Effect of Low-Molecular-Weight Organic Acids on Cl-Adsorption by Variable Charge Soils

Low-molecular-weight (LMW) organic acids exist widely in soils and have beenimplicated in many soil processes. The objective of the present paper was to evaluate effect of twoLMW organic acids, citric acid and oxalic acid, on Cl^-adsorption by three variable charge soils, alatosol, a lateritic red soil and a red soil, using a batch method. The results showed that thepresence of citric acid and oxalic acid led to a decrease in Cl^- adsorption with larger decreasesfor citric acid. Among the different soils Cl^- adsorption in the lateritic red soil and the redsoil was more affected by both the LMW organic acids than that in the latosol.

Experimental Study on the Surface Modification of Ultra Thin DLC Films

Surface modification of Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films was carried out in order to estimate the reliability of the ultra thin DLC films. The wear resistance, conductivity and mechatronic reliability of the films were studied by contact atomic force microscope (AFM), electric force microscope (EFM) and conductive AFM. The failure mechanism of pits formed and the reason for conductivity changed of DLC films were examined.

Surface Modification Mechanism of Fine Coal by Electrochemical Methods

In order to reveal the surface modification mechanism of fine coal by electrochemical methods, the structural changes of the coal surface before and after electrochemical modification were investigated by Fourier Transform In- frared Spectra (FTIR) and Raman Spectra. The results show that under certain electrochemical conditions, the oxy- gen-containing functional group in the coal structure and the oxygen content of absorption could be reduced and the floatability of coal improved. At the same time, the sulfur in the coal was reduced to the hydrophilic S2– which could be separated easily from coal. Thus electrochemical modification methods could be used to change the structure and func- tional group on the coal surface and to enhance the floatability of coal.

Performance Analysis and Retrofit on 350-MW China-Made Supercritical Steam Turbines

In this paper the development status and background of 350-MW China-made supercritical steam turbines are introduced.Through the study on the eight turbines that are put into operation,their technical performances are compared and summarized.The major factors affecting the heat consumption rate are analyzed in details and the technical measures to reduce the heat consumption rate are put forward.These measures have been applied to several such units with significant improvements,which can provide important references for the maintenance and retrofit of 350-MW super critical steam turbines.

The Applications of High-voltage variable frequency speed regulation System in Main Exhauster of Sintering

Main Exhauster is one of the main equipment of sintering production. It needs to consume a lot of electricity. Therefore, the system＇ s reconstruction for energy-saving will effectively reduce electricity for the production. The paper takes an iron and steel enterprise that had successfully transformed the synchronous motors of main exhauster of sintering as an example, which describes the application of high-voltage variable frequency speed regulation system in main exhauster of Sintering, so as to provide a reference for other iron and steel enterprises.

Road-Spine versus Road-Tube： Roads as Space Generators

Arteries devoted to sustain streams of users, resources and debris, are a foremost factor and pre-condition of the development of urban areas and of the transformation of landscapes. Roadscapes reflect outcomes related to super urbanization tendencies. Often conceived as isolated tubes, roads cut and obscure form, structure, biotic and abiotic factors of sites, urban fabrics and spaces. A broad vision of landscape is a basis for reconceiving roads. The concept of road-spine emerges： the road is conceived as the basis of a bundle of routes, nodes, surfaces, poles and tiles, devised to frame and shape a mosaic of open spaces, crops, farms, stores, basins and service areas. The road-spine entails the idea of a permeable infrastructure devised to integrate diverse functions： from serving various forms of motion, by ordering an isotropic grid of routes, to framing a porous urbanscape; from disposing surfaces meant to preserve biocenosis and biotopes, to favoring osmosis amid land uses. It also prefigures a distribution of land uses dependent on site vocations, and a mosaic of scenarios open to encounter, evasion, rest, amusement, participation, and to spontaneous practices of space.

Modification of lithium intercalated sodium-based montmorillonite for efficient ionic conduction

Lithium-based montmorillonite(Li-MMT)was prepared by inorganic modification of sodiumbased montmorillonite(Na-MMT)using the ion-exchange method under microwave-enhanced conditions.The ionic conductivity of Li-MMT was explored at different temperatures,humidities,and exchange ratios.The results showed that the modified materials all exhibited temperature-and humidity-dependent changes in ionic conductivity.When the mass ratio of Na-MMT and anhydrous lithium chloride(LiCl)was 1∶1,Li-MMT exhibited excellent ionic conductivity,with an ionic conductivity of 9.81×10^(-5)S·cm^(-1)for Na-MMT at 40%RH(relative humidity)and 60℃,and ionic conductivity of 4.15×10^(-4)S·cm^(-1)for Li-MMT-1(exchange ratio of Na-MMT and anhydrous LiCl was 1∶1).This modification method is simple and inexpensive as well as provides an effective method to improve the electrical conductivity of Na-MMT.

Transformation Electrics: Cloaking and Rotating Electric Current

Transformation optics provides great versatility for precisely manipulating electromagnetic waves. It has been extended to other fields including acoustics, thermotics, and electrics. Taking advantage of the transformation electrics method, we demonstrate that the square-shaped cloak can guide electric current around the cloaked region smoothly without perturbing the exterior electric current. And the cylindrical rotator can rotate the electric current.Inside the enclosed domain of the rotator, the electric current from the outside will appear as if it is coming from a different angle. Finally, the related experimental realizations and potential applications are also discussed.

A modified version of free orbit-dimension of von Neumann algebras

Based on the notion of free orbit-dimension of Hadwin-Shen (2007) we introduce a new invariant for finite von Neumann algebras with arbitrarily large generating sets and acting on Hilbert spaces of arbitrary dimension. We show that this invariant is independent of the generating set, and we extend results in Hadwin-Shen (2007) to this larger class of algebras.