Smoke suppression of graphene platelets fabricated by Friedel–Crafts reaction in brominated flame-retarded PS

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were introduced into polystyrene (PS)/brominated polystyrene (BPS) blends to suppress the large amounts of smoke...     

A note on the lower semicontinuity of efficient solutions for parametric vector equilibrium problems

By using a new assumption, the lower semicontinuity of the efficient solution mappings for parametric vector equilibrium problems without a monotonicity assumption is established. Our result is different from recent ones in the literature. Some examples are given to illustrate the case.     

Large enhancements in gelation behavior of wheat gliadins by incorporation of low concentrations of methylcellulose

Influence of non-gelling methylcellulose(MC)on gelation behavior of wheat gliadins in 13 wt%alkaline propanol/water(50:50, v/v)solution was investigated using dynamic rheological time sweep test.Increasing MC concentration(C_(MC))up to C_(MC)=1wt% caused a significant reduction in gelation time(t_(gel))of the solution and an increase in loss tangent(tanδ)value of the resultant gel at T<30℃.     

The origin of the high performance of tungsten carbides/carbon nanotubes supported Pt catalysts for methanol electrooxidation

The Pt supported on WC modified MWCNT catalysts (PtWC/MWCNT) were synthesized by the combination of organic colloidal and intermittent microwave heating (IMH) methods for the first. The results proved the better performance of the PtWC/MWCNT catalyst than that of Pt/C for methanol oxidation in terms of the onset potential and peak current density. The synergistic effect between Pt nanoparticles and WC and the structure effect of the MWCNTs could be the reasons to result in the high activity. The CO stripping test provided the evidence that the onset potential shift for methanol oxidation is consistent with the reduction in the overpotential for the CO oxidation on PtWC/MWCNT catalyst. Therefore, the mechanism of the high performance for methanol oxidation on PtWC/MWCNT catalyst is probably the easier oxidation of CO-like species which cause high overpotential for further oxidation of methanol.     

A new alkaloid from Lycoris aurea

A new alkaloid was isolated from the bulbs of Lycoris aurea(L'Herit.) Herb.Its structure was established as 3-o-ethyltazettinol through chemical and spectroscopic studies including 2D NMR.     

On the resolution and optimization of a system of fuzzy relational equations with sup-T composition

This paper provides a thorough investigation on the resolution of a finite system of fuzzy relational equations with sup-T composition, where T is a continuous triangular norm. When such a system is consistent, although we know that the solution set can be characterized by a maximum solution and finitely many minimal solutions, it is still a challenging task to find all minimal solutions in an efficient manner. Using the representation theorem of continuous triangular norms, we show that the systems of sup-T equations can be divided into two categories depending on the involved triangular norm. When the triangular norm is Archimedean, the minimal solutions correspond one-to-one to the irredundant coverings of a set covering problem. When it is non-Archimedean, they only correspond to a subset of constrained irredundant coverings of a set covering problem. We then show that the problem of minimizing a linear objective function subject to a system of sup-T equations can be reduced into a 0–1 integer programming problem in polynomial time. This work generalizes most, if not all, known results and provides a unified framework to deal with the problem of resolution and optimization of a system of sup-T equations. Further generalizations and related issues are also included for discussion.