ ˃ R_s % MgSO₄ ˃ R_s MgCl₂ ˃ Rs % NaCl.     

The boundary condition at the air–liquid interface and its effect on film drainage between colliding bubbles

The drainage of thin liquid films between colliding bubbles is strongly influenced by the boundary conditions at the air–liquid interface. Theoretically, the interface should not resist any tangential stress (fully mobile) in a clean water system, resulting in very fast film drainage and coalescence between bubbles within milliseconds. In reality, under most experimental and industrial conditions, the presence of impurities or surfactants can immobilize the interface and significantly hinder bubble coalescence by several orders of magnitude. In this opinion, we introduce the recent progress on understanding the boundary conditions at the air–water interface, and how they may affect the outcome of bubble collisions. The transition from mobile to immobile boundary conditions in the presence of contaminations is discussed. Despite the considerable recent progress, there are still experimental and theoretical challenges remaining on this topic, for example, finding the mechanism for hindered bubble coalescence by high salt concentrations.     

在无机盐和阴离子表面活性剂存在下2-(5-溴-2-噻唑偶氮)-5-二乙氨基苯甲酸与镍显色反应的研究

本文合成了新显色剂2-(5-溴-2-噻唑偶氮)-5-二乙氨基苯甲酸(简称5-Br-TAEB),利用光度法测定了试剂的三级质子化常数,研究了它与镍显色反应的最佳条件,同时对表面活性剂及无机盐的作用机理进行了初步探讨。实验结果表明,在NaCl和NaDS存在下,pH=5.0～8.0范围内,5-Br-TAEB与镍形成稳定的蓝色络合物,络合比为Ni~(2+):5-Br-TAEB=1:2,摩尔吸光系数ε_(642)=1.23×10~5 SL·mol~(-1)·cm~(-1)。镍浓度在0～10μg/25ml范围内服从比尔定律,方法用于铝合金中镍的测定,结果满意。     

新型卟啉吡啶季铵盐对铜(Ⅱ)显色反应的研究

研究了在不使用表面活性剂的情况下,新型卟啉吡啶季铵盐溴化5-[4-N-(甲氧基)苄铵基吡啶基]-10,15,20-三(4-N-吡啶基)卟啉对铜(I)的显色反应.结果表明,在pH=1.2时卟啉与Cu2 形成了稳定的配合物,其最大吸收波长为423nm,试剂与Cu2 络合比为1:1,表观摩尔吸光系数为3.24×105L·mol-1·cm-1,铜含量在0-0.8μg/10mL范围内符合比耳定律,该方法应用于环境水样中铜的测定,结果令人满意.     

火焰原子吸收和发射光谱法测定盐湖卤水中的钙

在波长422.7nm下,用火焰原子吸收和发射光谱法测定了盐湖卤水中钙的含量,考察了酸度及共存离子对测定结果的影响,并对两种方法的优缺点进行了比较.结果表明,原子吸收光谱法受酸度及共存离子的影响较小,火焰发射光谱法测定钙的灵敏度比原子吸收光谱法高,两种方法的RSD均小于2%,加标回收率介于103.7%-107.2%.     

Phosphonobetaine/sulfur dioxide copolymer by Butler’s cyclopolymerization process

The zwitterionic monomer, ethyl 3-(N,N-diallylammonio)propanephosphonate and sulfur dioxide were cyclocopolymerized in DMSO using azobisisobutyronitrile or ammonium persulfate as initiators to afford a pH-responsive polyphosphonobetaine/SO₂ (PPB/SO₂) copolymer. The polymers, on treatment with HCl and NaOH, gave the aqueous solutions of the corresponding cationic polyphosphononic acid (CPP) and anionic polyphosphonate (APP). The solution properties of the PPB having two pH-responsive functionalities were investigated in detail by potentiometric and viscometric techniques. Basicity constants of the amine and phosphonate groups in APP were found to be “apparent” and as such follow the modified Henderson–Hasselbalch equation. The incorporation of SO₂ moiety has resulted in the decrease of basicity constant of the nitrogens in the copolymer by staggering ?2 units of log K in compare to that of the corresponding homopolymer. The basicity difference is expected to have an effect on the chelating properties of the polymers. In contrast to many polycarbo- and -sulfobetaines, the PPB was all found to be soluble in salt-free water as well as in salt (including Ca²⁺ and Li⁺)-added solutions. The PPB demonstrated ‘antipolyelectrolyte’ viscosity behavior and found to have higher viscosity values in LiCl than in NaCl or NaI.     

Non-isothermal thermoanalytical studies on the salt roasting of chalcopyrite using KCl

In an earlier study [1], the isothermal kinetics of salt roasting of chalcopyrite under an oxidizing atmosphere using KCl was studied in the temperature range 523–773 K. The salt roasting reaction was found to be chemically controlled at temperatures below 600 K both under static air and oxygen atmosphere. At higher temperatures, the process was not thermally activated because of a change in the chemistry of the process. In the present study, the salt roasting of chalcopyrite using KCl under oxygen and static air atmosphere was studied by non-isothermal thermoanalytical studies up to 723 K. The effect of salt content, heating rate and particle size on the salt roasting behavior was studied using TG/DTA techniques at a programmed linear heating rate. The TG and DTA studies reveal two distinct chemical processes, one operative up to 620 K and the other from 620 to 723 K. The integral method of Coats and Redfern was used for the treatment of non-isothermal kinetic data. The non-isothermal analysis confirmed the chemical control mechanism at temperatures below 620 K. However, the activation energy for the process derived from non-isothermal thermogravimetric analysis is almost twice as that deduced from isothermal measurements. In the temperature range 620–723 K, the kinetic data still obeys the interfacial reaction control model although the activation energy in this temperature range is very low.     

Thermodynamic properties and phase diagrams of fluoride salts for nuclear applications

This work is a critical review of the chemical-physical properties of the fluoride salts of interest in the Molten Salt Reactor project. In total five salt compositions are discussed. Two of them are choices for coolant applications (based on LiF-BeF₂ and NaF-NaBF₄ systems) one is considered as a heat transfer salt (LiF-NaF-KF system) whereas the other two are the main candidates for the fuels in non-moderated breeder and thermal breeder reactors, respectively (LiF-ThF₄ and LiF-BeF₂-ThF₄ systems). For all the systems the phase diagrams are presented with the emphasis on the melting behaviour and the vapour pressure. Heat capacity, density, viscosity and thermal conductivity, as well as the solubility for actinides in case of the fuels are presented also.