Transport of nonreactive solutes in soils is principally controlled by soil properties, such as particle-size distribution and pore geometry. Surface tension of soil water yields capillary forces that bind the water i...Transport of nonreactive solutes in soils is principally controlled by soil properties, such as particle-size distribution and pore geometry. Surface tension of soil water yields capillary forces that bind the water in the soil pores. Changes in soil water surface tension by contaminants may affect flow of soil water due to decreased capillary forces, caused by lowered soil water surface tension. This study aimed at assessing solute transport in sand columns as affected by effluent surface tension. Miscible displacement （MD） tests were conducted on sand columns repacked with sands sieved from 2.0, 1.0, 0.5 and 0.25 mm screens. The MD tests were conducted with 0.05 M bromide solutions prepared using water with surface tension adjusted to 72.8, 64, 53.5 and 42 dyne/cm2. Obtained breakthrough curves were modeled with the convection-dispersion equation （CDE） model. Coefficient of hydrodynamic dispersion and pore-water velocity responded inconsistently across decreased particle-sizes and water surface tensions and this was attributed to non-uniform effect of lowered effluent surface tension on solute transport in different pore-size distribution.展开更多
Density, pH, viscosity, conductivity and the Raman spectra of aqueous NaB（OH）4 solutions precisely measured as functions of concentration at different temperatures （293.15, 298.15, 303.15, 313.15 and 323.15 K） are...Density, pH, viscosity, conductivity and the Raman spectra of aqueous NaB（OH）4 solutions precisely measured as functions of concentration at different temperatures （293.15, 298.15, 303.15, 313.15 and 323.15 K） are presented. Polyborate distributions in aqueous NaB（OH）4 solution were calculated, covering all the concentration range, B（OH）4 is the most dominant species, other polyborate anions are less than 5.0%. The volumetric and the transport properties were discussed in detail, both of these properties indicate that B（OH）4 behaves as a struc- ture-disordered anion.展开更多
We consider the process of hemodialysis performed by means of a hollow fiber dialyzer with a special focus on the dynamics of the light solutes （including metabolic waste products） through the porous fibers membrane...We consider the process of hemodialysis performed by means of a hollow fiber dialyzer with a special focus on the dynamics of the light solutes （including metabolic waste products） through the porous fibers membrane. The model we illustrate here completes the one formulated in a previous paper in which solutes concentrations in the dialyzate were neglected. Exploiting the large difference between the characteristic time of the processes in the machine and the relaxation time to equilibrium in the body, we confine our study to the case of constant input data in order to emphasize the role of the solute transport mechanisms. Numerical solutions show that diffusion is dominant at the early stage of filtration.展开更多
To explore solvent gating of single-molecule electrical conductance due to solvent-molecule interactions, charge transport through single-molecule junctions with different anchoring groups in various solvent environme...To explore solvent gating of single-molecule electrical conductance due to solvent-molecule interactions, charge transport through single-molecule junctions with different anchoring groups in various solvent environments was measured by using the mechanically controllable break junction technique. We found that the conductance of single-molecule junctions can be tuned by nearly an order of magnitude by varying the polarity of solvent. Furthermore, gating efficiency due to solvent–molecule interactions was found to be dependent on the choice of the anchor group. Theoretical calculations revealed that the polar solvent shifted the molecular-orbital energies, based on the coupling strength of the anchor groups. For weakly coupled molecular junctions, the polar solvent–molecule interaction was observed to reduce the energy gap between the molecular orbital and the Fermi level of the electrode and shifted the molecular orbitals. This resulted in a more significant gating effect than that of the strongly coupled molecules. This study suggested that solvent–molecule interaction can significantly affect the charge transport through single-molecule junctions.展开更多
文摘Transport of nonreactive solutes in soils is principally controlled by soil properties, such as particle-size distribution and pore geometry. Surface tension of soil water yields capillary forces that bind the water in the soil pores. Changes in soil water surface tension by contaminants may affect flow of soil water due to decreased capillary forces, caused by lowered soil water surface tension. This study aimed at assessing solute transport in sand columns as affected by effluent surface tension. Miscible displacement （MD） tests were conducted on sand columns repacked with sands sieved from 2.0, 1.0, 0.5 and 0.25 mm screens. The MD tests were conducted with 0.05 M bromide solutions prepared using water with surface tension adjusted to 72.8, 64, 53.5 and 42 dyne/cm2. Obtained breakthrough curves were modeled with the convection-dispersion equation （CDE） model. Coefficient of hydrodynamic dispersion and pore-water velocity responded inconsistently across decreased particle-sizes and water surface tensions and this was attributed to non-uniform effect of lowered effluent surface tension on solute transport in different pore-size distribution.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （20873172） and Main Direction Program of Knowledge In- novation of Chinese Academy of Sciences （KZCX2-EW-307）.
文摘Density, pH, viscosity, conductivity and the Raman spectra of aqueous NaB（OH）4 solutions precisely measured as functions of concentration at different temperatures （293.15, 298.15, 303.15, 313.15 and 323.15 K） are presented. Polyborate distributions in aqueous NaB（OH）4 solution were calculated, covering all the concentration range, B（OH）4 is the most dominant species, other polyborate anions are less than 5.0%. The volumetric and the transport properties were discussed in detail, both of these properties indicate that B（OH）4 behaves as a struc- ture-disordered anion.
文摘We consider the process of hemodialysis performed by means of a hollow fiber dialyzer with a special focus on the dynamics of the light solutes （including metabolic waste products） through the porous fibers membrane. The model we illustrate here completes the one formulated in a previous paper in which solutes concentrations in the dialyzate were neglected. Exploiting the large difference between the characteristic time of the processes in the machine and the relaxation time to equilibrium in the body, we confine our study to the case of constant input data in order to emphasize the role of the solute transport mechanisms. Numerical solutions show that diffusion is dominant at the early stage of filtration.
基金This work was supported by National Key R&D Project of China(2017YFA0204902)National Natural Science Foundation of China(21722305,21673195,21973079)+2 种基金FET Open project 767187–Qu IETthe EU project BAC-TO-FUELthe UK EPSRC grants EP/N017188/1,EP/P027156/1 and EP/N03337X/1
文摘To explore solvent gating of single-molecule electrical conductance due to solvent-molecule interactions, charge transport through single-molecule junctions with different anchoring groups in various solvent environments was measured by using the mechanically controllable break junction technique. We found that the conductance of single-molecule junctions can be tuned by nearly an order of magnitude by varying the polarity of solvent. Furthermore, gating efficiency due to solvent–molecule interactions was found to be dependent on the choice of the anchor group. Theoretical calculations revealed that the polar solvent shifted the molecular-orbital energies, based on the coupling strength of the anchor groups. For weakly coupled molecular junctions, the polar solvent–molecule interaction was observed to reduce the energy gap between the molecular orbital and the Fermi level of the electrode and shifted the molecular orbitals. This resulted in a more significant gating effect than that of the strongly coupled molecules. This study suggested that solvent–molecule interaction can significantly affect the charge transport through single-molecule junctions.
