Noise reduction in Raman spectra: Finite impulse response filtration versus Savitzky–Golay smoothing

Application of the finite impulse response (FIR) filtration technique for the removal of spectral noise and background broadband deformations from the Raman spectra is tested. Optimal parameters of FIR filters are found and their effectiveness is compared with the Savitzky–Golay (SG) smoothing procedure. The FIR filtration is found to be an effective procedure to treat the whole Raman spectra, but high computing power is needed. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Radial angular temperature distributions for nonisothermal two-phase filtration of oil and water

The distributions of phase saturations, pressure, and temperature in a porous medium of nonuniform permeability are studied by numerical modeling of nonisothermal two-phase filtration of oil and water with the Joule-Thomson effect and adiabatic effect taken into account. It is shown that the presence of nonuniformity in the near-well zone of the reservoir results in nonmonotonic angular and radial distributions of temperature and phase saturations. During oil and water filtration, there is transition from negative to positive temperature anomalies or vice versa, depending on the ratio of the reservoir permeabilities and the presence of a segment on which the angular temperature distribution in the well is nonuniform. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 124–130, November–December, 2008.     

Flow of electrolytes in a porous medium

A two-scale model of ion transfer in a porous medium is obtained for one-dimensional horizontal flows under the action of a pressure gradient and an external electric field by the method of homogenization. Steady equations of electroosmotic flows in flat horizontal nano-sized slits separated by thin dielectric partitions are averaged over a small-scale variable. The resultant macroequations include Poisson’s equation for the vertical component of the electric field and Onsager’s relations between flows and forces. The total horizontal flow rate of the fluid is found to depend linearly on the pressure gradient and external electric field, and the coefficients in this linear relation are calculated with the use of microequations. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 162–173, July–August, 2008.     

交联-羧甲基复合变性淀粉的流变与降失水性能

以马铃薯淀粉和氯乙酸为主要原料,通过交联-醚化制备了交联-羧甲基复合变性淀粉(CCMS),考察了所得CCMS糊液的流变性能和在钻井泥浆中的降滤失水性能,并对其降失水原理进行了探讨。结果表明,在质量分数为0.5%~4.0%、温度为20~60℃的实验条件下,CCMS糊液表现为假塑性流体特征,符合Ostwald-Dewaele的经验公式ηa=Kγn-1;将CCMS与中粘羧甲基纤维素(MV-CMC)进行对比实验,结果发现,在饱和盐水泥浆和4%盐水泥浆中,当其用量分别为MV-CMC质量分数的57%和75%时,就可达到钻井液用MV-CMC的增粘、降滤失水性能指标。     

Three‐dimensional finite element modelling of coupled free/porous flows: applications to industrial and environmental flows

Conjunctive modelling of free/porous flows provides a powerful and cost‐effective tool for designing industrial filters used in the process industry and also for quantifying surface–subsurface flow interactions, which play a significant role in urban flooding mechanisms resulting from sea‐level rise and climate changes. A number of well‐established schemes are available in the literature for simulation of such regimes; however, three‐dimensional (3D) modelling of such flow systems still presents numerical and practical challenges. This paper presents the development of a fully 3D, transient finite element model for the prediction and quantitative analyses of the hydrodynamic behaviour encountered in industrial filtrations and environmental flows represented by coupled flows. The weak‐variational formulation in this model is based on the use of C⁰ continuous equal‐order Lagrange polynomial functions for velocity and pressure fields represented by 3D hexahedral finite elements. A mixed UVWP finite element scheme based on the standard Galerkin technique satisfying the Ladyzhenskaya–Babuska–Brezzi stability criterion through incorporation of an artificial compressibility term in the continuity equation has been employed for the solution of coupled partial differential equations. We prove that the discretization generates unified stabilization for both the Navier–Stokes and Darcy equations and preserves the geometrical flexibility of the computational grids. A direct node‐linking procedure involving the rearrangement of the global stiffness matrix for the interface elements has been developed by the authors, which is utilized to couple the governing equations in a single model. A variety of numerical tests are conducted, indicating that the model is capable of yielding theoretically expected and accurate results for free, porous and coupled free/porous problems encountered in industrial and environmental engineering problems representing complex filtration (dead‐end and cross‐flow) and interacting surface–subsurface flows. The model is computationally cost‐effective, robust, reliable and easily implementable for practical design of filtration equipments, investigation of land use for water resource availability and assessment of the impacts of climatic variations on environmental catastrophes (i.e. coastal and urban floods). The model developed in this work results from the extension of a multi‐disciplinary project (AEROFIL) primarily sponsored by the European aerospace industries for development of a computer simulation package (Aircraft Cartridge Filter Analysis Modelling Program), which was successfully utilized and deployed for designing hydraulic dead‐end filters used in Airbus A380.Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Laccases ofRigidoporus lignosus andPhellinus noxius

A laccase that has been isolated previously (1) from the Basidiomycete,Rigidoporus lignosus, a white rot fungus of rubber tree, was used in the present study. When a thioglycolic lignin (TGL) was incubated in the presence of this enzyme, pronounced changes in the UV spectrum and size distribution of the substrate were observed. Sephadex gel filtration indicated that two types of reactions occurred: (1) A degradation of the polymer, as evidenced by the production of low-molecular-weight material; and (2) a condensation of some of the TGL molecules, as revealed by an increase in the fractions of higher molecular weight.     

批量离子交换层析和凝胶过滤层析在类人胶原蛋白I纯化中的应用

研究了利用批量离子交换层析与凝胶过滤层析相结合的方法纯化类人胶原蛋白I的最佳条件。分别考察了不同离子交换树脂、缓冲溶液pH、离子强度、进料蛋白浓度对批量离子交换的影响,以及不同凝胶过滤介质对凝胶过滤层析的影响。结果表明,采用阴离子交换树脂DEAE52吸附杂蛋白,缓冲液pH为7.0,NaCl浓度为0.2mol/L,进料蛋白浓度为40mg/mL,并采用凝胶过滤介质SephadexG-100进一步纯化后,类人胶原蛋白I的纯度可达到98.2%,总纯化倍数为3.1,总回收率为80.6%。SDS-PAGE分子量分析和N末端氨基酸序列分析均表明纯化后的类人胶原蛋白I与基因设计一致。     

国家监测网方法测定地表水中总磷与国标法差异及改进

比较了国家地表水环境质量监测网总磷测定方法与国标法的差异。浊度补偿与过滤两种去除浊度方法测定结果的绝对偏差为-0.02~0.07 mg/L,其中含细颗粒物较多的样品绝对偏差较大,为0.04~0.07 mg/L,因此采用过滤法时,需对含较多细颗粒物的水样进行浊度补偿。对国家地表水环境质量监测网方法进行了改进,将原来的过滤后定容改为定容摇匀后过滤。方法改进前后,样品测定值的相对偏差不大于3.4%,绝对偏差为-0.01~0.02 mg/L。改进后的方法与原方法测定结果没有显著差异,但改进后方法浊度贡献减少,试剂用量减半,而且可操作性强,更加简便和环境友好。     

Rapid and Efficient Separation of Oil from Oil‐in‐Water Emulsions Using a Janus Cotton Fabric

A novel bi‐functional Janus cotton fabric is used to separate oil from oil‐in‐water emulsions. This fabric is superhydrophobic on one surface and polyamine‐bearing on the other. When used as a filter, the polyamine‐bearing side causes the micrometer‐sized oil droplets to coalesce. The coalesced oil then fills fabric pores on the superhydrophobic side and selectively permeates it. Oil separation using this method is rapid and the separated oil is pure. Furthermore, the content of the model oil hexadecane (HD) in water after a separation can be reduced to less than 0.03±0.03 vol %. These features demonstrate the practical potential of this technology.     

静电纺丝法制备新型吸附分离材料

随着现代经济、工业的发展,许多环境问题出现在了人类面前,对于新型吸附分离材料的需求也变得十分迫切。静电纺丝法是一种简单有效制备连续纳米长丝的技术,有着十分广阔的应用前景。由于静电纺丝法制备的纤维膜具有较大的比表面积、易于调控的微观结构及化学性质,静电纺丝法能够用于制备新型的吸附分离材料。本文对电纺纤维膜的制备与改性,以及电纺纤维膜在空气过滤、油水分离、重金属离子去除等领域的应用进行了介绍,同时对其未来的发展进行了展望。