Semiannual velocity variations around the 2008 M_w 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake fault zone revealed by ambient noise and ACROSS active source data

We continuously monitor the long-term seismic velocity variation of one of the major ruptured faults of the devastating 2008 Mw7.9 Wenchuan earthquake in China from July 2009 to January 2012,jointly using accurately controlled routinely operated signal system active source and seismic noise-based monitoring technique.Our measurements show that the temporal velocity change is not homogeneous and highly localized in the damaged fault zone and the adjacent areas.Velocity variations from the active and passive methods are quite consistent,which both are characterized by ±0.2 % seasonal variation,with peak and trough at winter and summer,respectively.The periodic velocity variation within fault zone exhibits remarkably positive correlation with barometric pressure with stress sensitivity in the order of 10-6Pa-1,suggesting that the plausible mechanism might be the crack density variation of the shallow subsurface medium of the damaged fault zone in response to the cyclic barometric pressure loading.

Synthesis of a ternary amide LixKy（NH2）x+y and a novel Li3K（NH2）4–xMgH2 combination system for hydrogen storage

The ternary amides LiK2(NH2)3, LiK(NH2)2, and Li3 K(NH2)4 are successfully synthesized by ball milling mixtures of LiNH2 and KNH2, and the hydrogen storage properties of Li3K(NH2)4–xMgH2(x = 1, 2, 3,4) are systematically investigated. The Li3K(NH2)4–2 Mg H2 sample displays optimized hydrogen storage properties, releasing 6.37 wt% of hydrogen in a two-stage reaction with an onset temperature of 60 °C.The first dehydrogenation stage exhibits good reaction kinetics and thermodynamic properties because of a lower activation energy and appropriate enthalpy change. After full dehydrogenation at 130 °C, the Li3K(NH2)4–2 MgH2 sample absorbs 3.80 wt% of H2 below 160 °C in a variable temperature hydrogenation mode. Mechanistic investigations indicate that Li3 K(NH2)4 reacts with Mg H2 to produce Mg(NH2)2, LiH,and KH during ball milling. In the heating process, Mg(NH2)2 first reacts with Li H to form Li2 Mg2 N3 H3 and Li NH2, while KH works as a catalyst, and then, KH reacts with Li2Mg2N3H3 and Li NH2 to generate a new K-containing compound.