Microstructures and formation mechanism of headstand pyrocarbon cones developed by electromagnetic-field-assisted CVD

Novel headstand pyrocarbon cones （HPCs） with hollow structure were developed on the surfaces of pyrocarbon layers of the carbon/carbon （C/C） composites at 650-750 °C by the electromagnetic-field-assisted chemical vapor deposition in the absence of catalysts. The fine microstructures of the HPCs were characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The results show that the textural features of the HPCs directly transfer from turbostratic structure in roots to a well-ordered high texture in stems. And the degree of high texture ordering decreases gradually from the stem to the tail of the HPCs. The formation mechanism of the HPCs was inferred as the comprehensive effect of polarization induction on electromagnetic fields and particle-filler property under disruptive discharge.

Structure, synthesis, and catalytic properties of nanosize cerium-zirconium-based solid solutions in environmental catalysis

Nanosize cerium-zirconium solid solution(CZO)with a special fluorite structure has received an increasing research interest due to their remarkable advantages such as excellent oxygen storage capacity and great flexibility in their composition and structure.By partial metal(including rare earth,transition,alkaline earth or other metal)doping into CZO,the physicochemical properties of these catalytic materials can be controllable adjusted for the study of specific reactions.To date,nanosize CZO has been prepared by co-precipitation,sol-gel,surfactant-assisted approach,solution combustion,micro-emulsion,high energy mechanical milling,etc.The advent of these methodologies has prompted researchers to construct well-defined networks with customized micromorphology and functionalities.In this review,we describe not only the basic structure and synthetic strategies of CZO,but also their relevant applications in environmental catalysis,such as the purification for CO,nitrogen oxides(NOx),volatile organic compounds(VOC),soot,hydrocarbon(HC),CO2 and solid particulate matters(PM),and some reaction mechanisms are also summarized.

Structure and Properties of Polyurethane/Polyvinylidene Difluoride Blending Hollow Fiber

Utilization of polyvinylidene difluoride, PVDF, as the disperse phase and thermal plastic polyurethane, PU, as the continuous phase, the PU/PVDF blend hollow fiber membranes with the property of pressure-responsibility, PR, was prepared by melt.spinning. For these hollow fibers, the formation of the interracial micro-voids, IFM, and the spinablllty of the blend were analyzed. The pressm-e-responslblllty was studied by measuring the changing of pure water flux, PWF, with the pressure, and the influence of drawing and heat-setting on the structure and pressure-responsibility of the membranes were also discussed.

Tolerance to Iron-Deficiency Stress of Three Apple Rootstock Species in Hydroponic System

[Objective] Iron deficiency is one of the most important crop element deficiencies in the Loess Plateau of northwestern China. The selection for crop cultivars that are tolerant to low iron levels could be one of the approaches to solving the problem and improving crop production. [Method] Three major apple root stock species （Malus prunifolia, Malus sieversii and Malus baccata） were selected to evaluate their tolerance to iron defciency in hydroponic system. A 3×2 factorial pot experiment was conducted with three replicates in a greenhouse at Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China. [Result] The SOD, POD and CAT activities in roots and stems of the 3 root stock species in Fe-defcient Hoagland solution decreased, however Malus sieversii got the less reduction and had better root architecture and growth than the other species. The aboveground biomass, plant height, chlorophyll content, total root length and lateral root number were correlated positively with iron-defciency stress tolerance. The species’ tolerance to iron-defciency from high to low was M. sieversii’s〉M. baccata’s〉M. prunifolia’s. Moreover, the improvement of some morphological features such as root length, above-ground biomass, plant height and lateral root number in apple could be conducive to breeding cultivars with tolerance to iron-defciency stress. [Conclusion] Malus sieversii had better tolerance to iron-defciency stress than the others in this study.

Structure,morphology and opto-magnetic properties of Bi_2MoO_6 nano-photocatalyst synthesized by sol-gel method

Bismuth molybdate （Bi2MoO6） nano-particles （NPs） were synthesized using bismuth nitrate, ammonium molybdate, citric acid and ethyl cellulose by a simple sol-gel method. The structure, morphology, opto-magnetic and photocatalytic properties of the obtained powder were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, Fourier transform infrared （FT-IR） spectra, high resolution scanning electron microscopy （HRSEM）, energy dispersive X-ray （EDX）, ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectra （DRS）, photoluminescence （PL） spectra and vibrating sample magnetometer （VSM） techniques. The XRD, FT-IR and EDX results indicate that the resultant powder is pure and single phase crystalline Bi2MoO6 with orthorhombic structure. The HRSEM image shows that the morphology of obtained powder consists with well defined nano-particles structure. The VSM results show superparamagnetic behavior of the obtained nano-particles. The photocatalytic activity of Bi2MoO6 nano-particles was performed. The addition of TiO2 catalyst enhances the photocatalytic activity of Bi2MoO6 nano-particles. The catalysts Bi2MoO6, TiO2 and mixed oxide catalyst Bi2MoO6-TiO2 nano-composites （NCs） were tested for the photocatalytic degradation （PCD） of 4-chlorophenol （4-CP）. It is found that the PCD efficiency of Bi2MoO6-TiO2 NCs is higher than that of pure Bi2MoO6 and TiO2 catalysts.

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Structure of a New Molybdenum Phosphate: (NH_3CH_2CH_2NH_3)_(2.5)[Mo_5O_(15)(PO_4) (HPO_4)]·7.5H_2O

The title compound (C5N5H41P2Mo5O30.5) was synthesized under hydrothermal condition and its crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction. It belongs to triclinic system, space group P , with a=9.9645(6), b=10.8666(7), c=15.814(1)? α=71.482(3), β=88.528(2), γ=78.448(2)°, V=1589.4(2)3, Dc=2.510g/cm3, Z=2,μ=2.138mm-1,λ(MoKα) = 0.71073 ? F(000)=1180. The final R and wR were 0.0396 and 0.1052 for 6626 observed reflections with I ≥2σ(I), respectively. The result of the structure analysis indicates that the [Mo5O15(PO4) (HPO4)]5- anion in the title compound consists of five edge-sharing or corner-sharing MoO6 octahedra and two corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. Each MoO6 octahedron adopts distorted octahedral geometry.

Er^(3+)-activated silica inverse opals synthesized by the solgel method

We present the details of the sol-gel processing used to realize inverse silica opal,where the silica was activated with 0.3 mol% of Er3+ ions. The template(direct opal) was obtained assembling polystyrene spheres of the dimensions of 260 nm by means of a vertical deposition technique. The Er3+-activated silica inverse opal was obtained infiltrating,into the void of the template,the silica sol doped with Er3+ ions and subsequently removing the polystyrene spheres by means of calcinations. Scanning electron microscope showed that the inverse opals possess a fcc structure with a air hollows of about 210 nm and a photonic band gap,in the visible range,was observed from reflectance measurements. Spectroscopic properties of Er3+-activated silica inverse opal were investigated by luminescence spectroscopy,where,upon excitation at 514.5 nm,an emission of 4I13/2 → 4I15/2 of Er3+ ions transition with a 21 nm bandwidth was observed. Moreover the 4I13/2 level decay curve presents a single-exponential profile,with a measured lifetime of 18 ms,corresponding a high quantum efficiency of the system.

Synthesis and structural characterization of macroporous bioactive glass

Porous sol-gel glass of CaO-SiO2-P2O5 system with macropores larger than 100 μm was prepared by adding stearic acid as pore former when the sintering was carried out at 700 ℃ for 3h.The sol-gel porous glass shows an amorphous structure. The diameter of the pore created by pore former varies from 100 to 300 μm, and macroporous glass has a narrow and small pore size distribution in mesoporous scale. The porosity and pore size of macroporous bioactive glass can be controlled.

Micro-optical structures formed by a mask moving method

An unique mask moving method is developed for forming effective micro-optical structures with continuous profile. The mechanism for forming different micro-optical profiles is disclosed, and the designed approach for binary moving mask is described. Finally some concrete micro-optical components with typical microstructures are presented for demonstrating the validity of the method.

Optimization of Synthesis of Spherical Lignosulphonate Resin and Its Structure Characterization

Calcium lignosulphonate was used to synthesize a spherical lignosulphonate resin in a cheap and non-toxic disperse medium by reversed phase suspension polymerization. The process conditions were optimized by orthogonal experiments. Under .the optxmal conditxons （T=95 ℃, CHCl= 3 mol·L^-1, mHCHO： mCLS=7%, WCLS=50%）, globulation took about 20 min and the product was featured with excellent spherical shape, narrow particle size range, 61.20% of water retention capacity, 0.83 mmol·ml^- 1 of total volume exchange capacity and 3.46 mmol·g^- 1 of total exchange capacity. The results of Scanning Electron Micrograph and Scanning Probe Micrograph indicate that spherical lignosulphonate resin has a rugged surface with porous microstructure in the gel skeleton. The average pore size of dry samples was determined to be 10.46 nm. by the BET method.

Design and Synthesis of Novel Fluorine-containing Acrylates

A series of novel fluorine-containing acrylates 6a-6g were synthesized via the condensation of ethyl cyanoacetate and trifluoroacetic anhydride, followed by chloridization and the coupling reaction with amines. These new compounds exhibited some biological activity as preliminary bioassay indicated. A plausible reaction mechanism was outlined and discussed.

Synthesis of γ-Al_2O_3 nanoparticles by chemical precipitation method

Highly pure active γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles were synthesized from aluminum nitrate and ammonium carbonate with a little surfactant by chemical precipitation method. The factors affecting the synthesis process were studied. The properties of γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles were characterized by DTA, XRD, BET, TEM, laser granularity analysis and impurity content analysis. The results show that the amorphous precursor AI（OH）3 sols are produced by using 0.1 mol/L Al（NO3）3·9H2O and 0.16 mol/L （NH4）2CO3·H2O reaction solutions, according to the volume ratio 1.33, adding 0.024%（volume fraction） surfactant PEG600, and reacting at 40℃, 1000 r/min stirring rate for 15min. Then, after stabilizing for 24 h, the precursors were extracted and filtrated by vacuum, washed thoroughly with deionized water and dehydrated ethanol, dried in vacuum at 80℃ for 8h, final calcined at 800℃ for 1h in the air, and high purity active γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles can be prepared with cubic in crystal system, OH^7-FD3M in space group, about 9 nm in crystal grain size, about 20 nm in particle size and uniform size distribution, 131.35 m^2/g in BET specific surface area, 7 - 11 nm in pore diameter, and not lower than 99.93% in purity.

A New (2+1)-Dimensional KdV Equation and Its Localized Structures

A new （2＋1）-dimensional KdV equation is constructed by using Lax pair generating technique. Exact solutions of the new equation are studied by means of the singular manifold method. Bgcklund transformation in terms of the singular manifold is obtained. And localized structures are also investigated.

Experimental research on application of constructivist theory to senior middle school students＇ English reading

This paper briefly discusses the existing problems in current teaching and learning in senior English reading class. It highly stresses that the constructivist-based reading teaching is an effective way to solve these problems. The following contents are also explored： the main constructivist reading teaching methods in FLT abroad, the constructivist views of teaching, learning and reading, and the current research on English reading teaching based on constructivism in China. The key part of the study is that some constructivism-based reading teaching activities suitable to the local environments for senior English reading instruction are designed and applied to the practical senior English reading classroom. In order to test the effectiveness of the application of the constructivist reading teaching activities, half a year＇s careful experiment was conducted. The results of the research revealed that： The application of the constructivist-based reading teaching activities into senior English reading class is workable, feasible and efficient. It could help to improve senior 3 middle school students＇ reading proficiency, to promote their employment of reading strategies, as well as their attitudes towards reading class.

Self-assembly of Polyaniline： Mechanism Study

Anisotropic polyaniline （PAni） plates decorated with self-aligned nanofiber arrays were synthesized under the hydrothermaI conditions. The formation mechanism of the self-assembled structures was investigated by studying the effect on PAni micro-structure with additive electrolyte in reaction system, and numerical simulation for dependence of systematic electrostatic energy on cross angles of self-assembled nanofiber arrays in grid textured PAni plates. It is proposed that the electrostatic interaction based on ionic doping charges plays an important role in the formation of the self-assembled PAni structures.

A unified constitutive model for multiphase precipitation and multi-stage creep ageing behavior of Al−Li−S4 alloy

A unified constitutive model is presented to predict the recently observed“multi-stage”creep behavior of Al−Li−S4 alloy.The corresponding microstructural variables related to the yield strength and creep deformation of the alloy during the creep ageing process,including dislocations and multiple precipitates,have been characterized in detail by X-ray diffraction(XRD)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).For the yield strength,the model considers the multiphase strengthening behavior of the alloy based on strengthening mechanisms,which includes shearable T1 precipitate strengthening,non-shearable T1 precipitate strengthening andθ′precipitate strengthening.Based on creep deformation mechanism,the“multi-stage”creep behavior of the alloy is predicted by introducing the effects of interacting microstructural variables,including the radius of multiple precipitates,dislocation density and solute concentration,into the creep stress−strain model.It is concluded that the results calculated by the model are in a good agreement with the experimental data,which validates the proposed model.

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Phosphonate:{[Cu(1,10-phen)]_2-(H_2O_3PCH_2C_6H_4C_6H_4CH_2PO_3H)2-(HO_3PCH_2C_6H_4C_6H_4CH_2PO_3H)}_n

A new stepping chain {[Cu(1,10-phen)]2(H2O3PCH2C6H4C6H4CH2PO3H)2(HO3P- CH2C6H4C6H4CH2PO3H)}n 1 (C66H60Cu2N4O18P6) has been hydrothermally synthesized and charac- terized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It belongs to monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 25.6114(4), b = 18.3781(2), c = 16.5180(3) ? b = 124.0610(10)? V = 6441.00(17) ?, Z = 4, Dc = 1.557 g/cm3, m(Mo-Ka) = 0.887 mm-1, F(000) = 3104, the final R = 0.0853 and wR = 0.1676 for 5585 independent reflections.

Membership Proof and Verification in Authenticated Skip Lists Based on Heap

How to keep cloud data intact and available to users is a problem to be solved. Authenticated skip list is an important data structure used in cloud data integrity verification. How to get the membership proof of the element in authenticated skip list efficiently is an important part of authentication. Kaouthar Blibech and Alban Gabillon proposed a head proof and a tail proof algorithms for the membership proof of elements in the authenticated skip list. However, the proposed algorithms are uncorrelated each other and need plateau function. We propose a new algorithm for computing the membership proof for elements in the authenticated skip list by using two stacks, one is for storing traversal chain of leaf node, the other is for storing authentication path for the leaf. The proposed algorithm is simple and effective without needing plateau function. It can also be applicable for other similar binary hash trees.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N-cyclopropyl-9 -(3,4-dicholophenyl)-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10-decahydroacridine -1,8-dione under Microwave Irradiation

The N-cyclopropyl-9-（3,4-dicholophenyl）- 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10-decahydroacri- dine-1,8-dione was synthesized by the reaction of 1,3-cyclohexanedione, N-cyclopropylamine and 3,4-dicholoaldehyde in water and glycol under microwave irradiation. Its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It possesses P212121 space group, with a = 9.9103（5）, b = 13.3597（8）, c = 14.5633（8）A, V= 1928.16（18）A3 ,Mr = 402.30, Z = 4, Dc= 1.386 g/cm^3, 2 = 0.7107A,μ（MoKα）=0.354mm^-1 and F （000） = 840. The structure was refined to R = 0.0280 and wR = 0.0757. In the structure, the pyridine ring adopts a boat conformation.

The study on aperture configuration of optical synthetic aperture imaging system

A model based on Fourier domain consideration on aperture configuration of optical synthetic aperture imaging system is introduced in this paper. The derivation of the model is directly linked to the restoration error of the original object from the recorded image. The aperture configuration is a function of the maximum frequency of interest, and takes into account the diameter of the aperture. The simulative results of genetic algorithms illustrate the usefulness of this model lot designing a synthetic aperture optical imaging system, and the aperture configuration of a good synthetic aperture optical imaging system should be non-redundant.