Triboelectric pulsed direct current for self-powered sterilization of cellulose fiber

A variety of liquid energy exists in papermaking engineering and has not yet been developed and utilized. In addition, for the papermaking industry, the presence of slime can seriously affect the quality of the finished paper and can lead to paper breaking. The current slime control strategies cannot completely solve the problem and also have some low toxicity. In this study, a method of self-powered sterilization of cellulose fibers by using triboelectric pulsed direct current is reported. A liquid–solid triboelectric nanogenerator (L–S TENG) was used to convert the liquid energy of nanocellulose suspension into electrical energy and convert this electrical energy into pulsed direct current for self-powered sterilization of cellulose fiber. A hydrophobic coating material is used as solid triboelectric material and electrode for sterilization. Driven by L–S TENG, the electrodes exhibited an excellent sterilization rate against four microorganisms including Escherichia coli, Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans, and Klebsiella pneumoniae, which from slime in the papermaking industry. This study could provide a basic research theory for liquid energy harvesting in the papermaking industry, and also provide a new strategy for pulp sterilization.

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两亲型羧甲基壳聚糖衍生物的合成及体外药物释放

通过羧甲基壳聚糖与醛和乳糖反应制得N-烷基乳糖基-O,N-羧甲基壳聚糖,并以戊二醛为交联剂制成水凝胶;以人血清蛋白作为模型药物,初步探讨了该水凝胶对蛋白类药物的释放规律。结果表明:该水凝胶具有亲水-疏水两亲性和不同于壳聚糖的pH敏感性,有望应用于蛋白类药物的控制释放。     

Structural and characteristic analysis of carbon nanotubes-ionic liquid gel biosensor

The structure and characteristic of carbon nanotubes-ionic liquid gel biosensor were studied by voltammetry, microscopy and spectroscopy. Various biomolecules were electrochemically detected with this gel biosensor such as glucose oxidase and NADH. The excellent electrochemical behavior of this gel biosensor might be due to the following three main factors: (1) the inherently perfect electrochemical characteristic of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs); (2) the better solvent effect and conductivity of ionic liquid as well as the proper interactions between MWNTs and ionic liquid; (3) the proper mixing ratio of MWNTs to ionic liquid. Meanwhile, the interactions between MWNTs and ionic liquid were carefully studied as well. It can be concluded that the non-covalent (π–π) interaction between the imidazole loop of ionic liquid and MWNTs side wall should play an important role. This work gives a further understanding of what results in the high sensitivity and selectivity of such a biosensor to some biomolecules, and provides a simple and easy approach to design new biosensors with various nano-particles and versatile ionic liquid.     

Thermochemical Properties and Decomposition Kinetics of Ammonium Magnesium Phosphate Monohydrate

Ammonium magnesium phosphate monohydrate NH4MgPO4·H2O was prepared via solid state reaction at room temperature and characterized by XRD, FT-IR and SEM. Thermochemical study was performed by an isoperibol solution calorimeter, non-isothermal measurement was used in a multivariate non-linear regression analysis to determine the kinetic reaction parameters. The results show that the molar enthalpy of reaction above is （28.795 ± 0.182） kJ/mol （298.15 K）, and the standard molar enthalpy of formation of the title complex is （-2185.43 ± 13.80） kJ/mol （298.15 K）. Kinetics analysis shows that the second decomposition of NH4MgPO4·H2O acts as a double-step reaction： an nth-order reaction （Fn） with n=4.28, E1=147.35 kJ/mol, A1=3.63×10^13 s^-1 is followed by a second-order reaction （F2） with E2=212.71 kJ/mol, A2= 1.82 × 10^18 s^-1.     

两性淀粉接枝共聚物在中性抄纸中的应用

为考察两性淀粉与丙烯酰胺接枝共聚及阳离子合成的具有功能化、网络化的多元变性淀粉对纸张的增强效果,采用废纸浆为原料,在中性抄纸条件下,对该多元变性淀粉的增强应用性能进行了研究。结果发现,两性淀粉与丙烯酰胺接枝共聚物(AS-g-PAM)及其阳离子化的衍生物(AS-g-CPAM)比两性淀粉具有更好的增强效果,尤其可大幅度提高纸张的环压强度。与两性淀粉比较,用量为0.5%AS-g-PAM和AS-g-CPAM可分别提高环压指数22%和45%以上,对纸张的抗张指数、耐破度等也比使用两性淀粉有不同程度的提高,同时,AS-g-CPAM在0.05%的低用量时,仍具有较好的增强效果。     

有限群极大子群的θ-子群偶

N.P.Mukherjee和 P.Bhattacharya在“On theta pairs for a maximal sub-group”(Proc.Amer.Math.Soc,Vl09N3(1990))一文中定义了有限群的极大子群的θ-子群偶概念,研究了极大子群的极大θ-子群偶对群结构的影响,得到了一系列结果.本文在进一步探究θ-子群偶性质的基础上,对该文中一系列主要结果作出了本质性的改进,并给出了可解性、幂零性的一些新刻划.     

Room-temperature multiferroic properties of Co-doped KNbO3 ceramics

KNb_0.95Co_0.05O₃ (KN–Co) ceramic was prepared via a solid-state reaction method, and the effect of cobalt dopant on the structural, electric, and magnetic properties was studied. The KN–Co ceramic with polycrystalline perovskite structure exhibited ferromagnetic and ferroelectric properties simultaneously at room temperature, and the coupling of them was confirmed by a large magnetocapacitance effect (about 13%) near the Curie temperature. The possible causes for the magnetism and magnetoelectric properties are discussed.     

Convergence in law to operator fractional Brownian motion of Riemann-Liouville type

In this paper, we extend the well-studied fractional Brownian motion of Riemann-Liouville type to the multivariate case, and the corresponding processes are called operator fractional Brownian motions of Riemann-Liouville type. We also provide two results on approximation to operator fractional Brownian motions of Riemann-Liouville type. The first approximation is based on a Poisson process, and the second one is based on a sequence of I.I.D. random variables.     

A comparative first-principles study on electronic structures and mechanical properties of ternary intermetallic compounds Al8Cr4Y and Al8Cu4Y: Pressure and tension effects

An investigation into the bulk properties, elastic properties and Debye temperature under pressure, and deformation mode under tension of Al₈Cu₄Y and Al₈Cr₄Y compounds was investigated by using first principles calculations based on density functional theory. The calculated lattice constants for the ternary compounds (Al₈Cu₄Y and Al₈Cr₄Y) are in good agreement with the experimental data. It can be seen from interatomic distances that the bonding between Al1 atom and Cr, Y, and Al2 atoms in Al₈Cr₄Y are stronger than Al₈Cu₄Y. The results of cohesive energy show that Al₈Cr₄Y should be easier to be formed and much stronger chemical bonds than Al₈Cu₄Y. The bulk modulus B, shear modulus G, Young's modulus E and Poisson's ratio ν can be obtained by using the Voigt–Reuss–Hill averaging scheme. From the results of elastic properties, Al₈Cr₄Y has the stronger mechanical behavior than Al₈Cu₄Y. Our calculations also show that pressure has a greater effect on mechanical behavior for both compounds. The ideal tensile strength are obtained by stress-strain relationships under [001](001) uniaxial tensile deformation, which are 15.4 and 23.4 GPa for Al₈Cu₄Y and Al₈Cr₄Y, respectively. The total and partial density of states and electron charge density under uniaxial tensile deformations for Al₈Cu₄Y and Al₈Cr₄Y compounds are also calculated and discussed in this work.