JIANGSU SHOWCASES THE CPC'S ROLE IN DRIVING INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

The sound of Suzhou Pingtan,an art form which combines storytelling and ballad singing in the Suzhou dialect,swirled around a hall of the International Department of theCommunist Party of China’s Central Committee(IDCPC)in Beijing on August 31.The singing enchanted the audience,including 400 visiting political party leaders and ambassadors of

Driving mechanisms of nitrogen transport and transformation in lacustrine wetlands

As an essential component of proteins and genetic material for all organisms, nitrogen(N) is one of the major limiting factors that control the dynamics, biodiversity and functioning of lacustrine wetlands, in which intensified N biogeochemical activities take place. Reactive N loaded into wetland ecosystems has been doubled due to various human activities, including industrial, agricultural activities and urbanization. The main driving mechanisms of N transport and transformation in lacustrine wetlands are categorized to pushing forces and pulling forces in this study. Geomorphology, wetland age, N concentrations, and temperature are the main pushing forces(passive forces); whereas water table variation, oxygen concentration, other elements availability, oxidation-reduction potential(Eh) and p H, and microorganisms are the predominant pulling forces(active forces). The direction and kinetic energy of reactions are determined by pulling forces and then are stimulated by pushing forces. These two types of forces are analyzed and discussed separately. Based on the analysis of driving mechanisms, possible solutions to wetland N pollutions are proposed at individual, regional and global scales, respectively. Additional research needs are addressed to obtain a thorough understanding of N transport and transformations in wetlands and to reduce detrimental impacts of excessive N on such fragile ecosystems.

Ferrite Evolution During Isothermal Process in a High Deformability Pipeline Steel

In order to ensure the safety of long-distance oil and natural gas transmission pipeline installed in seismic and/or permafrost region, high strength pipeline steel with excellent deformability has been developed. The ferrite and bainite dual phase pipeline steel is a very important kind of high deformability pipeline steel. Polygonal ferrite is a key microstructure in ferrite and bainite dual phase deformability pipeline steel. Ferrite evolution during isothermal process at 700 ℃ after 50% deformation at 800 ℃ was conducted by using a Gleeble-3800 thermal simulator, and microstructure was characterized by using an optical microscope, a scanning electron microscope and a transmission electron microscope. There are two types of ferrite, ferrite with high density dislocation and ferrite with a little dis location. There is about 7% （volume percent） deformation induced ferrite （DIF） for compression of 50% at 800 ℃ and strain rate of 1 s-1. During the isothermal process at 700 ℃, with the holding time increasing, ferrite volume percent, ferrite grain number and average ferrite grain size increase. As the holding time is prolonged, dislocation re-covery occurs in DIF. There are secondary phases in ferrite when the holding time is too long, and secondary phases and dislocation formation in dislocation pinning.