The fate of injectant coal in blast furnaces: The origin of extractable materials of high molecular mass in blast furnace carryover dusts

The aim of the work was to investigate the fate of injectant coal in blast furnaces and the origin of extractable materials in blast furnace carryover dusts. Two sets of samples including injectant coal and the corresponding carryover dusts from a full sized blast furnace and a pilot scale rig have been examined. The samples were extracted using 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) solvent and the extracts studied by size exclusion chromatography (SEC). The blast furnace carryover dust extracts contained high molecular weight carbonaceous material, of apparent mass corresponding to 10⁷?10⁸ u, by polystyrene calibration. In contrast, the feed coke and char prepared in a wire mesh reactor under high temperature conditions did not give any extractable material. Meanwhile, controlled combustion experiments in a high-pressure wire mesh reactor suggest that the extent of combustion of injectant coal in the blast furnace tuyeres and raceways is limited by time of exposure and very low oxygen concentration. It is thus likely that the extractable, soot-like material in the blast furnace dust originated in tars is released by the injectant coal. Our results suggest that the unburned tars were thermally altered during the upward path within the furnace, giving rise to the formation of heavy molecular weight (soot-like) materials.     

Re-evaluation of the phylogenetic position of the genus Dexiotrichides (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Scuticociliatida) inferred from stomatogenetic and molecular information for Dexiotrichides pangi

The divisional process and systematic position of the marine scuticociliate Dexiotrichides pangi are studied. Based on both stomatogenetic data and 18S rDNA gene sequences, the phylogeny and morphogenetic characteristics of this taxon, and of other related genera, are analyzed and discussed. Both the divisionary events and the molecular biological data indicate that this speciesgenus, together with certain other genera in the Dexiotricha-complex, occupies an intermediate position between the tetrahymenids and the “typical” scuticociliate, which suggests that the Dexiotricha-like taxa should be excluded from the “true” scuticociliates. As a further contribution, the process of stomatogenesis in D. pangi can be summarized as follows: (1) The oral primordia in the opisthe are formed only by the proliferation of basal bodies in the scutica field, which subsequently develop into three membranelles, while the new paroral membrane seems to be generated by the sub-anterior portion of somatic kinety 1 (the 1st postoral intercalary kinety). The latter character exhibits a mode similar to Tetrahymena. (2) In the proter the parental membranelles are retained and remain unchanged throughout the entire division process; only the old paroral membrane is disassembled and differentiated into the anlage, which then gives rise to the new paroral membrane and the scutica of the proter. The 18S rRNA gene sequence reported here is the first one for a ciliate in the Dexiotricha-complex.     

A kernel-driven model of effective directional emissivity fornon-isothermal surfaces

Land surface temperature (LST) is a key geophysical parameter that reflects the combined effects of land surface energy and radiation balance. Remote sensing of LST, however, requires understanding the directional patterns of thermal emission from heterogeneous land surfaces. Recently, semi-empirical, linear, kernel-driven models have been successfully used to describe observed directional patterns of land surface reflectance. Following a similar methodology and based on a recent model of the physics of directional thermal emission from heterogeneous land surfaces, a kernel-driven semi-empirical model for thermal emission is developed using three kernels: (i) an isotropic kernel, corresponding to the gray-body component in a heterogeneous pixel; (ii) a two-layer canopy kernel, derived from a previous conceptual model; and (iii) a geometric optical kernel that accounts for the fact that sunlit parts are hotter than shaded parts in a pixel. The three-kernel model fits 1997 airborne directional thermal brightness data over Avignon, France, very well.     

Application of ICP-MS trace element analysis in study of ancient Chinese ceramics

Chemical analysis plays a significant role in the study of ancient ceramics[1,2]. Most ancient Chinese kilns used clays mined from the local areas and differences in the geochemistry and mineralogy of these raw materials may be expected. The chemical composition of ceramics may also be influenced by production techniques, such as processing by washing and mixing of different sorts of raw materials. These may also vary from kiln to kiln and even change over time. Thus the raw materials and pro…     

IL-1β regulates the mouse Fas ligand expression in corneal endothelial cells

Constitutively expressed Fas ligand (FasL) in several distinct epithelial cell types appears to protect tissues by inducing apoptosis of Fas immune cells during inflammatory reactions. To study the rela-tionship of FasL and inflammation process in cornea,we examined the effects of inflammatory cytokine IL-1β on the FasL production,expression and cytotoxic function in corneal endothelial cells. In this paper,we demonstrate that IL-1β inhibits the FasL production and expression in corneal endothelial cells. The promoter activities of FasL in these cells are reduced by IL-1β in a dose-dependent manner. Finally,we also find that IL-1β block the cytotoxic effects of FasL derived from corneal endothelial cells to the Fas target cells. These data support the view that FasL derived from corneal endothelial cells modulate inflammation within cornea.     

走向技术转让的黄金时代

与工业部门合作的美国国家实验室正在找到使它们的科研工作商品化的新途径.     

吸烟与膀胱肿瘤的国际调查(摘译)

吸烟卷和其他类型的烟草与发生下尿路肿瘤(膀胱肿瘤)有一定关系。根据波士顿、麻萨诸塞、曼彻斯特,联合王国和日本名古屋的发病病例和对照组的调查已得到证实,并对此作出评价。波士顿593例和对照组588例(1976年5月～1977年5月),麻萨诸塞553例和对照组731例(1976年10月～1978年9月)以及名古屋290例和对照组588例(1976年1月～1978年12月)的调查分析结果,吸烟者的膀胱肿瘤发病率男性约     

空难事件和飞机性能检测

很少有像航空工业那样更能引起公众注意的.因而,当阿洛哈公司的243次航班在被掀去机身上部18英尺的一块外壳,于1988年4月28日在毛伊迪卡哈卢机场紧急迫降时,全世界为之一震.当这架已飞行了19年的波音737飞机以每小时330哩的速度飞行在2万4千英尺的高空时,突然猛烈地在客舱上方掀开一块.由于机舱内急剧的减压,使得一名空中小姐被抛出机外,并有61名乘客受伤.     

理论免疫学历史导论

古代的人们已经知道了天花的免疫现象,甚至进行着危险的免疫操作。约1800年琴纳成功地发展了种痘技术。然而,琴纳的发现在将近100年的长时间内对了解和治疗其他疾病并未发生影响。这正如埃尔利希指出的:“琴纳的发现所以是孤立的,原因是关于传染病的原因和本质的理论概念未发展的缘故。”     

Andes上空中间层和低热层中大气惯性重力波的激光雷达观测

利用Andes观测站(30. 3°S,70. 7°W)激光雷达2016年6月8～9日共11. 6 h的风场、温度以及钠原子数密度的观测数据,研究了一个在中间层顶区域惯性重力波活动事件。谱分析表明,这个惯性重力波的周期约6. 6 h,垂直波长约7. 5 km,水平波长约826 km。根据矢端曲线法分析发现,此惯性重力波的传播方向大约为西偏北38. 6°。计算出它的垂直群速度约0. 2 m·s~(-1),水平群速度约22. 9 m·s~(-1)。射线追踪结果表明,上传惯性重力波可能来自于平流层的急流区域。虽然该惯性重力波不能达到不稳定性的阈值,但是理查德森数和浮力频率显示,由于不同扰动分量的叠加,导致了在一些高度和时间上,动力学的发生和对流不稳定性的存在。因此,叠加效应引起的不稳定性可能会对中间层-低热层中波的饱和度和幅度约束有显著影响。同时利用重力波偏振关系和惯性重力波纬向风扰动,计算出了经向风、温度和大气密度扰动,同时观测的经向风和温度扰动与计算的结果一致,表明观测到的准单色惯性重力波能很好满足重力波偏振关系。另外,计算得到的大气密度扰动与观测的钠原子数密度扰动相位一致,证实了中间层-低热层区域的钠原子可以作为重力波的示踪物。