ZnO/MoO3 mixed oxide nanotube: A highly efficient and stable catalyst for degradation of dye by air under room conditions

As a continuation of our work to develop catalysts with high activity for catalytic air wet oxidation process under mild conditions, degradation of wastewater containing 0.3 g/L Safranin-T (ST) by air oxidation over ZnO/MoO₃ nanotube catalyst was studied. It was found the decolorization efficiency and the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal of ST reached above 98% and 95%, respectively, within 18 min at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. And the organic pollutants were totally mineralized to simple inorganic species such as HCO₃⁻, Cl⁻ and NO₃⁻, while the total organic carbon (TOC) decreased 99.3%. The structure and morphology of the catalyst after ten cycling runs showed that the catalyst was stable under such operating condition and the leaching test showed negligible leaching effect. This ZnO/MoO₃ nanotube is proved to be an active and stable heterogeneous catalyst in CWAO of ST under extremely mild conditions.     

基于STAMP的航空管制空中危险目标识别方法研究

为了保证航空管制中航空器的完整性,提高航空器的使用寿命,并且可以最大限度的保障航空乘客和其他航空人员的人身安全,需要对航空管制空中危险目标进行识别。但采用当前目标识别方法对空中危险目标识别时,识别系统对空中危险目标无法稳定识别,存在空中危险目标识别精度低的问题。为此,提出一种基于STAMP的航空管制空中危险目标识别方法。该方法先利用STAMP模型对航空管制空中危险目标识别系统各组成部分进行任务分配,然后采用Harris法对空中危险目标进行特征选择和提取,依据Mean-Shift法的Bhattacharyya系数,描述候选空中危险目标和空中目标的危险概率分布相似度,随着Bhattacharyya系数的不断增加,候选空中危险目标和空中危险目标的相似度越大,使危险目标跟踪系统朝着空中目标危险密度增大的位置移动,在最优位置收敛,从而实现空中危险目标跟踪,最后利用D-S理论对跟踪结果进行识别,通过引入空中目标危险性基本概率赋值函数获得空中目标危险基本概率,采用Dempster组合规则对空中目标危险证据进行合成,依据空中危险目标证据融合结果完成对航空管制空中危险目标的识别。实验仿真证明,所提方法增强了航空管制空中危险目标识别的效果,提高了航空管制空中危险目标识别的精度。     

Continuous flame oxidation in supercritical water

Abstract

Continuous flames have been observed in Supercritical water oxidation (scWO) of isopropyl alcohol (IPA), using a vertical continuous reactor with sapphire windows and a mixing nozzle. Two types of continuous flame were confirmed: the one was long pale blue colored and the other was red short cone shaped, changing blue to red at around air ratio 2.0. The flame was strongly influenced by IPA concentration, air ratio and design of the mixing nozzle. Results for decomposition of PA are presented for IPA concentrations ranging from 600 up to 28260 ppm as TOC and initial reactor temperatures, were mostly around 490°C, at 25 MPa. Decomposition rate at steady state was over 99.9%. Experimentally measured CO₂ and O₂ concentrations at the flue gas were in good agreement with theoretically calculated values. Even for low air ratio as 1.1, high decomposition rate without CO, NO, NO₂ was achieved.     

Tracer Study on Catalytic Hydrogen Exchange Reactions over Nickel Catalyst

In heterogeneous catalysis it is important to know the reactivity of C-H bond in the hydrocarbon molecules. Experiments have been performed to obtain information about the exchange reaction of adsorbed hydrogen with methane and ethylene. In order to reduce the probability of forming products which contain more than one tritium atom, hydrogen labelled with H³ with low activity has been used.     

A Spin Label Study of the Effects of NO2, SO2 and pH Upon the Pulmonary Alveolar Macrophage

Much of the in vivo research that has been conducted on the health effects of pollutants such as SO₂ and NO₂ has been concerned with their effects upon lung defense systems, with particular reference to their effect on functional properties of the alveolar macrophage (AM). The lungs are constantly exposed to the external environment with its variable content of irritants and infectious agents. Agents deposited in or below the region of the respiratory bronchioles are phagocytized by the AM. The specific capacity of the AM to perform its task is subject to many factors. Gaseous air pollutants have been shown to affect the functional state of the cells^(1). Phagocytosis is an energy dependent process and plasma membrane ATPase has been suggested to act as a mechanoenzyme making phagocytosis possible through the conversion of chemical energy in the form of ATPase to the mechanical energky required for attachement and ingestion ⁽²⁾. Since the bulk of the cellular ATPase activity is located in the plasma membrane of the AM⁽³⁾ the enzyme is easily accessible to inhaled pollutants. Furthermome, the activity of ATPase and other membrane bound enzymes is well know to be dependent upon the fluidity of membrane lipids.     

Spectroscopic Studies of the Stability of Doped Polythiophenes Under Air

Abstract

The stability of the doped state of conductive polythiophenes under air was investigated by the use of Infrared (IR) and UV-visible (UV) spectroscopies. Poly(3-methyl thiophene) doped with BF₃-ethyl ether (BFEE). shows higher stability due to its stereoregularity-chain structure. While the doped polythiophene (PT) degrades easily under the moisture.     

Solid Introduction to an ICP-Atomic Emission Spectrometer for the Analyses of Metals Contents of Air Filters

The direct introduction of solid samples (air filters) to the inductively coupled plasma source of an atomic emission spectrometer using a furnace atomizer has been studied. Conditions have been found for the analysis of elements which volatilize with varyling degrees of difficulty. Lead, copper and vandaium compounds retained on glass fibre filters from air pollution studies have been determined. The results are in good agreement with those obtained by means of established sample dissolution/atomic emision methods.     

Low frequency in situ metrology of absorption and dispersion of sound absorbing porous materials based on high power ultrasonic non-linearly demodulated waves

The present work is related to acoustic in situ free-field measurements of sound absorption in porous materials, such as cellular plastic foams, glass-wool or recycled felt materials. The emphasis is given towards fine metrology of absorption in view of potential industrial applications. A powerful ultrasonic array working at 40 kHz is used. It enables to measure absorption acoustical data down to 100 Hz due to the exploitation of the non-linear ultrasonic demodulation phenomenon in air. Fine measurements of acoustic absorption are compared to numerical predictions based on the “equivalent-fluid” model (when the squeleton frame is motionless), and to some measurements performed on a Brüel and Kjaer impedance tube. Dispersion curves are also measured and compared to the numerical predictions for some automotive felt materials which are compressed at various ratios. Data obtained with a dedicated portable instrument are also discussed for the same type of materials and configurations.     

近40年浙江地面气温的变化

用浙江10个站的月平均资料,分析近40年地面气温变化的特征.结果表明:年温变化的总体势态已由本世纪60年代初开始的下降转变为上升.升温开始时间各地不同.本世纪80年代后期,暖冬占优势,夏季气温也有回升迹象.     

Multiple penetrating particles with narrow separation associated with extensive air showers (EAS)

An experiment has been carried out at a vertical depth of 580 m.w.e. at Kolar Gold Fields, to investigate various characteristics of energetic muons (E _mln ⋍ 150 GeV) associated with extensive air showers (EAS). Double parallel penetrating particles with narrow separations (<1m) have an exponential decoherence distribution withe-folding separation of ⋍ 25 cm.