A new species of Psychropotidae holothuroid,Benthodytes palauta sp.nov.,was collected from the Kyushu-Palau Ridge at a depth of 2666 m.This new species is characterized by a leathery body wall,red-violet skin,five pai...A new species of Psychropotidae holothuroid,Benthodytes palauta sp.nov.,was collected from the Kyushu-Palau Ridge at a depth of 2666 m.This new species is characterized by a leathery body wall,red-violet skin,five pairs of dorsal papillae,nineteen pairs of tube feet,and a narrow brim.The internal organs include one Polian vesicle,two tufts of gonads,and no respiratory trees.Ventral ossicles are large and spinous,with crosses of four arms with central bipartite apophyses.Papillae ossicles are crosses with four arms with bipartite apophyses.The dorsal ossicles were few and large,and cross-shaped with four arms and central bipartite apophyses.Tentacle ossicles were large and rod-shaped or slender rods.Gonad ossicles were primary crosses of four arms and brim ossicles were cross-shaped with spines.The phylogenetic analyses of this species support that B.palauta sp.nov.belongs to Benthodytes.Furthermore,the paraphyletic relationships were confirmed;however,a revision of the genus Benthodytes is needed to resolve its phylogenetic relationship.展开更多
The voluminous stratospheric non-rigid airship is very sensitive to the external thermal environment.The temperature change of internal gas caused by the variation in the external ther-mal environment and wind speed w...The voluminous stratospheric non-rigid airship is very sensitive to the external thermal environment.The temperature change of internal gas caused by the variation in the external ther-mal environment and wind speed will lead to a change in the shape and buoyancy of the airship,thereby affecting its flight control.The traditional static analysis method is difficult to accurately reflect this fuid-thermal-structural coupling process.In this paper,the iterative analysis method was established for the fluid-thermal-structural coupling effect of stratospheric non-rigid airship based on the models of fluid,thermal,and structural deformation.Considering the load such as the internal thermal effect and external flow field of the airship,the simulation of the thermo-induced structural deformation effect was conducted using Fluent and Abaqus software.The influ-ence of local time and external wind speed on the structural deformation,volume,and equilibrium altitude of the airship was analyzed.The results demonstrate that,at low wind speed,the influence of aerodynamic pressure on the deformation of the airship is negligible.However,a great amount of heat is carried away by the wind,then the structural deformation caused by internal and external pressure difference is alleviated and the equilibrium altitude of the airship change obviously.This can serve as a guideline for the design and flight test of the long-endurance stratospheric non-rigid airship.展开更多
Heterogeneous reactions of NO2 on different surfaces play an important role in atmospheric NOxremoval and HONO formation,having profound impacts on photochemistry in polluted urban areas.Previous studies have suggeste...Heterogeneous reactions of NO2 on different surfaces play an important role in atmospheric NOxremoval and HONO formation,having profound impacts on photochemistry in polluted urban areas.Previous studies have suggested that the NO2 uptake on the ground or aerosol surfaces could be a dominant source for elevated HONO during the daytime.However,the uptake behavior of NO2 varies with different surfaces,and different uptake coefficients were used or derived in different studies.To obtain a more holistic picture of heterogeneous NO2 uptake on different surfaces,a series of laboratory experiments using different flow tube reactors was conducted,and the NO2 uptake coefficients(γ)were determined on inorganic particles,sea water and urban grime.The results showed that heterogeneous reactions on those surfaces were generally weak in dark conditions,with the measuredγvaried from<10-8 to 3.2×10-7 under different humidity.A photo-enhanced uptake of NO2 on urban grime was observed,with the obvious formation of HONO and NO from the heterogeneous reaction.The photo-enhancedγwas measured to be 1.9×10-6 at 5%relative humidity(RH)and 5.8×10-6 at 70%RH on urban grime,showing a positive RH dependence for both NO2 uptake and HONO formation.The results demonstrate an important role of urban grime in the daytime NO2-to-HONO conversion,and could be helpful to explain the unknown daytime HONO source in the polluted urban area.展开更多
The efficient activation and utilization of peroxymonosulfate(PMS)in PMS-based advanced oxidation processes is a high-priority target for the removal of organic contaminants.This work introduces a water vortex-driven ...The efficient activation and utilization of peroxymonosulfate(PMS)in PMS-based advanced oxidation processes is a high-priority target for the removal of organic contaminants.This work introduces a water vortex-driven piezoelectric effect from few-odd-layered MoS_(2)into the PMS activation to remove benzotriazole(BTR)and other organic contaminants from the water.Approximately 91.1%of BTR can be removed by the MoS_(2)piezo-activated PMS process with a reaction rate constant of 0.428 min1,which is 2.09 times faster than the sum of the individual MoS_(2),water vortex,and piezocatalysis rates.Meanwhile,the PMS utilization efficiency reached 0.0147 in the water vortex-driven piezo-activation system,which is 3.97 times that of the sum from the vortex/PMS and MoS_(2)/PMS systems.These results demonstrate that the presence of MoS_(2)under a water vortex can trigger a piezoelectric potential and generate abundant free electrons to activate PMS to generate various active species for degradation of organic contaminants.展开更多
基金The Foundation of the China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association under contract Nos DY135-E2-2-03 and DY-XZ-02
文摘A new species of Psychropotidae holothuroid,Benthodytes palauta sp.nov.,was collected from the Kyushu-Palau Ridge at a depth of 2666 m.This new species is characterized by a leathery body wall,red-violet skin,five pairs of dorsal papillae,nineteen pairs of tube feet,and a narrow brim.The internal organs include one Polian vesicle,two tufts of gonads,and no respiratory trees.Ventral ossicles are large and spinous,with crosses of four arms with central bipartite apophyses.Papillae ossicles are crosses with four arms with bipartite apophyses.The dorsal ossicles were few and large,and cross-shaped with four arms and central bipartite apophyses.Tentacle ossicles were large and rod-shaped or slender rods.Gonad ossicles were primary crosses of four arms and brim ossicles were cross-shaped with spines.The phylogenetic analyses of this species support that B.palauta sp.nov.belongs to Benthodytes.Furthermore,the paraphyletic relationships were confirmed;however,a revision of the genus Benthodytes is needed to resolve its phylogenetic relationship.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.52302511,52202454,52202513).
文摘The voluminous stratospheric non-rigid airship is very sensitive to the external thermal environment.The temperature change of internal gas caused by the variation in the external ther-mal environment and wind speed will lead to a change in the shape and buoyancy of the airship,thereby affecting its flight control.The traditional static analysis method is difficult to accurately reflect this fuid-thermal-structural coupling process.In this paper,the iterative analysis method was established for the fluid-thermal-structural coupling effect of stratospheric non-rigid airship based on the models of fluid,thermal,and structural deformation.Considering the load such as the internal thermal effect and external flow field of the airship,the simulation of the thermo-induced structural deformation effect was conducted using Fluent and Abaqus software.The influ-ence of local time and external wind speed on the structural deformation,volume,and equilibrium altitude of the airship was analyzed.The results demonstrate that,at low wind speed,the influence of aerodynamic pressure on the deformation of the airship is negligible.However,a great amount of heat is carried away by the wind,then the structural deformation caused by internal and external pressure difference is alleviated and the equilibrium altitude of the airship change obviously.This can serve as a guideline for the design and flight test of the long-endurance stratospheric non-rigid airship.
基金supported by the French National Research Agency/Research Grants Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,China(ANR/RGC)Joint Research Scheme(project A-PolyU502/16-SEAM)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.91744204,91844301)+1 种基金the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,China(Nos.T24/504/17,15265516,C5022-14G)。
文摘Heterogeneous reactions of NO2 on different surfaces play an important role in atmospheric NOxremoval and HONO formation,having profound impacts on photochemistry in polluted urban areas.Previous studies have suggested that the NO2 uptake on the ground or aerosol surfaces could be a dominant source for elevated HONO during the daytime.However,the uptake behavior of NO2 varies with different surfaces,and different uptake coefficients were used or derived in different studies.To obtain a more holistic picture of heterogeneous NO2 uptake on different surfaces,a series of laboratory experiments using different flow tube reactors was conducted,and the NO2 uptake coefficients(γ)were determined on inorganic particles,sea water and urban grime.The results showed that heterogeneous reactions on those surfaces were generally weak in dark conditions,with the measuredγvaried from<10-8 to 3.2×10-7 under different humidity.A photo-enhanced uptake of NO2 on urban grime was observed,with the obvious formation of HONO and NO from the heterogeneous reaction.The photo-enhancedγwas measured to be 1.9×10-6 at 5%relative humidity(RH)and 5.8×10-6 at 70%RH on urban grime,showing a positive RH dependence for both NO2 uptake and HONO formation.The results demonstrate an important role of urban grime in the daytime NO2-to-HONO conversion,and could be helpful to explain the unknown daytime HONO source in the polluted urban area.
基金Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment,Harbin Institute of Technology(ESK202102)the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2020B1515020038)National Natural Science Foundation of China(22006052).
文摘The efficient activation and utilization of peroxymonosulfate(PMS)in PMS-based advanced oxidation processes is a high-priority target for the removal of organic contaminants.This work introduces a water vortex-driven piezoelectric effect from few-odd-layered MoS_(2)into the PMS activation to remove benzotriazole(BTR)and other organic contaminants from the water.Approximately 91.1%of BTR can be removed by the MoS_(2)piezo-activated PMS process with a reaction rate constant of 0.428 min1,which is 2.09 times faster than the sum of the individual MoS_(2),water vortex,and piezocatalysis rates.Meanwhile,the PMS utilization efficiency reached 0.0147 in the water vortex-driven piezo-activation system,which is 3.97 times that of the sum from the vortex/PMS and MoS_(2)/PMS systems.These results demonstrate that the presence of MoS_(2)under a water vortex can trigger a piezoelectric potential and generate abundant free electrons to activate PMS to generate various active species for degradation of organic contaminants.