Dynamic mechanism of epileptic seizures generation and propagation after ischemic stroke

Nonlinear Dynamics - Epilepsy is the second largest neurological disease which seriously threatens human life and health. The one important reason of inducing epileptic seizures is ischemic stroke...     

Equilibrium conditions for CO2 hydrate in porous medium

Experimental phase equilibrium conditions data for carbon dioxide (CO₂) hydrate in porous medium with the presence of sodium chloride (NaCl) solution were investigated in this study. The experimental data were generated using graphic-method in presence of solutions contained (0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8) mol/L NaCl. The results indicated the increase of NaCl concentration caused the enhancement in the equilibrium pressure of CO₂ hydrate as the pore size and the temperature were kept the same. Effects of NaCl solutions on CO₂ hydrate equilibrium conditions could be neglected when the temperature is lower than ice point. An improved model was used to predict CO₂ hydrate equilibrium conditions, and the predictions showed good agreement with experimental measurements.     

无粘结剂ZSM-11催化剂上异丁烯直接胺化生成叔丁胺

叔丁胺是一种重要的化工原料和中间体,广泛应用于制备橡胶促进剂、医药、农药和着色剂等下游产品.异丁烯在分子筛催化剂上直接胺化生产叔丁胺是一个经济环保过程,其中ZSM-5和BEA分子筛的催化性能优于其它系列分子筛.ZSM-11与ZSM-5分子筛具有相似的孔道结构,我们以前的实验结果表明,与ZSM-5相比,ZSM-11表现出更优越的芳构化反应性能,在干气中乙烯低温芳构化方面也有明显优势.在此基础上,我们进行无粘结剂ZSM-11分子筛催化剂合成,并应用于异丁烯直接胺化生产叔丁胺反应.传统水热技术合成的分子筛通常为粉末,机械强度不能达到实际应用的要求,在工业化过程中分子筛粉末一般需要加入粘结剂成型使其具备一定的机械强度和形状,但是粘结剂会降低分子筛催化剂的活性和选择性,有可能会引发一些副反应,因此无粘结剂分子筛催化剂引起人们广泛关注.无粘结剂分子筛是指分子筛颗粒中不含惰性粘结剂或只含有少量粘结剂,主要依靠分子筛晶粒间的相互作用支撑存在,具有一定形状、尺寸和机械强度的催化材料.无粘结剂分子筛催化剂中分子筛含量较高,可利用的有效表面积较大,在离子交换及工业催化等方面具有明显优势.本文采用水热合成的ZSM-11分子筛原粉与二氧化硅机械混合(ZSM-11/SiO2=70/30)挤条后,通过气固相合成法制备了无粘结剂ZSM-11分子筛催化剂(Cat-C).作为对比,还分别制备了ZSM-11和SiO2机械混合(ZSM-11/SiO2=70/30)样品HZSM-11+SiO2及ZSM-11和氧化铝机械混合(ZSM-11/Al2O3=70/30)样品HZSM-11+Al2O3.利用X射线衍射、透射电镜、NH3程序升温脱附和吸附吡啶红外光谱等对分子筛催化剂的物理化学性能进行了表征.同时,以这些分子筛样品为催化剂,在固定床反应装置上进行了异丁烯胺化反应评价,反应条件为270℃,5.0 MPa,氨烯比为4和异丁烯空速0.5 h?1.结果表明,与HZSM-11+SiO2和HZSM-11+Al2O3相比,Cat-C上叔丁胺生成速率最高.关联催化剂物化性能和反应性能发现,催化剂孔道结构与叔丁胺生成并不存在明显的关联性,而较多的Br?nsted酸和较少的Lewis酸才是Cat-C具有良好反应性能的主要原因.具有一定机械强度的无粘结剂ZSM-11分子筛催化剂制备简单,在异丁烯直接胺化过程中叔丁胺生成速率高,具有很好的工业化应用前景.     

Hydrogen bonds at silica–CO2 saturated water interface under geologic sequestration conditions

To investigate the effects of sequestration condition on hydrogen bonds between mineral and water, molecular dynamics simulations have been performed. The simulations were conducted at conditions related with geologic sequestration sites: pressure (3.1–32.6 MPa), temperature (318 and 383 K), salinity (0–3 M), salt (NaCl and CaCl₂) and silica surface models Q² (geminal), Q³ (isolated) and amorphous Q³. The hydrogen bonds were classified into four types: silica–silica, silica–dissolved CO₂, silica–water as donors and silica–water as acceptors. The mean numbers of hydrogen bonds for each type were analysed. The results show that: (1) silica surface silanol groups do not form H-bonds with dissolved CO₂ molecules in water (brine); (2) The mean number of hydrogen bonds between silanol groups follows the order: Q² > amorphous Q³ > Q³; (3) The mean number of hydrogen bonds between silanol and water molecules follows the order: Q³ > amorphous Q³ > Q².     

The detection of tetrahydrofuran hydrate formation and saturation using magnetic resonance imaging technique

Tetrahydrofuran (THF) hydrate was formed in bulk as well as in glass beads pack with a mean diameter of 3.0 mm by controlling the temperature under ambient pressure. Images of THF hydrate formation procedure were obtained using the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique. The experiment results showed that MRI is an effective method for the detection of hydrate formation. Saturation of hydrate formed both in bulk and glass beads can be confirmed by intensity integration of MRI images.     

METHANE REFORMING WITH CARBON DIOXIDE TO PRODUCE SYNGAS?a?aCATALYST REGENERATION

The regeneration conditions of the deactivated catalyst 18wt%NiO/a-A12O3 used in methane reforming with carbon dioxide were studied by using a fix-bed flow reactor and TPR technique. When the deactivated catalyst was reduced at 1 123 K in a conventional regeneration process, the activity increased a little, but was still much lower than that of the fresh catalyst. When the deactivated catalyst was reduced, then treated in site With an activity-rejuvenating agent of 5-10 vo1% C (aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution) and reduced again at 1123K, the activity was renewed to approach that of the fresh one.     

Molecular dynamics simulation studies of cryoprotective agent solutions: the relation between melting temperature and the ratio of hydrogen bonding acceptor to donor number

Molecular dynamics simulations have been carried out for glycerol–water–sodium chloride ternary solution due to its important role in cryopreservation engineering. The radial distribution functions for atom pairs potentially related to C–H ··· O and O–H ··· O hydrogen bonds were calculated. The radial distribution functions for the H (connected to C)–O atom pair do not exhibit peaks between 2 and 3 Å, whereas the radial distribution functions for the C–O atom pair exhibit distinct peaks between 3 and 4 Å. The reason for this is because most C–H ··· O geometries are bent and deviate from linearity. The ratios of acceptor to donor numbers for water and glycerol molecules decrease as the solute concentration increases. A characteristic concentration has been found that divides solutions with different mechanisms. Below the characteristic concentration, the melting temperature is linearly related to the ratio of acceptor to donor number for water molecules, whereas above the characteristic concentration, the melting temperature is linearly related to the ratio of acceptor to donor number for glycerol molecules. Further studies indicate that the relations are independent of hydrogen bonding criteria and temperature.     

An improved model for predicting hydrate phase equilibrium in marine sediment environment

Based on the models of hydrate phase equilibrium in bulk water and porous media, an improved model was proposed to predict the methane hydrate equilibrium in marine sediment environment. In the suggested model, mechanical equilibrium of force between the interfaces in hydrate-liquid-vapor system was considered. When electrolyte was present in pore water, interfacial energy between hydrate and liquid was corrected by an equation that is expressed as the function of temperature and electrolyte concentration. The activity of water is calculated based on the Pitzer model and the interfacial energy between liquid and gas is solved using the Li method. The prediction results show good agreement with the experimental data. By comparison with other models, it is proved that this model can improve the accuracy for predicting hydrate phase equilibrium in marine sediment environment.     

Magnetic resonance imaging on CO(2) miscible and immiscible displacement in oil-saturated glass beads pack

In this study, the displacement processes were observed as gaseous or supercritical CO₂ was injected into n-decane-saturated glass beads packs using a 400-MHz magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. Two-dimensional images of oil distribution in the vertical median section were obtained using a spin-echo pulse sequence. Gas channeling and viscous fingering appeared obviously in immiscible gaseous CO₂ displacement. A piston-like displacement front was detected in miscible supercritical CO₂ displacement that provided high sweep efficiency. MRI images were processed with image intensity analysis methods to obtain the saturation profiles. Final oil residual saturations and displacement coefficients were also estimated using this imaging intensity analysis. It was proved that miscible displacement can enhance the efficiency of CO₂ displacement notably. Finally, a special coreflood analysis method was applied to estimate the effects of capillary, viscosity and buoyancy based on the obtained saturation data.