Synthesis and property of imidazolium oxidative-thermoregulated ionic liquids

A series of novel imidazolium oxidative-ther- moregulated bifunctional ionic liquids （ILs） have been synthesized by introducing the thermoregulated structural unit into imidazolium cation and using heteropolyanion as the anion of ILs. The structures of these new type of taskspecific ionic liquids （TSILs） are characterized by FT-IR and 1H NMR. The thermostability of ILs is analyzed by thermogravimetry. The thermoregulated properties of ILs in aqueous and organic solvents are mainly investigated. These ILs have the corresponding cloud points （CPs） in aqueous. The effects of IL concentration, polymerization degree, inorganic additives and organic additives on the CP are studied. IL/DMF/n-heptane or n-octane biphasic system has the corresponding critical solution temperature （CST）, and has the feature of ＂homogeneous at high temperature, heterogeneous at low temperature＂. The effects of IL dosage and polymerization degree on the CST are given. IL/DMF/n-octane thermoregulated biphasic system has been successfully applied for catalytic oxidative desulfurization of model fuels. This study opens up a new way for catalytic oxidation to achieve an integration of homogeneous catalysis and heterogeneous separation.     

Effects of composition and microstructure on intergrain interactions of nanocomposite Pr2 Fe14B/α-Fe material

The effects of contents of Fe and B and microstructure on the intergrain interactions in the nanocomposite Pr2Fe14 B/a-Fe permanent magnetic materials are investigated by measuring the δM-H curves. The intergrain interactions become stronger with the increase in the content of Fe. The larger δM value of the ribbon samples corresponds to the smaller grain size and uniform grain size distribution, which are favorable factors strengthening the intergrain interactions and exchange-coupling. The non-ferromagnetic phase Pr1.1Fe4B4 is found in grain boundaries when the content of B is larger, which weakens the intergrain interactions.     

Theoretical study of partial oxidation of ethylene by vanadium trioxide cluster cation

Density functional theory （DFT） study of reaction between vanadium trioxide cluster cation （VO3^＋） and ethylene （C2H4） to yield VO2^＋ ＋ CH3CHO （acetaldehyde） and VO2CH2^＋ ＋ HCHO （formaldehyde） is carried out. Structures of all reactants, products, intermediates, and transition state in the reaction have been optimized and characterized. The results show unexpected barriers in the reaction due to the existence of a η^2-O2 moiety in the ground state structure of VO3^＋. The initial reaction steps combining ethylene adsorption, C=C activation and O-O cleavage are proposed as rate limiting processes. Comparison of reactions of VO3^＋ ＋ C2H4 with VO3 ＋ C2H4 and VO2^＋ ＋ C2H4 in the previous studies is made in detail. The results of this work may shed light on the understanding of C=C bond cleavage in related heterogeneous catalysis.     

Relationship between calcium and atmospheric dust recorded in Guliya ice core

By the analyses of Guliya ice core on the Tibetan Plateau, it was found that the calcium (Ca^2 ) originated from the terrestrial source is the main cation of soluble aerosol and a good proxy of the atmospheric component and environment in the mountain ice core located in the mid-low latitude arid regions. Evident variation of Ca^2 concentration has been found in the Guliya ice core since the Last lnterglaciation with two relatively strong increase periods and two weak increase periods. These variations are generally related to climatic changes: high Ca^2 concentration periods coincide with cold periods and low Ca^2 concentration periods coincide with warm periods. However, Ca^2 concentration does not always decrease (increase) with climate warming (cooling). The magnitude and phase of Ca^2 concentration does not always match temperature either. The changes of atmospheric circulation, land surface condition and atmospheric humidity might be important factors which influence Ca^2 concentration besides temperature.     

Manufacture of Flax Reinforced PP Laminates and Research on the Tensile Properties

Flax fiber was used to reinforce Polypropylene （PP） owing to its lower impact on environment and suitable mechanical behaviors. To overcome the difficulty of penetrating fibers due to the high viscosity of thermo-plastic resin, PP filaments wrapping around the linen yam produced commingled yams, which were woven into fabrics as preforms to make laminates by optimum hot-pressing technology. The effects of fiber volume fraction, fabric density and structure on tensile properties of composites were researched through analyzing the tensile test results and the scanning electronic microscope （SEM） micrographs of fracture surface. Conclusions are drawn that the properties of laminates with fiber volume fraction of 0.50 are better than those with the other two fractions. For plain structure, the tensile properties in warp direction decrease according to the increase of weft density while in weft direction increase. For different fabric structures, properties of laminates with structures of plain 3, twill 2/2 and twill 3/1 increase gradually. And properties in weft direction are prior to those in warp direction for each laminate.     

Effects of Land Use Change on the Ecosystem Services Value in the Dry-Hot Valley

The objective of the study reported here was to determine whether LANDSAT TM images could be used to quantify changes in land-use and ecosystem services in Yuanmou County. The sizes of six land use/land cover （LUCC） categories were estimated in Yuanmou County according to the LANDSAT TM images in the summer of 1986 and 2005. Coefficients published by Xie Gaodi and co-workers in 2003 were used to value changes in ecosystem services delivered by each land use/land cover category, and the ecosystem services sensitivity analysis was conducted to determine the effect of manipulating these coefficients on the estimated values. The important results are summarized as followings. （1） The estimated size of cultivated land, pasture land, water area and unused land decreased by 6.39%, 1.35%, 2.25% and 10.67% respectively between 1986 and 2005. By contrast, the estimated size of forest land and construction land increased by about 2.23% and 71.15% respectively between 1986 and 2005. （2） The total ecosystem services value （EVS） of the study area increased from 2 142 132 609.46 yuan to 2 146 416 621.00 yuan, with the net increase of 4 284 011.54 yuan during the 20-year time period. （3） The coefficient sensitivity （CS） of the study are less than unity in all cases （CS 〈 1）. This indicates that the total ecosystem values estimated for the study area are relatively inelastic with respect to the ecosystem service coefficients. While this implies that our estimates are robust and the coefficient is reasonable, highly under or over valued coefficients can substantially affect the veracity of estimated changes in ecosystem service values overtime even when the CS are less than unity（CS 〈 1）.     

Effect of temperature and pH value on cation exchange performance of a natural clay for selective (Cu2t, Co2t) removal: Equilibrium, sorption and kinetics

This work aims at investigating the strain effect,created by varying pH solution and continuous heating cycle,on the cation exchange process in the case of Na-rich montmorillonite sample in contact with bi-ionic solution with variable concentration,saturated respectively by Co2+ and Cu2+ cations.The ionic exchange process is characterized using XRD analysis obtained through the comparison of experimental XRD patterns with calculated ones,which allowed us to determine several structural parameters related to the nature,abundance,size,position and organization of exchangeable cation and water molecule in the interlamellar space along the caxis.Indeed,the proposed theoretical models,for the stressed samples,show that the structure presents an interstratified hydration character and proves the coexistence of more than two ’’crystallite’’ specie in the structure.The perturbation types have an obvious effect on the selective exchange process for all stressed samples,where the interlayer space is characterized by the coexistence of more one exchangeable cation.     

Numerical simulation on the evolution of sediment waves caused by turbidity currents

Interest in the forming mechanism of sediment waves increases recently because of its significance on submarine engineering, sedimentary dynamics and hydrocarbon reservoir prediction in deep water. In this paper, the time-averaged continuity equations and Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations are applied in the numerical simulation of fluid dynamics. The modeling results are used to illuminate the effects of topography on turbidity current and explore the origin of submarine sediment waves. The research results show that (1) deposition occurs firstly at the lower ramp due to the deceleration of fluid, increase of density, loss of flow capacity and longer duration of flow passage; (2) density increase at the upslope due to the local jam results in velocity decrease and pressure increase; (3) sediment waves begin to be formed and migrated toward upstream in an area far away from the source with in- crease of the turbidity events; (4) deposition becomes more slowly with decrease of grain sizes, but the shape and sequences of these deposits are controlled by topography, not grain size.     

Study on temperature characteristics of organic light-emitting diodes based on tris-（8-hydroxylquinoline）-aluminum

Both single-layer and double-layer organic light-emitting devices based on tris-（8-hydroxylquino- line）-aluminum （AIq3） as emitter are fabricated by thermal vacuum deposition. The electroluminescent characteristica of these devices at various temperatures are measured, and the temperature characteristics of device performance are studied. The effect of temperature on device current conduction regime is analyzed in detail. The results show that the current-voltage （I-V） characteristics of devices are in good agreement with the theoretical prediction of trapped charge limited current （TCLC）. In addition, both the charge carrier mobility and charge carrier concentration in the organic layer increase with the rise of temperature, which results in the monotonous increase of AIq3 device current. The current conduction mechanisms of two devices at different temperatures are identical, but the exponent m in current-voltage equation changes randomly with temperature. The device luminance increases slightly and the efficiency decreases monotonously due to the aging of AIq3 luminescent properties caused by high temperature. A tiny blue shift can be observed in the electroluminescent （EL） spectra as the temperature increases, and the reduction of device monochromaticity is caused by the intrinsic characteristics of organic semiconductor energy levels.     

Load compensation research on twicetension for loop anchor cable of inner lining in Yellow River-crossing tunnel

The load compensation equipment for anchor cable named low retraction prestressed anchorage system with twice-tension （referred to as twice-tension anchorage system） is proposed in the paper. Calculation results of loop anchorage prestressing loss （PL） values of inner lining （IL）in Yellow River-crossing tunnel under two anchorage systems, including twice-tension anchorage system and HM （Chinese transliteration is huanmao） anchorage system, are introduced. The software ANSYS is selected to realize the three-dimensional （3D） finite element modeling to accomplish simulation and calculation works under the two anchorage systems, respectively. Stress processes of IL under the two working conditions, of which one is completed cable tensioning （CCT） and the other is water in the tunnel with the designed water pressure （DWP）, are contrasted and analyzed. Impacts of prestressing forces of anchor cables on structural safety under the two anchorage systems are contrasted. The calculation results show that the twice-tension anchorage system can reduce PL effectively and then increase prestresses of wall concrete （WC）. Meanwhile, the anchorage system has the advantages of improving security and stability of tunnel structure, reducing project costs and saving steel consumption. The research work is available to related design and construction of anchor cable, and is worthy of promotion and application.     

Passive Target Tracking Based on Current Statistical Model

Bearing-only passive tracking is regarded as a nonlinear hard tracking problem. There are still no completely good solutions to this problem until now. Based on current statistical model, the novel solution to this problem utilizing particle filter （PF） and the unscented Kalman filter （UKF） is proposed. The new solution adopts data fusion from two observers to increase the observability of passive tracking. It applies the residual resampling step to reduce the degeneracy of PF and it introduces the Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods （MCMC） to reduce the effect of the “sample impoverish”. Based on current statistical model, the EKF, the UKF and particle filter with various proposal distributions are compared in the passive tracking experiments with two observers. The simulation results demonstrate the good performance of the proposed new filtering methods with the novel techniques.     

Synthesis and formation mechanism of micro/nano flower-like MgCO3·5H2O

Micro/nano magnesium carbonate pentahydrate（MgCO3 ·5H2 O） with flower-like morphology was synthesized using magnesite as a substrate and potassium dihydrogen phosphate as an additive. The synthesized samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry. The influence of pyrolysis time on crystal morphology was explored. The formation mechanism was investigated on the basis of the characterized results and the crystal structure of MgCO3 ·5H2 O. The results showed that the flower-like MgCO3 ·5H2 O was 1.5-3.0 μm in length and 100-500 nm in diameter and was successfully obtained with a pyrolysis time of 30 min. The formation mechanism of flower-like MgCO3 ·5H2 O is suggested to be the selective adsorption of potassium dihydrogen phosphate on the surface. The process of flower-like crystal growth is as follows： amorphous nanoparticles formation, acicular and rod monocrystal formation, flower-like monocrystal formation, and flower-like polymers（MgCO3 ·5H2 O） crystallization. In the MgCO3 ·5H2 O crystal, the magnesium ion presents two different octahedral coordinations corresponding to2 26 Mg（H O）＋and2 2 2 4 23 [Mg（H O）（CO） ]--, and the chemical formula of the crystal is2 2 6 2 4 23 Mg（H O） Mg（H O）（CO）2.     

Mutations in Hemagglutinin of a Novel Avian-Origin H7N9 Virus That Are Critical for Receptor Binding Specificity

A novel avian-origin H7N9 influenza virus was discovered in March in China and has caused a total of131 people infected including 39 deaths in China as of June 9, 2013. Adaptation of avian viruses to efficiently infect humans requires the viral hemagglutinin（HA） binding switches from avian to human type receptors with help of some mutations in HA. As such it is critical for pandemic assessment to discover these mutations as hallmarks of adaptation. To continue our previous study of this novel H7N9 virus, we identified two sets of mutations in HA. The first set of mutations are present in the current circulating strains of 2013 H7N9 in China, and the second set are potential mutations that were found when compared to the HAs of previous human H7 subtype. These two sets of mutations exhibited unique features. The first group of mutations, on average, enhanced the HA binding to human type receptors whereas reduced that to avian types. Further the reduction of avian binding was almost three times of the increase of the human binding. The second group increased the binding to both human and avian types.But the increase in human types was almost three times of that in the avian types. Though different in their way of changing the binding preference, these two sets of mutations both contained more mutations to decrease the avian binding and increase the human binding than those that did the opposite. Our research highlighted the pandemic potential of this novel virus by showing the important mutations that could potentially help it to adapt to human hosts. Our findings offered new insights into the current state of evolution of this virus, which might be helpful for the continued surveillance of the emergence of H7N9 strains having the ability of human-to-human transmission.     

Sintering study of Ti6Al4V powders with different particle sizes and their mechanical properties

Ti6Al4V powders with three different particle size distributions (0-20, 20-45, and 45-75 μm) were used to evaluate the effect of the particle size distribution on the solid-state sintering and their mechanical properties. The sintering kinetics was determined by dilatometry at temperatures from 900 to 1260℃. The mechanical properties of the sintered samples were evaluated by microhardness and compression tests. The sintering kinetics indicated that the predominant mechanism depends on the relative density irrespective of the particle size used. The mechanical properties of the sintered samples are adversely affected by increasing pore volume fraction. The elastic Young's modulus and yield stress follow a power law function of the relative density. The fracture behavior after compression is linked to the neck size developed during sintering, exhibiting two different mechanisms of failure:interparticle neck breaking and intergranular cracking in samples with relative densities below and above of 90%, respectively. The main conclusion is that relative density is responsible for the kinetics, mechanical properties, and failure behavior of Ti6Al4V powders.     

Smog chamber studies of ozone formation potentials for isopentane

The incremental reactivity and ozone formation potential of isopentane have been studied with chamber experiments and computer simulations. The chemical mechanism used in the computer simulations is an isopentane sub-mechanism from the Master Chemical Mechanism （MCM）. The results from the chamber experiments suggest that the MCM can well simulate i-C5H12-NOx chamber experiments. The heterogeneous reaction of NO2 and water is an important source for OH radicals in the chamber experiments. The photolysis of HONO is responsible for the initiation of isopentane in photochemical reactions. The reaction rate constant for NO2 → HONO was determined to be 3.9×10-4―5.9×10-3 min-1 by conducting 3 sets of CO-NOx-air irradiations. 5 sets of isopentane-NOx irradiations under different conditions were performed in our chamber. Compared with the experiment with a low relative humidity （RH）, an increase in RH can increase the reaction rate of NO2 with H2O, so that the peak ozone occurs earlier. When isopentane is predominant over NOx, the peak ozone concentration is largely dependent on NOx concentrations.     

Study on estimate method of wave velocity and quality factor to fault seals

Based on ultrasonic test of fault rocks, the responses for wave velocity and quality factor （Q value） to lithology, porosity and permeability of fault rocks and mechanical property of faults are studied. In this paper, a new quantitative estimate method of fault seals is originally offered. The conclusions are as follows： （1） Wave velocity and Q value increase and porosity decreases with the increase in stress perpendicular to joint; （2） In compressive and compresso-shear fault rocks that are obviously anisotropic compared with their original rocks, the wave velocity and Q value are greater in the direction parallel with foliation, and usually less perpendicular to it. In tensile and tenso-shear fault rocks that are not obviously anisotropic, the wave velocity and Q value are under that of original rocks; （3） In foliated fault rocks, the direction with minimal wave velocity and Q value is the best direction for sealing; on the contrary it is the best for flowing; （4） Structural factures develop mainly along foliation, the minimal wave velocity and Q value reflect the flowing capacity in parallel direction to foliation, and the maximal wave velocity as well as Q value reflect the sealing capacity in normal direction to foliation. The new estimate method is based upon contrast of wave velocity and Q value between fault rocks and their original rocks, and is divided into three parts that are respectively to identify rock＇s lithology, to judge mechanic property of faults and to Judge sealing capacity of faults. Although there is vast scale effect between ultrasonic wave and seismic wave, they have similar regularity of response to fabric and porosity of faults. This research offers new application for seismic data and petrophysical basis for seismological estimation of fault seals. The estimate precision will be improved with the enhancement of three-dimensional seismic prospecting work.     

An experimental study of premixed laminar methane/oxygen/argon flames doped with hydrogen at low pressure with synchrotron photoionization

Laminar premixed stoichiometric methane/hydrogen/oxygen/argon flames were investigated with tunable synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet （VUV） photoionizaUon and molecular-beam sampling mass spectrometry techniques. The methane/hydrogen fuel blends with hydrogen volumetric fraction of 0, 20%, 40%, 60% and 80% were studied. All observed flame species, including stable intermediates and radicals in the flames, were detected by measuring photoionization mass spectra and photoionization efficiency （PIE） spectra. Mole fraction profiles of major species and intermediates were derived by scanning burner at some selected photon energies near ionization thresholds. The influence of hydrogen addition on mole fraction of major species and intermediates was analyzed. The results show that the major species mole fraction of CO, CO2 and CH4 decreases with the increase of hydrogen fraction. The mole fraction of intermediates measured in this experiment decreases remarkably with the increase of hydrogen fraction. This would be due to the increase of H and OH radicals by hydrogen addition and the high diffusivity and activity of H radical promoting the chemical reaction. In addition, the increase of H/C ratio with the increase of hydrogen fraction also leads to the decrease of the mole fraction of carbon-related intermediates and contributes to the decrease of unburned and incomplete combustion products.     

Preparation of Color-Changing Textile with pH Indicators Produced by Sol-Gel Method

Smart textile was developed in this paper,which could change color according to the p H value, meanwhile keep the flexibility,breathability,light weight and large cover of textiles. In this study p H sensitive fabrics were prepared by sol-gel method with two common p H indicators methyl red（ MR） and bromocresol green（ BCG）. The finished textiles present different halochromic behaviors with different dyeing methods. The oragic-inoragnic network,identified by Fourier transformed infrared spectrum（ FTIR） and solid state nuclear magnetic resonance（ NMR）,plays a key role in holding stability against leaking,and the cell viability keeps pace with the leaking process. The interaction between the gel matrix and indicators depends on the charges and size of guest molecules.     

Effects of gravity on the electrodeposition and characterization of nickel foils

The effects of gravity on nickel electrodeposition, the morphology and mechanical properties of deposits were studied in a super gravity field. Predictions in a microgravity field were also presented based on the obtained experimental tendency. Linear sweep voltammetry reveals that the nickel electrodeposition process is enhanced by increasing the gravity coefficient (G). The limiting current density changes from 10.2 to 293.0 mA·cm-2 with the increase of the G value from 10-4 to 354. The morphology of deposits was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The images show that the morphology deposited in the super gravity field has finer grain sizes and denser and smoother surfaces. The roughness reduces from 48.3 to 4.9 nm with the increase of the G value from 10-4 to 354. Meanwhile, mechanical tests indicate that the mechanical properties of nickel foils are greatly improved due to introducing a super gravity field during electrodeposition.     

Effects of Porosity on Structure and Performance of PP Meshes for Reparing Pelvic Floor Defects

Currently, polypropylene （PP） synthetic mesh is a kind of common material used for pelvic floor＇s repairing and reconstruction. The repairing mesh is generally made with different hole shape and size. Porosity is one of the most important indicators of PP mesh. Two different-structure PP meshes are selected through adopting corresponding target density in the heat setting process for meshes owning different porosity. Then performance and structure of two kinds meshes with different porosity are tested. The results showed that： the increase of porosity leaded to the decreases of meshes＇ thickness, tensile strength and bursting strength. Meshes＇ bending stiffness was reduced and they became softer, but there was no significant change in suture pulling-out force, which maybe associated with the large aperture of PP meshes.