Periodic minimal surface organizations of the lipid bilayer at the lung surface and in cubic cytomembrane assemblies

The existence of infinite periodic lipid bilayer structures in biological systems was first demonstrated in cell membrane assemblies. Such periodicity is only possible in symmetric bilayers, and their occurrence is discussed here in relation to the asymmetry of cell membranes in vivo. A periodic membrane conformation in the prolamellar body of plants corresponds to a dormant state without photosynthesis. A similar reversible formation of a dormant state has also been observed in the mitochondria of the amoeba Chaos. In these cases the energy production has become insufficient to maintain the membrane asymmetry. Formation of membranes that are symmetric over the bilayer is proposed to be a principal mechanism behind formation of cubic membrane systems.     

Effect of Nano‐support and Type of Active Metal on Reforming of CH4 with CO2

Two series of Co and Ni based catalysts supported over commercial (ZrO₂, CeO₂, and Al₂O₃) nano supports were investigated for dry reforming of methane. The catalytic activity of both Co and Ni based catalysts were assessed at different reaction temperatures ranging from 500—800 °C; however, for stability the time on stream experiments were conducted at 700 °C for 6 h. Various techniques such as N₂ adsorption‐desorption isotherm, temperature‐programmed reduction (H₂‐TPR), temperature‐programmed desorption (CO₂‐TPD), temperature‐programmed oxidation (TPO), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were applied for characterization of fresh and spent catalysts. The catalytic activity and stability tests clearly showed that the performance of catalyst is strongly dependent on type of active metal and support. Furthermore, active metal particle size and Lewis basicity are key factors which have significant influence on catalytic performance. The results indicated that Ni supported over nano ZrO₂ exhibited highest activity among all tested catalysts due to its unique properties including thermal stability and reducibility. The minimum carbon deposition and thus relatively stable performance was observed in case of Co‐Al catalyst, since this catalyst has shown highest Lewis basicity.     

Solution structure of a designed cyclic peptide ligand for nickel and copper ions

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy was used to study a cyclic peptide derived from the amino-terminal copper-and-nickel-binding (ATCUN) motif. The three-dimensional structure of the unliganded peptide in aqueous solution was solved by simulated annealing using distance constraints derived from Nuclear Overhauser Effects. A structural model for the Ni(II)-bound complex was also produced based on NMR evidence and prior spectroscopic data, which are consistent with crystal structures of linear ATCUN complexes. Structural interpolation, or ‘morphing’, was used to understand the transition of this highly structured cyclic peptide from its unliganded structure to its metal-ion-bound structure.     

Ni晶粒粒径对Ni/SiO_2催化月桂酸甲酯脱氧制烃性能的影响

采用等体积浸渍-干燥-还原法及等体积浸渍-干燥-焙烧-还原法制备了3种具有不同Ni晶粒粒径的Ni/SiO2催化剂,利用H2-TPR、XRD、TEM、H2-TPR、NH3-TPD及TGA技术对其及前驱体进行了表征,并在固定床反应器上评价了其催化月桂酸甲酯脱氧制十一烷(C11)和十二烷(C12)的性能,分析了Ni晶粒粒径对其脱氧性能的影响。结果表明,采用等体积浸渍-干燥-还原法制备的催化剂中Ni晶粒粒径较小,提高还原温度可以促进Ni晶粒长大。随Ni晶粒粒径增大,月桂酸甲酯的转换频率提高,而C11和C12总选择性、C11/C12物质的量比及裂解产物选择性降低,Ni/SiO2催化剂上月桂酸甲酯脱氧为结构敏感反应。此外,还考察了重时空速对Ni/SiO2催化剂脱氧性能的影响,随重时空速提高,月桂酸甲酯转化率、C11和C12总选择性、C11/C12物质的量比及裂化产物选择性降低。月桂酸甲酯通过脱羰/脱羧反应路径生成的CO/CO2几乎全部加氢转化为CH4,表明Ni/SiO2催化剂具有很高的甲烷化活性。研究还发现,较小Ni晶粒烧结、有机物种吸附及积炭会导致催化剂失活。     

Ni的引入对Cu/γ-Al_2O_3催化剂上含硫低浓度甲烷燃烧特性的影响

采用共浸渍法制备了不同Ni含量的Cu/γ-Al2O3催化剂,在固定床反应器上考察了该催化剂在含硫(SO2,0.01%,体积分数)气氛中对低浓度甲烷(3%)的催化燃烧活性及抗硫中毒稳定性。结果表明,SO2会使Cu/γ-Al2O3催化剂发生硫中毒,Ni的加入可增强其抗硫性能,而且随着Ni含量的增加,其抗硫性改善效果越明显。在Ni含量为10%的Cu/γ-Al2O3催化剂上反应10 h后,甲烷转化率仍可保持在96%以上。SEM、XRD和TPD表征结果显示,Ni的加入促使Cu/γ-Al2O3催化剂表面生成NiAl2O4尖晶石相,提高了催化剂的稳定性。随着Ni含量的增加,催化剂表面Lewis酸性降低,吸附SO2的能力减弱,可延缓催化剂硫中毒,同时也缩短了CO2分子在催化剂表面的停留时间,从而提高了甲烷催化燃烧效率。     

A new finite difference scheme for a dissipative cubic nonlinear Schr6dinger equation

This paper considers the one-dimensional dissipative cubic nonlinear SchrSdinger equation with zero Dirichlet boundary conditions on a bounded domain. The equation is discretized in time by a linear implicit three-level central difference scheme, which has analogous discrete conservation laws of charge and energy. The convergence with two orders and the stability of the scheme are analysed using a priori estimates. Numerical tests show that the three-level scheme is more efficient.     

相位板装配倾斜对波前编码系统点扩散函数的影响

分析了装配误差引起的相位板倾斜对波前编码系统的影响,通过坐标变换推导了相应条件下的广义光瞳函数。结果表明：倾斜因子对系统的相位板系数具有放大效果,其随倾斜角绝对值的增大而增大,而与倾斜角的正负无关。相位板倾斜会放大系统点扩散函数包络面的两条直角边,相应地降低其光学传递函数值。在子午倾斜的条件下,子午方向的相位板系数放大效果大于弧矢方向,从而导致点扩散函数包络面在子午方向的放大效果大于弧矢方向,子午方向光学传递函数值的降低效果大于弧矢方向。采用MATLAB以及商用光学软件进行仿真实验,验证了上述结论。     

Asymptotic solution for the El Ni no time delay seaben air oscillator model

A sea—air oscillator model is studied using the time delay theory. The aim is to find an asymptotic solving method for the El Ni no-southern oscillation (ENSO) model. Employing the perturbed method, an asymptotic solution of the corresponding problem is obtained. Thus we can obtain the prognoses of the sea surface temperature (SST) anomaly and the related physical quantities.     

导化积合与幂弦指数分布:金融危机后的经济行为

运用导化积合方法,构造出一类随机变量的分布:ω-幂弦指数分布.此分布具有周期性衰减震荡特征,可以很好地描述金融危机发生时,政府主动调整后的经济运行规律,也可以作为地震余震的数学模型.