Application of atmospheric pressure microwave plasma source for production of hydrogen via methane reforming

In this paper, results of hydrogen production via methane pyrolysis in the atmospheric pressure microwave plasma with CH₄ swirl are presented. A waveguide-based nozzleless cylinder-type microwave plasma source (MPS) was used to convert methane into hydrogen. The plasma generation was stabilized by a CH₄ swirl having a flow rate of 87.5 L min^-1. The absorbed microwave power was 1.5–5 kW. The hydrogen production rate and the corresponding energy efficiency were 866 g (H₂) h^-1 and 577 g (H₂) kWh^-1 of microwave energy absorbed by the plasma, respectively. These parameters are better than our previous results when nitrogen was used as a swirl gas and much better than those typical for other plasma methods of hydrogen production (electron beam, gliding arc, plasmatron).     

纳米器件研究与应用的最新发展

近几年来对纳米器件的研究给各个领域带来了巨大的冲击。文章讨论了纳米器件特别是和信息技术产业密切相关的分子电路的最新进展 ,以及目前对纳米器件的一些主要的应用     

More QACs,more questions: Recent advances in structure activity relationships and hurdles in understanding resistance mechanisms

Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are a class of antimicrobials that have been around for over a century; nevertheless, they have found continued renewal in the structures to which they can be appended. Ranging from antimicrobial polymers to adding novel modes of action to existing antibiotics, QACs have found ongoing use due to their potent properties. However, resistance against QACs has begun to emerge, and the mechanism of resistance is still only partially understood. In this review, we aim to summarize the current state of the field and what is known about the mechanisms of resistance so that the QACs of the future can be designed to be evermore efficacious and utilized to unearth the remaining mysteries that surround bacteria’s resistance to them.     

π‐Electron currents in larger fully aromatic benzenoids

Recently, we have reported on calculation of π‐electron ring currents in several smaller fully benzenoid hydrocarbons having up to eight fused benzene rings and five Clar π‐aromatic sextets. In contrast to early HMO ring current calculations and more recent ab initio calculations of π‐electron density, our current calculations are based on a graph theoretical model in which contributions to ring currents comes from currents associated with individual conjugated circuits. In this contribution, we consider several larger fully benzenoid hydrocarbons having from 9 to 13 fused rings and from six or seven π‐aromatic sextets. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2011     

Thermal and Spectral Behaviour of 5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoates of Heavy Lanthanides and Yttrium

5-Chloro-2-methoxybenzoates of heavy lanthanides and yttrium were obtained as di- or tetrahydrates with a metal to ligand ratio of 1:3 and general formula: Ln(C₈H₆ClO₃)₃⋅nH₂O, where n=2 for Ln=Tb, Dy, Y and n=4 for Ln=Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and FIR spectra, thermogravimetric studies, X-ray diffraction and magnetic measurements. The carboxylate group appears to be a symmetrical, bidentate, chelating ligand. All complexes are polycrystalline compounds. Their thermal stabilities were determined in air and in nitrogen atmospheres. When heated they dehydrate to form anhydrous salts which next in air are decomposed to the oxides of the respective metals while in nitrogen to the mixtures of carbon and oxides or carbon and oxychlorides of respective metals. The complexes are more stable in air than in nitrogen. The solubilities of yttrium and heavy lanthanide 5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoates in water at 293 K are of the order of 10^–3 mol dm^–3 The magnetic moments of the complexes were determined over the range 77–298 K. They obey the Curie–Weiss law. The values of μ_eff calculated for all compounds are close to those obtained for Ln³⁺ by Hund and Van Vleck. The results indicate that there is no influence of the ligand field of 4f electrons on lanthanide ions and the metal ligand bonding is mainly electrostatic in nature. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

基于聚酰亚胺基底的细胞电融合芯片的研制

基于柔性印刷电路板(flexible printed circuits board, FPCB)技术,通过在聚酰亚胺基底薄膜表面层压的铜箔上刻蚀微电极阵列结构制备了一种细胞电融合芯片.在低电压(≤40 V)条件下实现了细胞电融合,融合效率达37%,远高于聚乙二醇(polyethylene glycol, PEG)法及传统细胞电融合方法.与传统细胞电融合系统相比,此芯片可在低电压条件下工作,具有结构简单、成本低廉、实验过程可观察、融合通量高等优点.另外,聚酰亚胺薄膜基底良好的柔软度可保证此芯片与其它分析模块(如细胞筛选分离模块)的有效集成,具备构造微全分析系统(micro total analytical system, μ-TAS)的巨大潜力.     

Impedance modelling of two-phase solid-state ionic conductors. Part II—application to high-lithium-content <Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis>Li<Subscript>2</Subscript>O–B<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> fast-ion conducting glasses

The equivalent circuit model of two-phase ionic conductors, introduced in Part I of this work, was applied to a set of xLi₂O–B₂O₃ fast-ion conducting glasses, with x ranging from 3.0 to 4.5. The shape of Arrhenius plots, constructed by equivalent circuit fitting of impedance spectra measured at various temperatures, turned out to be in agreement with the predictions of the model. The analysis procedure, which was developed by mathematical investigation in accordance with the implications of the model, was employed to determine the activation energies of the two present phases and the total DC ionic resistivity of the examined glasses.     

Analysis of emitter-coupled multivibrators by singularly perturbed systems

Emitter-coupled multivibrators play a decisive role in electrical engineering, especially for phase locked loops which are key-building blocks of analogue RF front-ends. Since multivibrators correspond to relaxation oscillators, in the following the modelling and analysis by the theory of singularly perturbed systems is presented. Models for fast and slow phenomena are derived, and the fast transients of emitter-coupled multivibrators are analysed for the first time. The results of our analysis lead to significant advantages for the design of electrical multivibrators.     

一类非光滑Chua’s电路的同步控制

本文研究两个带x|x|非线性项的Chua’s电路的全局指数同步和全局同步的控制问题.证明这两个系统在未加控制时不可能同步,但设计不同的控制器可以实现这两个系统的全局指数同步和全局同步.