Study on Chemical Behavior of Energetic Deuterium-implanted into Li2TiO3

In ITER test blanket module design, the elucidation of tritium recovery from solid tritium breeding material is one of critical issues and Li2TiO3 is a candidate of tritium breeding materials. In the present study, in order to understand tritium behavior in solid breeding material Li2TiO3, the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） and thermal desorption spectroscopy （TDS） experiments are carried out to elucidate the trapping behavior using 3 keV D2^＋ implanted sample. The Ti-2p XPS spectrum shows that a shoulder appeared at the lower energy side as increasing ion fluence, and it was suggested that Ti^3＋ was formed by the reduction of Ti^4＋.

Numerical description of coalbed methane desorption stages based on isothermal adsorption experiment

Quantitative description of desorption stages of coalbed methane is an important basis to objectively understand the production of coalbed methane well,to diagnose the production state,and to optimize the management of draining and collection of coalbed methane.A series of isothermal adsorption experiments were carried out with 12 anthracite samples from 6 coalbed methane wells located in the south of the Qinshui Basin,based on the results of isothermal adsorption experiments,and an analytical model was developed based on the Langmuir sorption theory.With the model,a numerical method that adopts equivalent desorption rate and its curve was established,which can be used to characterize the staged desorption of coalbed methane.According to the experimental and numerical characterizations,three key pressure points determined by the equivalent desorption rate curvature that defines pressure-declining desorption stage,have been proposed and confirmed,namely,start-up pressure,transition pressure and sensitive pressure.By using these three key pressure points,the process of coalbed methane desorption associated with isothermal adsorption experiments can be divided into four stages,i.e.,zero desorption stage,slow desorption stage,transition desorption stage,and sensitive desorption stage.According to analogy analysis,there are differences and similarities between the processes of coalbed methane desorption identified by isothermal adsorption experiments and observed in gas production.Moreover,it has been found that larger Langmuir volume and ratio of Langmuir constants are beneficial to earlier advent of steady production stage,whereas it is also possible that the declining production stage may occur ahead of schedule.

Effects of Bacterial-Feeding Nematode Grazing and Tea Saponin Addition on the Enhanced Bioremediation of Pyrene-Contaminated Soil Using Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacterial Strain

As one of the most widely distributed bacterial predators in the soil, the role of bacterivorous nematodes on the enhanced bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-contaminated soils is crucial, but remains to be investigated.A microcosm-level study was conducted to examine the effects of bacterial-feeding nematode grazing and tea saponin(TS) addition on bioremediation of a pyrene-contaminated soil enhanced by the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon(PAH)-degrading bacterial strain Sphingobium sp.PHE9.After 180 d of incubation, the highest pyrene dissipation(71.3%) was achieved through a combination of Sphingobium sp.PHE9 inoculation with nematode and TS addition.Meanwhile, high counts of culturable PAH-degrading bacteria, soil enzyme activity, and biodiversity indices were observed under the combined treatment, implying that the microbiological function of the contaminated soil was significantly restored.Additionally, the results of Tenax~ extraction with the first-order three-compartment model indicated that rate-limiting factors varied among treatments.The lack of degrading microorganisms was the main rate-limiting factor for the treatments involving TS/nematode addition, and inadequate bioaccessible pyrene was the vital rate-limiting factor in the treatments involving Sphingobium sp.PHE9 inoculation.The proposed combined clean-up strategy proved to be a promising bioremediation technology for aged pyrene-contaminated soils.