低密度Cu掺杂SiO2复合气凝胶的制备及表征

分别以正硅酸甲酯、醋酸铜为硅源和铜源,通过溶胶凝胶法及CO2超临界干燥技术制备了一系列Cu掺杂SiO2复合气凝胶。采用红外谱仪（FTIR）、扫描电镜（SEM）、X射线能谱仪（EDS）、比表面积和孔隙度分析仪（BET）、动态热机械分析仪（DMA）对样品进行了表征。结果表明随着铜含量的增加,复合气凝胶密度增加,比表面积降低,平均孔径增加,实际掺杂比与理论掺杂比对应增加。该复合气凝胶具有三维网状结构,密度低（＜40 mg/cm3）,比表面积高（＞390 m2/g）,成型性较好,有望应用于惯性约束聚变（ICF）实验。     

低密度Cu掺杂SiO_2复合气凝胶的制备及表征

分别以正硅酸甲酯、醋酸铜为硅源和铜源,通过溶胶凝胶法及CO2超临界干燥技术制备了一系列Cu掺杂SiO2复合气凝胶。采用红外谱仪(FTIR)、扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线能谱仪(EDS)、比表面积和孔隙度分析仪(BET)、动态热机械分析仪(DMA)对样品进行了表征。结果表明随着铜含量的增加,复合气凝胶密度增加,比表面积降低,平均孔径增加,实际掺杂比与理论掺杂比对应增加。该复合气凝胶具有三维网状结构,密度低(40mg/cm3),比表面积高(390m2/g),成型性较好,有望应用于惯性约束聚变(ICF)实验。     

超高比表面积碳气凝胶常压干燥制备与结构分析

以间苯二酚(R)-甲醛(F)为原料,加入表面活性剂P123以增强材料的骨架强度的方法,采用常压干燥技术制备了RF碳气凝胶,并进行了二氧化碳活化以调节其孔结构。扫描电子显微镜(SEM)测试表明,常压干燥的碳气凝胶结构中具有更大的纳米颗粒,骨架结构变粗,活化使碳气凝胶骨架结构更加致密;红外吸收光谱(FTIR)表明,表面活性剂P123中的醚键与RF苯环中的羟基存在强的相互作用,碳化后P123特征峰消失;热重曲线(TG和DTG)分析说明P123在440 ℃左右分解完全,不会对碳气凝胶的成分产生影响,并能起到良好的造孔作用;氮气吸附表明常压干燥制备的碳气凝胶比表面积约为570 m2/g,活化之后的比表面积高达3 500 m2/g左右。     

超高比表面积碳气凝胶常压干燥制备与结构分析

以间苯二酚(R)-甲醛(F)为原料,加入表面活性剂P123以增强材料的骨架强度的方法,采用常压干燥技术制备了RF碳气凝胶,并进行了二氧化碳活化以调节其孔结构。扫描电子显微镜(SEM)测试表明,常压干燥的碳气凝胶结构中具有更大的纳米颗粒,骨架结构变粗,活化使碳气凝胶骨架结构更加致密;红外吸收光谱(FTIR)表明,表面活性剂P123中的醚键与RF苯环中的羟基存在强的相互作用,碳化后P123特征峰消失;热重曲线(TG和DTG)分析说明P123在440 ℃左右分解完全,不会对碳气凝胶的成分产生影响,并能起到良好的造孔作用;氮气吸附表明常压干燥制备的碳气凝胶比表面积约为570 m2/g,活化之后的比表面积高达3 500 m2/g左右。     

Skin formation and bubble growth during drying process of polymer solution

When a polymer solution with volatile solvent is dried, skins are often formed at the surface of the solution. It has been observed that after the skin is formed, bubbles often appear in the solution. We conducted experiments to clarify the relation between the skin formation and the bubble formation. We measured the time dependence of the thickness of the skin layer, the size of the bubbles, and the pressure in the solution. From our experiments, we concluded that i) the gas in the bubble is a mixture of solvent vapor and air dissolved in the solution, ii) the bubble nucleation is assisted by the pressure decrease in the solution covered by the skin layer, and iii) the growth of the bubbles is diffusion limited, mainly limited by the diffusion of air molecules dissolved in the solution.     

Study on solubility and solubilisation of drying agent in supercritical carbon dioxide for improving local permeability of tight gas reservoir

The AC component of drying agent described in literature 6 can be injected into tight gas reservoir formation to reduce original and residual water saturation caused by completion and stimulation. However, the pore and throat of formation in tight gas reservoir are so small that AC particles are difficult to be injected into them directly. Through experiments, we discovered that a certain amount of AC could dissolve in supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO₂) and it could separate out from SCCO₂ when pressure decreased. Therefore, SCCO₂ can be used as transport agent and bring it into tight gas reservoir for drying formation. We further study the solubility of AC in SCCO₂ under different temperature and pressure, and also screen solubilizer to enhance the solubility in this paper. The results show that the solubility of AC in SCCO₂ is 0.0005?mol/mol at 40°C and 8?MPa. When temperature is constant, the solubility of AC in SCCO₂ increases with the increase of pressure, but the impact of temperature on the solubility shows different variation principle with pressure increasing. In addition, ethyl alcohol is the best solubilizer for increasing the solubility of AC in SCCO₂, and the optimal concentration of solubilizer in SCCO₂ is 10%.     

Visible,near-infrared and infrared optical properties of silica aerogels

Silica aerogel is an excellent thermal insulation material with a low thermal conductivity and a high porosity and has attracted great concern in applications. This paper was to experimentally investigate the optical properties of optically thick silica aerogel in the visible, near-infrared and infrared spectrum region. The fiber-loaded silica aerogel sample was prepared through sol–gel technique and supercritical drying process. Silica fibers were added into the aerogel during the preparation procedure to strength the skeleton of aerogel. As a comparison with the fiber-load silica aerogel, a silica fiber composite sample with the same chemical component and different physical structure was also prepared. A simplified two-flux model neglecting the boundary effect was used to describe the radiation propagation characteristics inside the samples. The spectral normal-hemispherical reflectances, transmittances, and normal emittances of silica aerogel and silica fiber samples were measured and compared in the wavelengths of 0.38–15 μm. Then the spectral optical constants of samples were determined using the experimental data. The spectral absorption and scattering coefficients of silica aerogel were within (0.01 cm⁻¹, 31.0 cm⁻¹) and (1.4 cm⁻¹, 25.8 cm⁻¹). The results showed that the spectrum region where the scattering coefficient is low usually corresponds to a high absorption coefficient. In addition, the total radiation properties of samples were predicted at high temperatures. The analysis of optical properties of silica aerogel is necessary to provide valuable data in applications.     

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons production from the supercritical pyrolysis of n-decane,ethylcyclohexane, and n-decane/ethylcyclohexane blends

To investigate the effects of fuel composition on the production and growth of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) at conditions relevant to the pre-combustion environment of fuels in future high-speed aircraft, we have conducted supercritical pyrolysis experiments in an isothermal, silica-lined stainless-steel flow reactor at 568 °C, 94.6 atm, and 133 s, with the model fuels n-decane and ethylcyclohexane—as well as n-decane/ethylcyclohexane blends in which the fraction of fuel carbon coming from ethylcyclohexane is 0.25, 0.50, and 0.75. High-pressure liquid-chromatographic analyses of the reaction products have led to the isomer-specific identification and quantification of 169 three- to nine-ring PAH—159 of which have never before been reported as products of a cyclic-alkane fuel. Quantification of the aliphatic products by gas chromatographic techniques reveals that n-decane produces mostly 1-alkenes and n-alkanes, whose radicals generate more radicals; whereas ethylcyclohexane produces mostly C₅-ring and C₆-ring alkanes and alkenes, whose radicals show a propensity for ring dehydrogenation. These contrasts in the aliphatic-product distributions have major impacts on PAH growth, which, in this reaction environment, occurs chiefly through the reactions of resonance-stabilized arylmethyl radicals with the C₂-C₄ 1-alkenes. For fuel compositions rich in n-decane, all the ingredients necessary for these PAH-growth reactions to thrive are in place: methyl-substituted PAH, as sources of arylmethyl radicals; a radical-rich environment that fosters H abstraction and arylmethyl-radical formation; and C₂-C₄ 1-alkenes, as growth species. However, an increase in the level of ethylcyclohexane in the fuel brings about substantial reductions in the levels of H-abstracting radicals and C₂-C₄ 1-alkenes as well as an increase in the supply of “donated” hydrogen for stabilizing radicals. These factors combine to bring about marked reductions in PAH growth at fuel compositions rich in ethylcyclohexane, resulting in much lower production of the high-ring-number PAH that are the precursors to solids in the supercritical fuel-pyrolysis environment.     

Construction, operation and output characteristics of a small, long-life, cataphoretic HeSe laser

The properties and main design features of a small, cataphoretic HeSe⁺ laser are described. By improving both the He buffer gas containment and the Se vapour deposition, laser life can be increased considerably to several thousand hours. The length of the active laser region can be reduced to 100 mm without appreciable loss in single pass gain by reduction of the capillary diameter to 1 mm. Up to 3 mW laser power in six blue-green and green Sell lines can be extracted from this small active volume. By synchronizing the spontaneous discharge striations in the He-Se vapour mixture, laser noise is reduced to less than 3% r m s. A few potential applications for this type of laser are listed to encourage commercial interest.     

Nafion/mordenite hybrid membrane for high-temperature operation of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell

Nafion/mordenite hybrid membranes for the operation of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) above 100 °C were prepared by mixing of H⁺-form mordenite powder and perfluorosulfonylfluoride copolymer resin. PEMFC operation above 100 °C reduces CO poisoning as well as passivation of the Pt anode electrocatalyst by other condensable species. The physico-chemical properties of hybrid membranes were investigated by tensile strength and proton conductivity measurements. As the mordenite content increases at the high temperature region, the proton conductivity of hybrid membranes increased due to the late dehydration rate of existent water in the mordenite. Also, from the results of current–voltage relationship for single cells under 130 °C of operation condition, the hybrid membrane cell with 10 wt.% mordenite showed better performance than that of the others over the entire current density range. This result indicated that the existent water in the hybrid membrane containing 10 wt.% mordenite was higher than that with the others, thereby maintaining its conductivity. The Nafion/mordenite hybrid membrane prepared by this present method is thought to be a satisfactory polymer electrolyte membrane for PEMFC operation above 100 °C.     

Construction and operation of high power gas lasers

In the present paper some typical gas laser construction and their performances will be described. Aspects of transition selective systems and high pressure operation will be treated.     

Enhancing carrot convective drying by combining ethanol and ultrasound as pre-treatments: Effect on product structure,quality, energy consumption,drying and rehydration kinetics

Ultrasound was combined with ethanol to improve different aspects of carrot convective drying, evaluating both processing and product quality. The ultrasound in water treatment resulted in cellular swelling and small impact on texture. Differently, the ultrasound in ethanol and ethanol treatments modified both carrot microstructure (cell wall modifications of parenchymatic tissue) and macrostructure (shrinkage and resistance to perforation). Pre-treatments with ultrasound in ethanol and ethanol improved the drying kinetics, reducing the processing time (~50%) and the energy consumption (42–62%). These pre-treatments also enhanced rehydration, whose initial rate and water retention were higher than the control. In addition, the carotenoid content was preserved after drying, for all the treatments. Any impact on shrinkage was observed. A mechanistic discussion, based on structural modification (microstructure and macrostructure) and physical properties of water and ethanol, was provided. As conclusion, this work not only described positive aspects of combining the technologies of ultrasound and ethanol as pre-treatments to convective drying, but also proposed mechanisms to explain the phenomena.     

Ionization equilibrium and radiative energy loss rates for C,N, and O ions in low-density plasmas

The results of calculations of the ionization equilibrium and radiative energy loss rates for C, N and O ions in low-density plasmas are presented for electron temperatures in the range 10⁴–10⁷ °K (～1–10³ eV). The ionization structure is determined using the steady-state corona model, in which electron impact ionization from the ground states is balanced by direct radiative and dielectronic recombination. Using an improved theory, detailed calculations are carried out for the dielectronic recombination rates in which account is taken of all radiative and autoionization processes involving a single-electron electricdipole transition of the recombining ion. The radiative energy loss processes considered are electron-impact excitation of resonance line emission, direct radiative recombination, dielectronic recombination, and electron-ion bremsstrahlung. For all three elements, resonance line emission resulting from 2s?2p transitions produces a broad maximum in the energy loss rate near 10⁵°K(～ 10 eV).     

聚合物绝缘子表面微结构构筑及闪络性能

对聚合物绝缘子表面微形貌的构筑方法及其对沿面闪络性能的影响进行了研究。首先以二氧化硅微球为模板,利用化学模板法在交联聚苯乙烯(CLPS)表面实现了μm级孔穴的构筑,研究了二氧化硅微球的颗粒直径及添加量对微孔参数的影响;其次,利用激光刻蚀的方法在有机玻璃(PMMA)绝缘子表面实现了百μm级三角形凹槽阵列的构筑,探索了激光工艺参数对微槽形貌和结构的影响。通过短脉冲高压测试平台对构筑了两种不同微形貌的绝缘子进行了真空沿面闪络性能测试。结果表明：沿面闪络电压均获得了显著提升,其中表面带有合适微槽的PMMA绝缘子的闪络电压相比于未处理的绝缘子提升了将近150%;与传统的表面机械加工处理方法相比,在聚合物表面实现了从μm到数百μm量级微结构的可控构筑,并使真空沿面闪络电压获得了稳定提升。     

A review of polymer electrolytes: fundamental,approaches and applications

In this paper, we review different types of polymer electrolytes, recent approaches and technological applications of polymer electrolytes. The report first discusses the characteristics, advantages and applications for three types of polymer electrolytes: gel polymer electrolytes, solid polymer electrolytes and composite polymer electrolytes. Next, we discuss the features and performance of different polymer hosts based on some important and recently published literature. Recent progress of some approaches used in improving the performance of the polymer electrolytes is highlighted. The last part of the review includes the technological applications of some electrical energy storing/converting devices: electrochemical capacitors, batteries, fuel cells and dye-sensitized solar cells. It is also stressed that the technological advancement in the polymer electrolytes plays a pivotal role in the development of energy storing/converting systems.     

Ultrasound coupled with supercritical carbon dioxide for exfoliation of graphene: Simulation and experiment

Ultrasound coupled with supercritical CO₂ has become an important method for exfoliation of graphene, but behind which a peeling mechanism is unclear. In this work, CFD simulation and experiment were both investigated to elucidate the mechanism and the effects of the process parameters on the exfoliation yield. The experiments and the CFD simulation were conducted under pressure ranging from 8 MPa to 16 MPa, the ultrasonic power ranging from 12 W to 240 W and the frequency of 20 kHz. The numerical analysis of fluid flow patterns and pressure distributions revealed that the fluid shear stress and the periodical pressure fluctuation generated by ultrasound were primary factors in exfoliating graphene. The distribution of the fluid shear stress decided the effective exfoliation area, which, in turn, affected the yield. The effective area increased from 5.339 cm³ to 8.074 cm³ with increasing ultrasonic power from 12 W to 240 W, corresponding to the yield increasing from 5.2% to 21.5%. The pressure fluctuation would cause the expansion of the interlayers of graphite. The degree of the expansion increased with the increase of the operating pressure but decreased beyond 12 MPa. Thus, the maximum yield was obtained at 12 MPa. The cavitation might be generated by ultrasound in supercritical CO₂. But it is too weak to exfoliate graphite into graphene. These results provide a strategy in optimizing and scaling up the ultrasound-assisted supercritical CO₂ technique for producing graphene.     

Wetting, drying, and layering of colloid-polymer mixtures at porous interfaces

The influence of interface porosity on the wetting properties of colloid-polymer mixtures is studied within density functional theory for the Asakura-Oosawa-Vrij model at the surface of a quenched hard-sphere matrix. While the porosity hardly changes the location of the transition from partial to complete wetting at colloidal bulk gas-liquid coexistence, the onset of wetting, as signaled by the first discontinuous layering transition, can be efficiently controlled by tailoring the porosity. We furthermore find that the penetrability of the porous interface induces complete drying into the matrix upon approaching capillary coexistence.     

In situ production of CuS particles in polymer electrolyte matrix for mixed ion+electron conduction

Composites of polymer electrolyte polyethylene oxide (PEO) complexed with NH₄ClO_4, (PEO:NH₄ClO₄), having different weight ratios of dispersed semiconductor CuS (0–5 wt.%) have been prepared and characterized. The dispersal of CuS was achieved by its in situ formation in the viscous solution of polymer electrolyte (PEO:NH₄ClO₄) by sulfuration of CuSO₄ using H₂S. The band gap of CuS dispersed in the composites was found to be ~2.4 eV, which is higher than that of the bulk CuS for which it is 2.2 eV. Scanning electron microscopy studies show that the particle size varies from ~200 nm to several hundreds of nanometers. Polarization studies show that the semiconductor dispersed polymer composite so obtained has mixed ionic and electronic conduction. Detailed I–V studies show that the dispersoid is a p-type semiconductor.