Etude de phases quaternaires Winsor IV. Diagrammes de phases et propriétés electriques

A comparative study of phase diagram features and electrical properties of Winsor IV phases (so-called microemulsions) led to define two types of quaternary systems involving water, a hydrocarbon, and an ionic surfactant/alcohol combination defined byk, the surfactant/alcohol mass ratio. Systems of the first type exhibit a Winsor IV domain consisting of two disjointed areas corresponding to water-in-oil (w/o) and oil-in-water (o/w) monophasic fluid transparent isotropic media. The w/o and o/w areas are separated by a composition zone over which exist viscous turbid long-range organized structures related to the o/w w/o phase inversion mechanism. In that case, over the w/o area, the low frequency electrical conductivity and permittivity undergo non-monotonous changes as the composition varies. From conductivity maxima and minima, it is possible to define in the general case two lines ₁ and ₂ separating three adjacent sub-areas to which can be assigned compositions representing pre-micellar entities, inverted swollen spherical micelles and micelles clusters. For systems of the second type, the w/o and o/w sub-areas merge so as to form a unique monophasic area, which implies that the w/o o/w phase inversion occurs through a progressive diffuse mechanism. In that case the conductivity exhibits much higher values than in the preceding situation, and its variations with composition allow to define two linesC _d andC _m partitioning the Winsor IV domain into three adjacent areas. AboveC _d , that is for low and medium water contents, the conductivity variations with water content follow equations derived from the Percolation and Effective Medium theories, which indicates that the w/o swollen spherical micelles are submitted to attractive interactions. Below C_m, i. e. in the water rich region, the conductivity decrease with water content results from the progressive dilution of the external aqueous phase of the o/w Winsor IV media. BetweenC _d andC _m , the Winsor IV media exhibit an anomalous conductive behaviour which suggests that they are neither w/o nor o/w systems. This region can be considered as the diffuse phase inversion zone over which the systems are in a hybrid state that could be depicted tentatively as resulting from the formation of equilibrium bicontinuous structures.

     

光散射法研究丙烯酸十八酯和苯乙烯微乳液 共聚机理

在十六烷基溴化吡啶/叔丁醇/15%丙烯酸十八酯和苯乙烯/水体系的O/W微乳液中,使用动态光散射法,研究其中两种单体共聚反应的成核机理。结果表明,聚合过程中乳胶粒成核位置主要在增溶胶囊的单体微珠中,乳胶粒主要依靠单体微珠不断提供单体而长大。     

Biofortification—A Frontier Novel Approach to Enrich Micronutrients in Field Crops to Encounter the Nutritional Security

Globally, many developing countries are facing silent epidemics of nutritional deficiencies in human beings and animals. The lack of diversity in diet, i.e., cereal-based crops deficient in mineral nutrients is an additional threat to nutritional quality. The present review accounts for the significance of biofortification as a process to enhance the productivity of crops and also an agricultural solution to address the issues of nutritional security. In this endeavor, different innovative and specific biofortification approaches have been discussed for nutrient enrichment of field crops including cereals, pulses, oilseeds and fodder crops. The agronomic approach increases the micronutrient density in crops with soil and foliar application of fertilizers including amendments. The biofortification through conventional breeding approach includes the selection of efficient genotypes, practicing crossing of plants with desirable nutritional traits without sacrificing agricultural and economic productivity. However, the transgenic/biotechnological approach involves the synthesis of transgenes for micronutrient re-translocation between tissues to enhance their bioavailability. Soil microorganisms enhance nutrient content in the rhizosphere through diverse mechanisms such as synthesis, mobilization, transformations and siderophore production which accumulate more minerals in plants. Different sources of micronutrients viz. mineral solutions, chelates and nanoparticles play a pivotal role in the process of biofortification as it regulates the absorption rates and mechanisms in plants. Apart from the quality parameters, biofortification also improved the crop yield to alleviate hidden hunger thus proving to be a sustainable and cost-effective approach. Thus, this review article conveys a message for researchers about the adequate potential of biofortification to increase crop productivity and nourish the crop with additional nutrient content to provide food security and nutritional quality to humans and livestock.     

体相位全息光栅式波分复用器的研究

利用体相位全息光栅的优良特性,研制光栅式密集型波分复用器(DWDM)。准直后的信道波长通过体相位全息光栅两次衍射,在焦面上实现信道波长的分复用。阐述了体相位全息光栅的独特结构特点,给出了体相位全息光栅式密集型光波分复用器件的原理图,计算出各个信道的位置及间隔,用Zemax仿真出设计模型。相比于薄膜滤光片式器件而言,具有许多独特的优良特性,能够实现更密集更多信道数量的分复用。     

Interaction of Short Laser Pulses in Wavelength Range from Infrared to X‐ray with Metals,Semiconductors, and Dielectrics

Laser‐matter interaction is defined by an electronic band structure of condensed matter and frequency ω_L of electromagnetic radiation. In the range of moderate fluences, the energy absorbed by electrons from radiation finally thermalizes in the ion thermal energy. The thermalization processes are different for optical as compared with X‐ray quanta and for metals relative to semiconductors and dielectrics, since the light absorption and electron‐electron, electron‐ion dynamics are sensitive to the electron population in a conduction band and the width of a forbidden gap. Although the thermalization processes are different, the final state is simply a heated matter. Laser heating creates powerful stresses in a target if duration of a laser pulse τ_L is short in acoustic time scale. Nucleation and material removal take place under such stresses. Such way of removal is called here the spallative ablation. Thus the spallative ablation is an ablation mechanism universally important for qualitatively different materials and quanta (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Scheme for implementing quantum dense coding with W-class state in cavity QED

An experimentally feasible protocol for realizing dense coding by using a class of W-state in cavity quantum electrodynamics （QED） is proposed in this paper. The prominent advantage of our scheme is that the successful probability of the dense coding with a W-class state can reach 1. In addition, the scheme can be implemented by the present cavity QED techniques.     

Scheme for implementing quantum dense coding with four-particle decoherence-free states in an ion trap

This paper proposes an experimentally feasible scheme for implementing quantum dense coding of trapped-ion system in decoherence-free states. As the phase changes due to time evolution of components with different eigenenergies of quantum superposition are completely frozen, quantum dense coding based on this model would be perfect. The scheme is insensitive to heating of vibrational mode and Bell states can be exactly distinguished via detecting the ionic state.     

Closely packed dense frequency selective surface

In order to realize wideband filtering properties of frequency selective surface （FSS）, FSS of closely packed elements is presented. The Y loop elements are chosen as the graphics elements. Based on the spectral domain method, the frequency response is analyzed for different incident angles and polarizations. The result of the numerical analysis shows that the dense FSS has wide passband with better independence of angle and polarization.     

Analysis of visual perception of light emitting diode brightness in dense fog with various droplet sizes

Road signs must provide a conspicuous signal to a wide variety of drivers over a broad range of environmental and geometric conditions. Recently, there are an increasing number of applications in which light emitting diodes (LEDs) are used as the light source, including critical transportation signaling. In the presence of fog, the resulting visual signal is disturbed due to light scattering by airborne water droplets. By measuring LED brightness with human spectral sensitivity in various densities and various droplet sizes (10, 30, 50, and 100 μm), it is understood that the particle size distribution (fog droplet size) and density of fog does affect visibility in fog. The colored LEDs that contain a yellow component had high brightness evaluation, blue component had low brightness evaluation in all densities and different droplet sizes. The result in this paper can contribute to air and land traffic safety and the prevention of accidents.     

Engineering Aspects of Preparation of Nanocrystalline Particles in Microemulsions

Engineering aspects of the preparation of palladium nanoparticles in non-ionic w/o-microemulsions are examined. In order to achieve reproducible synthesis conditions a semi-batch reactor with a standardized design is used. Influences of the stirring rate and of different ways of concentration control on the product properties are observed. For reproducible synthesis it is important to establish appropriate and defined preparation conditions. Monodisperse palladium particles of around 5nm size are obtained by adding the microemulsion containing the palladium salt at a constant feed rate to the precharged microemulsion containing the reducing agent. A quantitative kinetic model is proposed to describe particle formation in microemulsions. Unknown parameters of the model have been estimated by independent examinations or can be achieved by fitting to the experimental data.