Experimental Investigation on the Mass Diffusion Behaviors of Calcium Oxide and Carbon in the Solid-State Synthesis of Calcium Carbide by Microwave Heating

Microwave (MW) heating was proven to efficiently solid-synthesize calcium carbide at 1750 °C, which was about 400 °C lower than electric heating. This study focused on the investigation of the diffusion behaviors of graphite and calcium oxide during the solid-state synthesis of calcium carbide by microwave heating and compared them with these heated by the conventional method. The phase compositions and morphologies of CaO and C pellets before and after heating were carefully characterized by inductively coupled plasma spectrograph (ICP), thermo gravimetric (TG) analyses, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The experimental results showed that in both thermal fields, Ca and C inter-diffused at a lower temperature, but at a higher temperature, the formed calcium carbide crystals would have a negative effect on Ca diffusion to carbon. The significant enhancement of MW heating on carbon diffusion, thus on the more efficient synthesis of calcium carbide, manifested that MW heating would be a promising way for calcium carbide production, and that a sufficient enough carbon material, instead of CaO, was beneficial for calcium carbide formation in MW reactors.     

On the correlation of the local OVII and OVI absorption lines in the spectra of active galactic nuclei

正Dear Editors,Active Galactic Nuclei(AGNs)are very effective tools to study the environment both intrinsic to the central black holes of galaxies[1],or absorbing gas distributed along the sight lines.Recently,numerous highly ionized,local(z=0)metal absorption lines were detected in the X-ray spectra of background AGNs[2],providing an important method in probing hot gas and its content in and around our Galaxy.Of particular     

Lensless diffractive imaging using tabletop coherent high-harmonic soft-X-ray beams

We present the first experimental demonstration of lensless diffractive imaging using coherent soft x rays generated by a tabletop soft-x-ray source. A 29 nm high harmonic beam illuminates an object, and the subsequent diffraction is collected on an x-ray CCD camera. High dynamic range diffraction patterns are obtained by taking multiple exposures while blocking small-angle diffraction using beam blocks of varying size. These patterns reconstruct to images with 214 nm resolution. This work demonstrates a practical tabletop lensless microscope that promises to find applications in materials science, nanoscience, and biology.     

Metabolome Analysis of Selective Inactivation of Human Melanoma and Normal Cells by Cold Atmospheric Plasma

Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing - Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a novel technology which is widely used in the biomedical field and has developed quickly over the past few years,...     

Effects of high hydrostatic pressure on secondary structure and emulsifying behavior of sweet potato protein

In this study, secondary structures of sweet potato protein (SPP) after high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) treatment (200–600?MPa) were evaluated and emulsifying properties of emulsions with HHP-treated SPP solutions in different pH values (3, 6, and 9) were investigated. Circular dichroism analysis confirmed the modification of the SPP secondary structure. Surface hydrophobicity increased at pH 3 and decreased at 6 and 9. Emulsifying activity index at pH 6 increased with an increase in pressure, whereas emulsifying stability index increased at pH 6 and 9. Oil droplet sizes decreased, while volume frequency distribution of the smaller droplets increased at pH 3 and 6 with the HHP treatment. Emulsion viscosity increased at pH 6 and 9 and pseudo-plastic flow behaviors were not altered for all emulsions produced with HHP-treated SPP. These results suggested that HHP could modify the SPP structure for better emulsifying properties, which could increase the use of SPP emulsion in the food industry.     

基于G/S模式的空间信息云服务架构研究

针对多系统间的数据交换、共享问题,尤其在大数据时代,海量的数据增长给数据的管理带来的挑战,提出了一种基于G/S(General-Browser/ Service-Cloud,G/S)模式的空间信息云服务架构——面向数据的架构(Data Oriented Architecture,DOA)。以数据为核心,以数据标识为主线,通过数据注册中心和数据交换规范XXML(Specific Industry Markup Language),对海量异构数据进行存储、计算和管理,实现多系统间的数据共享、访问和协同。通过在地质灾害监测预警方面的应用,证明了该架构作为信息技术的系统构建方法在大数据时代独特的优势。     

基于大功率LED扩展光源的均匀光斑光辐射模拟器设计

基于边缘光线原理和光学扩展量守恒思想,结合复合抛物面聚光器和轴对称自由曲面透镜,设计并研制了大功率发光二极管扩展光源的反射/折射准直器.运用Tracepro软件对系统进行光束追迹模拟仿真和实验,研制出均匀光斑的光辐射模拟器.模拟器输出发散角为±12°光束,测量距离出射面50cm处光屏的光斑,在尺寸为14cm×14cm的光照范围内,测得光斑水平方向中心线上的光度均匀度优于4.1%,竖直方向中心线上的光度均匀度优于3.8%.