Rapid point-of-use water purification using nanoscale zero valent iron (nZVI) particles

Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) particles are increasingly being investigated in removing aqueous contaminants. Here, we have demonstrated its inactivation and magnetic removal of bacteria and endotoxins from environmental wastewater samples. Varying dosages (10–1,000 μL) of 0–6 days aged nZVI with a concentration of 5 mg/mL for 2 mL wastewater samples were tested, and relevant removal efficiencies were determined using culturing method for bacteria and limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) for endotoxins. The supernatants of wastewater samples after reacting with nZVI and subsequent magnetic separations were subjected to spectroscopic, qPCR and DGGE analysis. Overall, high magnetic bacterial removal efficiencies were observed up to 3–4 logs for 1 mL nZVI, while the removal efficiencies decreased sharply down to 0.5 log for 10 μL nZVI. qPCR and DGGE results revealed that higher dosages of nZVI caused severe bacterial cell membrane ruptures, releasing significant amounts of DNA up to 10⁷–10⁸ gene copies/mL when 1 mL nZVI was used. Richer DGGE patterns were observed for higher nZVI dosages. In addition, regardless of the dosages (10–1,000 μL) we have observed more than 90 % removal of endotoxins from the wastewater samples. The described technology has great promise to be used as a point-of-use water purification solution for various purposes.     

Influence of gangue existing states in iron ores on the formation and flow of liquid phase during sintering

Gangue existing states largely affect the high-temperature characteristics of iron ores. Using a micro-sintering method and scanning electron microscopy, the effects of gangue content, gangue type, and gangue size on the assimilation characteristics and fluidity of liquid phase of five different iron ores were analyzed in this study. Next, the mechanism based on the reaction between gangues and sintering materials was unraveled. The results show that, as the SiO₂ levels increase in the iron ores, the lowest assimilation temperature (LAT) decreases, whereas the index of fluidity of liquid phase (IFL) increases. Below 1.5wt%, Al₂O₃ benefits the assimilation reaction, but higher concentrations proved detrimental. Larger quartz particles increase the SiO₂ levels at the local reaction interface between the iron ore and CaO, thereby reducing the LAT. Quartz-gibbsite is more conductive to assimilation than kaolin. Quartz-gibbsite and kaolin gangues encourage the formation of liquid-phase low-Al₂O₃-SFCA with high IFL and high-Al₂O₃-SFCA with low IFL, respectively.     

Hydroxyapatite/alumina nanocrystalline composite powders synthesized by sol-gel process for biomedical applications

Hydroxyapatite/alumina nanocrystalline composite powders needed for various biomedical applications were successfully synthesized by sol-gel process. Structural and morphological investigations of the prepared composite powders were performed using X-ray diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X’Pert HighScore software, and Clemex Vision image analysis software. The results show that the crystallite size of the obtained composite powders is in the range of 25 to 90 nm. SEM evaluation shows that the obtained composite powders have a porous structure, which is very useful for biomedical applications. The spherical nanoparticles in the range of 60 to 800 nm are embedded in the agglomerated clusters of the prepared composite powders.     

Orbit determination of Chang’E-3 and positioning of the lander and the rover

Chang’E-3 landed on the east of Sinus Iridum area on December 14, 2013, performing China’s first successful soft landing on the lunar surface. We present the results on precision orbit determination and positioning of the lander and the rover. We describe the data, modeling, and methods used to achieve position knowledge over the period December 2–21, 2014. In addition to the radiometric X-band range and Doppler tracking data, delta differential one-way ranging data are also used in the calculation, which show that they strongly improve the accuracy of the orbit reconstruction. Total position overlap differences are about 20 and 30 m for the 100 km × 100 km and 100 km× 15 km lunar orbit, respectively, increased by ~50 % with respect to CE-2 and at the same level as other lunar spacecrafts of recent era such as SELENE and lunar reconnaissance orbiter (LRO). The position error of the soft landing trajectory is less than 100 m. A kinematic statistical method is applied to determine the position of the lander and relative position of the rover with respect to the lander. The position difference of the lander is better than 50 m compared to LRO photograph result. Compared with the delta very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) group delay between the lander and the rover, the delta VLBI phase delay can improve the relative position of the rover from ~1,000 to ~1 m.     

A Note on Trace Polynomial

In this paper, we mainly study the relation of two cyclically reduced words w and w ′on the condi- tion they have the same trace polynomial (i.e., tr w= trw ′). By defining an equivalence relation through such operators on words as inverse, cyclically left shift, and mirror, it is straightforward to get that w ~ w ′ implies tr w = tr w ′. We show by a counter example that tr w = tr w ′ does not imply w ~ w ′. And in two special cases, we prove that tr w = tr w ′ if and only if w ~ w ′.     

Modeling the hot working behavior of near-α tita nium alloy IMI 834

The hot working behavior of near-a titanium alloy IMI 834 with a duplex starting microstructure was studied using the technique of processing map.The processing map was interpreted in terms of the microstrucmral processes occurring during deformation,based on the values of dimensionless parameter η which represents the energy dissipation through microstructural processes.An instability criterion（ξ<0） was also applied to demarcate the flow instability regions in the processing map.Both the parameters（η and ξ） were computed using the experimental data generated by carrying out hot compression tests over a range of temperatures（850-1060℃） and strain rates(3×10^-4-1/s).The deterministic domains observed under the investigated temperature and strain rate conditions were attributed to continuous dynamic recrystallization or globularisation of a lamellae,dynamic recrystallization and growth of β grains through microstructural observations.An unified strain compensated constitutive equation was established to describe the hot working behavior of the material in the selected temperature-strain rate range.The established constitutive equation was validated using standard statistical parameters such as correlation coefficient and average absolute relative error.     

Thermal shock resistance and crack growth behavior of Aurivillius phase Bi_4Ti_3O_(12)-based ferroelectric ceramics

A type of W/Cr co-doped Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂(ab. BTWC) ceramics were synthesized utilizing the traditional solid-state reaction process, and its thermal shock resistance(TSR) as well as the crack growth behavior was systematically investigated by water quenching technology. It can be found by the succeeded fractographic analysis that many edge thermal cracks began to appear in the samples subjected to thermal shock with ΔT=400°C. According to an integrated TSR model, the cr...     

An experimental study on the solubility of copper bichloride in water vapor

Using the solubility method, the solubility of CuCl2 in liquid-undersaturated HCl-bearing water vapor was investigated experimentally at temperatures of 330-370 ℃ and pressures of 4.2-10 MPa. The re-sults have shown that hydration could significantly enhance copper solubility and the concentrations of copper were positively correlated with PH2O. The solubility of copper in vapor phase increased with increasing PH2O at the constant temperature. CuCl2 was transported as hydrated species CuCl2(H2O)ngas in water vapor. The formation of complexes is proposed to be the result of the following reaction: CuCl2solid nH2Ogas = CuCl2 (H2O)ngas The hydration number n decreased slightly with increasing temperature. Statistical hydration numbers are 4.0, 3.6 and 3.3 at 330, 350 and 370 ℃ , respectively.     

On the Application of PCA Technique to Fault Diagnosis

In this paper, we briefly address the application of the standard principal component analysis (PCA) technique to fault detection and identification. Based on an analysis of the existing test statistic, we propose a new test statistic, which is similar to the Hawkin’s TH 2 statistic but without the numerical drawback. In comparison with the SPE index, the threshold setting associated with the new statistic is computationally simpler. Our further study is dedicated to the analysis of fault sensitivity. We consider the off-set and scaling faults, and evaluate the test statistic by viewing its sensitivity to the faults. Our final study focuses on identifying off-set and scaling faults. To this end, two algorithms are proposed. This paper also includes some critical remarks on the application of the PCA technique to fault diagnosis.     

p+12C和p+16O弹性散射研究

在Glauber多重散射理论近似下,采用反对称核波函数,使用一种唯象的N^-N湮灭势,对180MeV的p^-在^12C和^16O上的弹性散射微分截面进行了计算,结果表明：这种势模型与实验吻合得很好。     

A novel advanced oxidation process――wet electro-catalytic oxidation for high concentrated organic wastewater treatment

A novel advanced oxidation process——wet electrocatalytic oxidation (WEO) was studied with p-nitrophenol as model pollutant and β-PbO2 electrode as the anode. Compared with the effect of the individual wet air oxidation (WAO) and electrochemical oxidation (EO), the effect of WEO showed syn- ergistic effect on COD removal under the conditions of temperature 160℃, C=1000 mg·L-1, PN2=0.50 MPa, PO2=0.9 MPa, current density = 3 mA·cm-2, Na2SO4 3 g·L-1. And the synergistic factor got the best value of 0.98 within 120 min after 180 min treatment. The synergistic factor was studied after 120 min treatment at 100℃, 120℃, 140℃ and 160℃, and the effect of 120℃ was the best with the value of 1.26. Possible mechanism for the synergistic effect was discussed based on the analysis of free-radical generation and intermediates detected by HPLC and GC/MS.     

Fabrication and electrochemical properties of 3D nano-network LiFePO_4@multiwalled carbon nanotube composite using risedronic acid as the phosphorus source

LiFePO_4@multiwalled carbon nanotubes(LFP@MWCNTs) nanocomposite has been fabricated using risedronic acid(RDA) as a new eco-friendly phosphorus source. Microscopic, spectroscopic, and electrochemical characterization demonstrate that the MWCNTs are in the form of coiled and cross-linking nanoribbon, which wrapped and encrusted around LiFePO_4 particles to form a three-dimensional(3D) nano-network composite.This microstructure of 3D nano-network is obtained due to the reactions between RDA's special functional groups with Fe~(2+) and C-OH,-C=O or-COOH on the surface of the functionalized MWCNTs. The results also show that the particle size of the fabricated LiFePO_4@MWCNTs composite is below 300 nm with the pure crystal of olivine. This nanocomposite indicates an enhanced reversible capacity of 162.2 mAh g~(-1) at 0.2C, and high capacity retention of 76.5% even at 10C after the 800 th cycles. The electric conductivity and Li~+ diffusion coefficient(D_(Li)~+) of the LiFePO_4@MWCNTs are 3.79 × 10~(-2)S cm~(-1) and 4.46 × 10~(-11) cm~2s~(-1), respectively.These improved electrochemical parameters can be attributed to the nano-sized effect of particles, MWCNTs' wrapping effect and 3D nano-network microstructure of the LFP@MWCNTs resulted from using RDA as a new phosphorus source.     

A matrix version of the Wielandt inequality and its application to statistics

Suppose that A is an n × n positive definite Hemitain matrix. Let X and Y be n × p and n × q matrices (p+ q≤n), such that X* Y = 0. The following inequality is proved X*AY( Y* AY)-Y Y*AX≤( (λ1-λn)/(λ1+λn))2 X*AX, where λ1 and λn are respectively the largest and smallest eigenvalues of A, and M- stands for a generalized inverse of M. This inequality is an extension of the well-known Wielandt inequality in which both X and Y are vectors. The inequality is utilized to obtain some interesting inequalities about covari-ance matrix and various correlation coefficients including the canonical correlation, multiple and simple correlation.     

The evolution model of the earth’s limited expanding

Based on the prerequisite that the earliest acid rock formed because of the initial global expanding tectonic processes, by combining it with other geological limitation conditions, and starting from the lithosphere elastic mechanics, the following is defined: the earth expansion started at about 4300 Ma ago, the average increasing rate of the earth radius is 0.40 mm/a, the initial expanding earth radius is 4651 km, and the initial global expansion of tectonic processes happened at 4183.7 Ma ago. From the natural and attenuation evolution condition of the earth and terrestrial planets, through the limit condition got from the combination of the mathematics logic and the geological significance, the limited expanding earth evolution model is established as follows: in whichR ₀= 4.651×10⁶ m,A =1.86×10⁶ m, β = -6.01×10⁻¹⁰/ a andt _s=3×10⁸ a. From this model the maximum radiusR _maxof the limited expanding earth evolution should be 6511 km. The earth’s radius increasing rate is about 0.1 mm/a at present.     

Asymptotic normality of multi-dimension quasi maximum likelihood estimate in generalized linear models with adaptive design

0Introduction Considerthemodel:y=h(x′β)+e wherey=y(1)y(q),h(t)=h(1)(t)h(q)(t),e=e(1)e(q),h(i),i=1,2,…,qisaknownboundedinjection:Rq→R1,h′isapositive matrixwith h(i)(t)tjasits(i,j)elementj=1,2,…,q,t=(t1,t2,…,tq),thepartialderivativesof2thorderofhexistandcontinuous.eistherandomerror.βisthep×1unknowparameterandxiisthefixedknownp×qmatrix,i=1,…,n,η=x′βiscalledpredictor,andthismodeliscalledgeneralizedlinearmodel.Supposetheindependentobservationsy1,…,ynaregetfromq dimensionrespons…     

Initial-boundary value problem for a class of quasilinear degenerate parabolic equations

In this work, we study the quasilinear initial-boundary value problem $\sum\limits_{i, j = 1}^m {X_i^ * A_{i j} (x, t, u)X _j u} + \sum\limits_{j = 1}^m {B_j (x, t, u)X _j u + C} (x, t, u) = 0$ , in ]0,T[×Ω;u| _t=0 =φ, onΩ;u=ψ, on [0,T[×?Ω, whereX={X ₁, ...,X _m } is a system of real smooth vector fields which is defined on an open domainM of R ⁿ , and satisfies the Hörmander's condition, Ω?M. Assume that ?Ω is non characteristic for the systemX ₁,...,X _m . Under some hypothesis for the boundary of domain and the elliptic structure condition for nonlinear coefficientsA _ij ,B _j ,C, (i, j=1, ...,m), we have proved that the existence and regularity of solution for aboveinitial-boudary value problems.     

Kinetics of C2(a3Πu) radical reactions with NO, N2O, O2, H2 and NH3

Pulsed laser photolysis/laser-induced fluorescence (LP-LIF) is utilized to measure rate constants for C₂(a³Π_u) reactions with NO, N₂O, O₂, H₂ and NH₃. Multiphoton dissociation of C₂Cl₄ at 266 nm is employed for the generation of C₂(a³Π_u) radicals. The C₂(a³Π_u) concentration is monitored by the fluorescence of the (0, 0) band of the (d³Π_g&#8596;a³Π_u) transition at 516.5 nm. C₂(a³Π_u) removal rate constants for the reactions are determined as k_NO = (5.46 ± 0.10) × 10^-11 cm³ molecule^-1 s^-1 , k_N2O = (1.63 ± 0.20) × 10^-13 cm³ molecule^-1 s^-1 , k_N2O = (1.58 ± 0.16) × 10^-11 cm³ molecule^-1 s^-1, k_O2 = (5.92 ± 1.00) × 10^-14 cm³ molecule^-1 s^-1, k_H2< 1.0× 10^-14 cm³ molecule^-1 s^-1. Based on the data analysis and theoretical calculation, we suggest that the C₂(a³Π_u) reactions with H₂ and NH₃ proceed via the hydrogen abstraction mechanism, barriers exist at the entrance channel of the reactions of C₂(a³Π_u) with H₂ and NH₃.     

Magnetic properties and applications of newly-developed-nanocrystalline Fe72Cu1mV2Si14B9 and Fe72CulNblMo1V2Si14B9 alloys

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A spiral-tube-type valveless piezoelectric pump with gyroscopic effect

Abstract The valveless piezoelectric pump integrates driving and transmitting into one operating element, and characterizes easy micro-miniaturization. But, there is the original sin of low pressure and low flow. Thus, it must avoid weakness to choose applications field. This paper analyzes the flow characteristics in the rotary spiral-tube, which will cause the Coriolis force, and subsequently influence the fluid moving. The principle of the pump is deduced, and the spiral-tube-type valveless piezoelectric pump is invented. The angular velocity variation can be obtained when the pump attitude changes, which theoreti- cally verifies the gyroscopic effect of the pump. A pump is fabricated for experimental testing. Experiments has shown that when Archimedes spiral 0 = 4n is selected for the tube design, and the rotation speed of the plate is 70 r/min, the pressure differential is 9 mm H20, which is 1.5 times that of 0 r/min rotation speed. If introduced the low-cost and miniaturized gyroscope, then this may promise potential application in these areas such as smart cars, robots, and home health care.     

Corrosion behavior of as-cast Mg–8Li–3Al+xCe alloy in 3.5wt% NaCl solution

Mg–8Li–3Al+xCe alloys (x = 0.5wt%, 1.0wt%, and 1.5wt%) were prepared through a casting route in an electric resistance furnace under a controlled atmosphere. The cast alloys were characterized by X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The corrosion behavior of the as-cast Mg–8Li–3Al+xCe alloys were studied under salt spray tests in 3.5wt% NaCl solution at 35°C, in accordance with standard ASTM B–117, in conjunction with potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) tests. The results show that the addition of Ce to Mg–8Li–3Al (LA83) alloy results in the formation of Al₂Ce intermetallic phase, refines both the α-Mg phase and the Mg₁₇Al₁₂ intermetallic phase, and then increases the microhardness of the alloys. The results of PDP and salt spray tests reveal that an increase in Ce content to 1.5wt% decreases the corrosion rate. The best corrosion resistance is observed for the LA83 alloy sample with 1.0wt% Ce.