Membrane-based CO_2 separation is a promising alternative in terms of energy and environmental issues to other conventional techniques. Polyether-polyamide block copolymer(Pebax) membranes are promising for CO_2 separ...Membrane-based CO_2 separation is a promising alternative in terms of energy and environmental issues to other conventional techniques. Polyether-polyamide block copolymer(Pebax) membranes are promising for CO_2 separation because of their excellent selectivity, but limited by their moderate gas permeability. In this study,fresh-prepared zeolitic imidazolate framework-8(ZIF-8) nanocrystals were integrated into the Pebax?1657matrices to form mixed matrix membranes. The resulting membrane exhibits significantly improved CO_2permeability(as high as 300% increase), without the sacrifice of the selectivity, to the pristine polymer membrane. Several physical characterization techniques were employed to confirm the good interfacial interaction between ZIF-8 fillers and Pebax matrices. The effect of added ZIF-8 fillers on the transport mechanism through MMMs is also explored. Mixed-gas permeation for both CO_2/N_2 and CO_2/CH_4 was also evaluated. The separation performance for CO_2/CH_4 mixtures on the ZIF-8/Pebax MMMs is very close to the Roberson upper bound, and thus is technologically attractive for purification of natural gas.展开更多
To gain insight into the attachment of =Si^+ (SC) ion (regarded as guest) to the lowest generation, NH2-terminated poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers (regarded as host) in the liquid phase, density functio...To gain insight into the attachment of =Si^+ (SC) ion (regarded as guest) to the lowest generation, NH2-terminated poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers (regarded as host) in the liquid phase, density functional theory is used to investigate the structures and energetics of the host-guest complex. The effect of solvent on the structures and energetics is also investigated. Various initial configurations of the ion bound to PAMAM are tested, and two stable conformers are found, i.e, types A (=Si^+ is bound to the amine site) and C (=Si^+ is bound to the amide site). Types A and C are the most stable due to the chemical bond formations of Si-N° (amine nitrogen atoms) and Si-O, respectively. The IR spectra for the lowest energy conformers are thoroughly analyzed and compared with the available experimental data.展开更多
Molecular layer deposition (MLD) for the deposition of polyimide (PI) at low temperature of 110 ℃ has been firstly introduced into the field of membrane separation. With the optimized MLD deposition parameters, s...Molecular layer deposition (MLD) for the deposition of polyimide (PI) at low temperature of 110 ℃ has been firstly introduced into the field of membrane separation. With the optimized MLD deposition parameters, such low de- position temperature has successfully expanded the application of MLD for the surface modification of polymeric materials. Globular PI particulates grow on both the free surfaces as well as the pore walls of the polypropylene (PP) membranes as isolated islands during progressive precursor exposures. The PI-deposited PP membranes ex- hibit synergistically improved performances in various aspects. Evidently improved surface hydrophilicity and per- meation performance (30%) have been achieved v/a the MLD deposition of polyimide films. The overall separation efficiency maintained higher than 85% even after 250 cycles of MLD deposition. More importantly, the thermal sta- bility has been improved and the integrity of the porous structure for PI-deposited PP membranes has been well preserved even after harsh treatment, which ensures its potential application in industries.展开更多
Microstructure in selective layer has played a decisive role in permselectivity of nanofiltration(NF) membranes,and nanomaterials were well-known additives that had been applied to mediate the microstructure and perme...Microstructure in selective layer has played a decisive role in permselectivity of nanofiltration(NF) membranes,and nanomaterials were well-known additives that had been applied to mediate the microstructure and permeability of polyamide NF membranes. However, nanoadditives generally displayed a poor dispersion in membranes or in fabrication process. To solve this problem, we showed an interesting concept that novel NF membranes with hybrid selective layer consisting of flexible polyisobutylene(PIB) and rigid polyamide could be fabricated from well-defined interfacial polymerization. The hydrophobic polymer mediated phase separation and microdomains formation in polyamide layer were found. The immiscibility between the rigid polyamide and flexible PIB as well as the resultant interface effect was interpreted as the reason for the polymer enhanced permselectivity, which was similar with the well-known thin film nanocomposite(TFN) membranes that nanoparticles incorporated contributed significantly to membrane permeability and rejection performance.Our results have demonstrated that novel NF membranes with enhanced performance can be prepared from immiscible polymers, which is a new area that has not been extensively studied before.展开更多
New polyimide containing calix [4] arene moieties on the polymer backbone was successfully synthesized in N- methy1 - 2 - pyrrolidone (NMP) by polycondensations of 3, 3', 4, 4'- oxydiphthalic anhydride (ODPA) wi...New polyimide containing calix [4] arene moieties on the polymer backbone was successfully synthesized in N- methy1 - 2 - pyrrolidone (NMP) by polycondensations of 3, 3', 4, 4'- oxydiphthalic anhydride (ODPA) with the diaminocalix[4]arene monomer using 3,3'- dimethy1- 4, 4'- The polyimide prepared is soluble in common solvents, such as NMP, DMAc, DMF and chloroform. The polyimide films obtained have excellent thermal stability and mechanical property. At the same time, the liquid membrane transport of potassium ions by the new polyimide was investigated, which testified that compared to ODPA-DADPM polyimide, the polyimide containing culix[4] arenes has the transport ability to metal ions in regard to bulky, cone-like calix [-4] arene moieties.展开更多
An effective cation-exchange chromatographic method for lysozyme isolation from chicken egg white is presented, using supermacroporous cryogel grafted with sulfo functional groups. The chromatographic processes were c...An effective cation-exchange chromatographic method for lysozyme isolation from chicken egg white is presented, using supermacroporous cryogel grafted with sulfo functional groups. The chromatographic processes were carried out by one-step and sequential elution, respectively. Sodium phosphate buffer (pH 7.8) containing different concentrations of NaC1 is used as elution agent. The corresponding breakthrough characteristics and elution behaviors in the cryogel bed were investigated and analyzed. Purity of lysozyme in the elution effluent was assayed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The maximum purity of the obtained lysozyme was about 96%, and the cryogel is demonstrated as a potential separation medium for purification of high-purit lysozyme from chicken egg white.展开更多
A novel composite charged mosaic membrane(CCMM) was prepared via interfacial polymerization(IP) of polyamine[poly(epichlorohydrin amine) ]and trimesoyl chloride(TMC) on the polyethersulfone(PES) support. Fourier trans...A novel composite charged mosaic membrane(CCMM) was prepared via interfacial polymerization(IP) of polyamine[poly(epichlorohydrin amine) ]and trimesoyl chloride(TMC) on the polyethersulfone(PES) support. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR) ,environmental scanning electron microscopy(ESEM) ,atomic force microscopy(AFM) and water contact angle analysis were applied to characterize the resulted CCMM.The FT-IR spectrum indicates that TMC reacts sufficiently with polyamine.ESEM and AFM pictures show that the IP process produces a dense selective layer on the support membrane.The water contact angle of the CCMM is smaller than that of the substrate membrane because of the cross-linked hydrophilic polyamine network.Several factors affecting the IP reaction and the performance of the CCMM,such as monomer concentration,reaction time,pH value of aqueous phase solution and post-treatment,were studied.The pure water flux of the optimized CCMM is 14.73 L·m -2 ·h -1 ·MPa -1 at the operating pressure of 0.4 MPa.The values of separation factorαfor NaCl/PEG1000/water and MgCl2/PEG1000/water are 11.89 and 9.96,respectively.These results demonstrate that CCMM is promising for the separation of low-molecular-weight organics from their salt aqueous solutions.展开更多
Abstract Data-driven tools, such as principal component analysis (PCA) and independent component analysis (ICA) have been applied to different benchmarks as process monitoring methods. The difference between the t...Abstract Data-driven tools, such as principal component analysis (PCA) and independent component analysis (ICA) have been applied to different benchmarks as process monitoring methods. The difference between the two methods is that the components of PCA are still dependent while ICA has no orthogonality constraint and its latentvariables are independent. Process monitoring with PCA often supposes that process data or principal components is Gaussian distribution. However, this kind of constraint cannot be satisfied by several practical processes. To ex-tend the use of PCA, a nonparametric method is added to PCA to overcome the difficulty, and kernel density estimation (KDE) is rather a good choice. Though ICA is based on non-Gaussian distribution intormation, .KDE can help in the close monitoring of the data. Methods, such as PCA, ICA, PCA.with .KDE(KPCA), and ICA with KDE,(KICA), are demonstrated and. compared by applying them to a practical industnal Spheripol craft polypropylene catalyzer reactor instead of a laboratory emulator.展开更多
Polymers are high molecular weight molecules that provide high viscosity at low concentrations to the media they are inserted. In the oil industry, they are used for enhanced oil recovery and for drilling fluids, wher...Polymers are high molecular weight molecules that provide high viscosity at low concentrations to the media they are inserted. In the oil industry, they are used for enhanced oil recovery and for drilling fluids, where its viscosity is an important factor for a greater efficiency. From all the polymers used by industry, the polyacrylamide and the biopolymer xantham gum are those, which appear significantly in those applications. Taking that into consideration, this work intends to study the effects of the physical, chemical and structural parameters of those polymers in their rheological behaviour, by varying their concentrations from 400 ppm to 2,000 ppm and their temperatures from 298 K to 328 K, which are values similar to those found in the field. For that, a Brookfield Viscometer-Brookfield Engineering Labs rheometer was used. The results acquired showed that the increase on the polyacrylamides ionicity generates and increase on the medium viscosity. For the temperature, its increase causes a reduction of viscosity for the low ionicity polyacrylamides, while increases the viscosity for the high ionicity ones. In the comparative study between xantham gum and polyacrylamides, it was possible to notice that, even though the biopolymer is more complex, its viscosity still is lower when compared to the polyacrylamides.展开更多
Linked polymer solution (LPS) is defined as the solution of linked polymer coils (LPCs) dispersed in water, composed of low concentration partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) and aluminum citrate (crosslinker). ...Linked polymer solution (LPS) is defined as the solution of linked polymer coils (LPCs) dispersed in water, composed of low concentration partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) and aluminum citrate (crosslinker). In the work, the conformational changes of LPCs under different conditions were investigated by the methods of membrane filtering under low pressure, dynamic light scattering and core flooding experiments. The results showed that in some conditions the LPCs could be compressed mechanically to 1/158.5 of their original volume because of relatively lower HPAM cross-linking. The hydration property of LPCs was similar to that of normal polymer coils. The deformation of LPCs was more restricted than that of ordinary polymer coils under the flow shear stress or the shift of hydration equilibrium caused in the variation of the electrolyte concentration which is responsible for the effective plugging in the throats of porous media when LPCs are used for deep diverting.展开更多
Two aromatic polyimides were prepared by two- step way. Firstly, the poly(amic acid)s were synthesized from 1, 3 - bis(4 - aminophenoxy)benzene and two different aromatic dianhydrides. Secondly, polyimides were pr...Two aromatic polyimides were prepared by two- step way. Firstly, the poly(amic acid)s were synthesized from 1, 3 - bis(4 - aminophenoxy)benzene and two different aromatic dianhydrides. Secondly, polyimides were prepared via thermal imidization of poly(amic acid) precursors. The polyimides prepared were insoluble in common organic solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, chloroform and N, N- dimethyiformamide. The inherent viscosities of poly(amic acid)s were 1.82 dL/g and 2.67 dL/g. The high inherent viscosities were due to the strong intra- or intermolecular hydrogen interaction. The polyimides were characterized by mechanical and thermal analysis. It was found that the samples are of excellent thermal stability, higher glass-transition temperature and excellent dynamic mechanical and thermal properties.展开更多
One of the major safety issues in coal mining is heatings and the resultant spontaneous combustion in underground coal mines. CSIRO researchers have developed a number of polymer gels suitable for controlling beatings...One of the major safety issues in coal mining is heatings and the resultant spontaneous combustion in underground coal mines. CSIRO researchers have developed a number of polymer gels suitable for controlling beatings in coal mines. These gels were developed to meet strict selection criteria including easy preparation, no or low toxicity, controllable gelation time, adaptable to mine water chemistry, adjustable viscosity, relatively long gel life, thermally and chemically stable and low cost. The HPAM-Aluminum Citrate gel system was identified to be the most favourable gel system for fire suppression in under- ground coal mines. These gels can be applied to the areas undergoing coal heating or gas leakage at a controllable gelation time and impermeable gel barriers can be formed in the areas to block ingress of air.展开更多
The separate-layer injection in different interlayers and the injection of the same-molecular-weight polymer so- lution in a layer are necessary in the polymer flooding process because of heterogeneous multilayer sand...The separate-layer injection in different interlayers and the injection of the same-molecular-weight polymer so- lution in a layer are necessary in the polymer flooding process because of heterogeneous multilayer sandstone reservoirs in EOR projects. To alleviate the matching problems between the layer permeability and the injected polymer molecular weight, a molecular weight adjusting device with porous medium was designed on the basis of mechanical degradation principle. In terms of four variables (polymer concentration, pore diameter, length of shear component and flow rate ), the theological behavior of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) solu- tion flowing through the device was investigated in detail. The change of these variables is able to control the shear rate of HPAM solutions through ceramic foam, and achieve the desired degree of shear degradation and the final theological parameters-viscosity loss, viscoelasticity and pressure drop. Therefore, a linear relationship between viscosity loss and shearing rate was established so as to obtain the targeted viscosity easily. Field tests in the Daqing Oil Field showed that the polymer molecular weight could drop 20% to 50%. In a word, the results could guide the industrial application of the novel device and the further study of polymer degradation flowing through the porous medium.展开更多
A series of porous intelligent hydrogels, which exhibited appropriate lower critical solution temperature (LCST) and fast response behavior, were synthesized by radiation method. The structure and surface morphology o...A series of porous intelligent hydrogels, which exhibited appropriate lower critical solution temperature (LCST) and fast response behavior, were synthesized by radiation method. The structure and surface morphology of hydrogels were examined by the infrared radiation and the scanning electron microscopy, respectively. The influences of the content of crosslinking agent and relative molecular mass of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the swelling properties of hydrogels were discussed. The molecular mechanics simulations were performed to investigate the phase transformation mechanism of poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPA) hydrogel. The results show that macropores are observed in hydrogels, whereas hydrogels prepared without using PEG have a dense surface. LCST of hydrogels increases with the increase of relative molecular mass of PEG. The swelling mechanism of PNIPA porous hydrogels follows non-Fickian diffusion model. The theoretical maximum water absorption S∞ is approximately consistent with experimental value according to the second-order kinetics model established by Schott. The molecule chains of PNIPA hydrogel begin folding and curling, resulting in volume shrinkage at 305 K. There are much intramolecular nonbonding interactions in molecule chains of hydrogels. The porous hydrogels are expected to be applied in the field of artificial intelligence material.展开更多
A bacteria strain for the degradation of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) was isolated from a curing pot in HPAM distribution station of Daqing Oilfield using Hungate anaerobic technique. The isolate was investigate...A bacteria strain for the degradation of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) was isolated from a curing pot in HPAM distribution station of Daqing Oilfield using Hungate anaerobic technique. The isolate was investigated from morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular characterization. It is a Gram-negative, shortbacillus, non-spore-forming anaerobic bacteria with an optimum growth at 8.0 pH at 40℃. It can reduce sulfate to I-I2S. Alignment of 16S ribosomal DNA and 16S-23S ribosomal DNA intergenic spacer sequences suggests that this isolate is closely related to the Enterobacter cloacae. The isolate is identified as a new strain belonging to Enterobacter genus, temporarily named as Enterobacter cloacae 17. Analysis results of infrared spectroscopy (IR) show that the bacteria can use HPAM as the only carbon source, change the structure of HPAM polymer surface, and realize the hydrolysis of amide to carboxyl group by hydrolysis mechanism. It can degrade the side chain and change some functional groups, which obviously decreases the viscosity. GC-MS analysis indicates that the determined low-molecular weight degradation products of HPAM are polyacrylamide fragments with duplet bond, epoxy as well as carbonyl group, but most of them are acrylamide oligomer derivatives.展开更多
AIM: To comprehensively identify the proteins of tumor relative antigen Ca-Hb3 recognized by colorectal carcinoma monoclonal antibody Hb3. METHODS: Ca-Hb3 was isolated by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) ...AIM: To comprehensively identify the proteins of tumor relative antigen Ca-Hb3 recognized by colorectal carcinoma monoclonal antibody Hb3. METHODS: Ca-Hb3 was isolated by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) followed by digestion with trypsin. Trypsin peptides were analyzed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/ MS). The proteins identified by mass spectrometry were analyzed using bioinformatics. RESULTS: Ca-Hb3 was identified as a CKAP4-like protein by Nano HPLC tandem mass spectrometry analysis. The molecular weight of CKAP4-like protein was 62.02 kDa, including one hydrophobic region, one transmembrane domain, five coiled coils, four glycosylation sites and forty-nine phosphorylation sites. CKAP4-like protein had a high homogeneity with DeltaNp63α. The characteristic expression of DeltaNp63α that is considered a potential oncogene in the isoforms of p63 was similar to that of Ca-Hb3. CONCLUSION: Ca-Hb3 is probably a CKAP4-like protein, belonging to DeltaNp63α isoform of p63 family.展开更多
AIM:To investigate the association between hepatocel-lular carcinoma (HCC) susceptibility and a 12-bp inser-tion/deletion polymorphism (rs6147150) in the 3'UTR of ErbB4.METHODS:Using a case-control design,the rs61...AIM:To investigate the association between hepatocel-lular carcinoma (HCC) susceptibility and a 12-bp inser-tion/deletion polymorphism (rs6147150) in the 3'UTR of ErbB4.METHODS:Using a case-control design,the rs6147150 genotypes in 270 patients with HCC and 270 healthy controls were determined by direct polymerase chain reaction and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.Logistic regression was used to analyze the association between the polymorphism and cancer risk.RESULTS:Computational modeling suggested that rs6147150 was located in the seed region of hsa-let-7c,a potential target sequence in ErbB4 3'UTR.Logistic re-gression analysis showed that,compared with individu-als homozygous for wild-type,heterozygotes [adjusted odds ratio (OR)=1.48,95% confidence interval (CI)= 1.03-2.17,P=0.034] and individuals homozygous for 12-bp del/del (OR=2.50,95% CI=1.37-4.56,P=0.001) were at significantly higher risk of HCC.Car-riers of the "del" allele of rs6147150 had a 1.59-fold increased risk for HCC (95% CI=1.22-2.07,P=0.003).CONCLUSION:rs6147150 may be associated with HCC risk,in part through let-7c-mediated regulation,and may be involved in the pathogenesis of HCC in Chi-nese populations.展开更多
Conjugated covalent organic frameworks(COFs)hold great promise in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution owing to their high crystallinity,large surface area,and distinct structure.However,COFs exhibit poor charge separati...Conjugated covalent organic frameworks(COFs)hold great promise in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution owing to their high crystallinity,large surface area,and distinct structure.However,COFs exhibit poor charge separation.Therefore,investigating highly effective COF-based photocatalysts is crucial.For the first time,conjugated COF/perylene diimide urea polymer(PUP)all-organic heterostructure with S-scheme interfacial charge-transfer channels was successfully developed and manufactured via in situ coupling of the two-dimensional triazine-based imine-linked COF(denoted as TATF-COF)with PUP.The optimal photocatalytic hydrogen-evolution rate of 94.5 mmol h^(-1) g^(-1) for TATF-COF/PUP is 3.5 times that of pure TATF-COF and is comparable to or even higher than that of the previously reported COF-based photocatalysts,resulting in an apparent quantum efficiency of up to 19.7%at 420 nm.The improved directional S-scheme charge transfer driven by the tuned built-in electric field and enhanced oxidation and reduction reaction rates of the photogenerated carriers contribute synergistically to the boosted photocatalytic H_(2) evolution.Experiments and theoretical studies reveal plausible H_(2) evolution and spatial S-scheme charge-separation mechanisms under visible-light irradiation.This study provides advanced methods for constructing all-organic S-scheme high-efficiency photocatalysts by the modulation of band structures.展开更多
Four acrylamide polymer flocculants, anionic polyacrylamide P(AA-co-AM), cationic poly- acrylamide P(DMB-co-AM), nonionic polyacrylamide P(AM), and hydrophobical polyacry- lamide P(OA-co-AM) have been prepared...Four acrylamide polymer flocculants, anionic polyacrylamide P(AA-co-AM), cationic poly- acrylamide P(DMB-co-AM), nonionic polyacrylamide P(AM), and hydrophobical polyacry- lamide P(OA-co-AM) have been prepared by copolymerizing with acrylic acid, cationic monomer dimethylethyl (acryloxyethyl) ammonium bromide (DMB) and hydrophobical monomer octadecyl acrylate with acrylamide. The interactions between the flocculants with the (012) surface of alumina crystal (A1203) have been simulated by molecular dynamics method. All the polymers can bind tightly with A1203 crystal, the interaction between the O of polymers and A1 of the (012) surface of A1203 is significantly strong. The order of binding energy is as follows: P(DMB-co-AM)〉P(OA-co-AM)〉P(AA-co-AM)〉P(AM), implying a better flocculation performance of P(DMB-co-AM) than the others. Analy- sis indicates that binding energy is mainly determined by Coulomb interaction. Bonds are found between the O atoms of the polymers and the A1 atoms of A1203. The poly- mers' structures deform when they combine with A1203 crystal, but the deformation en- ergies are low and far less than non-bonding energies. Flocculation experiments in sus- pension medium of l%Kaolin show a transmittancy of 90.8% for 6 mg/L P(DMB-co-AM) and 73.0% for P(AM). The sequence of flocculation performance of four polymers is P(DMB-co-AM)〉P(OA-co-AM)〉P(AA-co-AM)〉P(AM), which is in excellent agreement with the simulation results of binding energy.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21406106)Jiangsu Provincial NSFC(BK20130928)+2 种基金Foundation of Jiangsu Educational Committee of China(14KJB530006)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)the Research and Innovation Program for College Postgraduates of Jiangsu Province(Grant SJLX16_0300)
文摘Membrane-based CO_2 separation is a promising alternative in terms of energy and environmental issues to other conventional techniques. Polyether-polyamide block copolymer(Pebax) membranes are promising for CO_2 separation because of their excellent selectivity, but limited by their moderate gas permeability. In this study,fresh-prepared zeolitic imidazolate framework-8(ZIF-8) nanocrystals were integrated into the Pebax?1657matrices to form mixed matrix membranes. The resulting membrane exhibits significantly improved CO_2permeability(as high as 300% increase), without the sacrifice of the selectivity, to the pristine polymer membrane. Several physical characterization techniques were employed to confirm the good interfacial interaction between ZIF-8 fillers and Pebax matrices. The effect of added ZIF-8 fillers on the transport mechanism through MMMs is also explored. Mixed-gas permeation for both CO_2/N_2 and CO_2/CH_4 was also evaluated. The separation performance for CO_2/CH_4 mixtures on the ZIF-8/Pebax MMMs is very close to the Roberson upper bound, and thus is technologically attractive for purification of natural gas.
文摘To gain insight into the attachment of =Si^+ (SC) ion (regarded as guest) to the lowest generation, NH2-terminated poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers (regarded as host) in the liquid phase, density functional theory is used to investigate the structures and energetics of the host-guest complex. The effect of solvent on the structures and energetics is also investigated. Various initial configurations of the ion bound to PAMAM are tested, and two stable conformers are found, i.e, types A (=Si^+ is bound to the amine site) and C (=Si^+ is bound to the amide site). Types A and C are the most stable due to the chemical bond formations of Si-N° (amine nitrogen atoms) and Si-O, respectively. The IR spectra for the lowest energy conformers are thoroughly analyzed and compared with the available experimental data.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2015CB655301)the Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation(BK20150063)+1 种基金the Natural Science Research Program of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(13KJA430005)the Project of Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)
文摘Molecular layer deposition (MLD) for the deposition of polyimide (PI) at low temperature of 110 ℃ has been firstly introduced into the field of membrane separation. With the optimized MLD deposition parameters, such low de- position temperature has successfully expanded the application of MLD for the surface modification of polymeric materials. Globular PI particulates grow on both the free surfaces as well as the pore walls of the polypropylene (PP) membranes as isolated islands during progressive precursor exposures. The PI-deposited PP membranes ex- hibit synergistically improved performances in various aspects. Evidently improved surface hydrophilicity and per- meation performance (30%) have been achieved v/a the MLD deposition of polyimide films. The overall separation efficiency maintained higher than 85% even after 250 cycles of MLD deposition. More importantly, the thermal sta- bility has been improved and the integrity of the porous structure for PI-deposited PP membranes has been well preserved even after harsh treatment, which ensures its potential application in industries.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2015CB655303)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(Q14B040003)
文摘Microstructure in selective layer has played a decisive role in permselectivity of nanofiltration(NF) membranes,and nanomaterials were well-known additives that had been applied to mediate the microstructure and permeability of polyamide NF membranes. However, nanoadditives generally displayed a poor dispersion in membranes or in fabrication process. To solve this problem, we showed an interesting concept that novel NF membranes with hybrid selective layer consisting of flexible polyisobutylene(PIB) and rigid polyamide could be fabricated from well-defined interfacial polymerization. The hydrophobic polymer mediated phase separation and microdomains formation in polyamide layer were found. The immiscibility between the rigid polyamide and flexible PIB as well as the resultant interface effect was interpreted as the reason for the polymer enhanced permselectivity, which was similar with the well-known thin film nanocomposite(TFN) membranes that nanoparticles incorporated contributed significantly to membrane permeability and rejection performance.Our results have demonstrated that novel NF membranes with enhanced performance can be prepared from immiscible polymers, which is a new area that has not been extensively studied before.
基金Science Foundation of Anhui University of Technology and Science,China(No.2007YQ001)
文摘New polyimide containing calix [4] arene moieties on the polymer backbone was successfully synthesized in N- methy1 - 2 - pyrrolidone (NMP) by polycondensations of 3, 3', 4, 4'- oxydiphthalic anhydride (ODPA) with the diaminocalix[4]arene monomer using 3,3'- dimethy1- 4, 4'- The polyimide prepared is soluble in common solvents, such as NMP, DMAc, DMF and chloroform. The polyimide films obtained have excellent thermal stability and mechanical property. At the same time, the liquid membrane transport of potassium ions by the new polyimide was investigated, which testified that compared to ODPA-DADPM polyimide, the polyimide containing culix[4] arenes has the transport ability to metal ions in regard to bulky, cone-like calix [-4] arene moieties.
基金Supported by the National lqatural Science Foundation of China (21036005, 20876145), the Science and Technology Cooperation Project between China-Europe Country's Governments from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (1017) and the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Provincial (Y4080326).
文摘An effective cation-exchange chromatographic method for lysozyme isolation from chicken egg white is presented, using supermacroporous cryogel grafted with sulfo functional groups. The chromatographic processes were carried out by one-step and sequential elution, respectively. Sodium phosphate buffer (pH 7.8) containing different concentrations of NaC1 is used as elution agent. The corresponding breakthrough characteristics and elution behaviors in the cryogel bed were investigated and analyzed. Purity of lysozyme in the elution effluent was assayed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The maximum purity of the obtained lysozyme was about 96%, and the cryogel is demonstrated as a potential separation medium for purification of high-purit lysozyme from chicken egg white.
基金Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(2008AA06Z330) the National Natural Science Foundation of China(20676125) the Technician Service Enterprise Action Program(2009GJD00048)
文摘A novel composite charged mosaic membrane(CCMM) was prepared via interfacial polymerization(IP) of polyamine[poly(epichlorohydrin amine) ]and trimesoyl chloride(TMC) on the polyethersulfone(PES) support. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR) ,environmental scanning electron microscopy(ESEM) ,atomic force microscopy(AFM) and water contact angle analysis were applied to characterize the resulted CCMM.The FT-IR spectrum indicates that TMC reacts sufficiently with polyamine.ESEM and AFM pictures show that the IP process produces a dense selective layer on the support membrane.The water contact angle of the CCMM is smaller than that of the substrate membrane because of the cross-linked hydrophilic polyamine network.Several factors affecting the IP reaction and the performance of the CCMM,such as monomer concentration,reaction time,pH value of aqueous phase solution and post-treatment,were studied.The pure water flux of the optimized CCMM is 14.73 L·m -2 ·h -1 ·MPa -1 at the operating pressure of 0.4 MPa.The values of separation factorαfor NaCl/PEG1000/water and MgCl2/PEG1000/water are 11.89 and 9.96,respectively.These results demonstrate that CCMM is promising for the separation of low-molecular-weight organics from their salt aqueous solutions.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.60574047) and the Doctorate Foundation of the State Education Ministry of China (No.20050335018).
文摘Abstract Data-driven tools, such as principal component analysis (PCA) and independent component analysis (ICA) have been applied to different benchmarks as process monitoring methods. The difference between the two methods is that the components of PCA are still dependent while ICA has no orthogonality constraint and its latentvariables are independent. Process monitoring with PCA often supposes that process data or principal components is Gaussian distribution. However, this kind of constraint cannot be satisfied by several practical processes. To ex-tend the use of PCA, a nonparametric method is added to PCA to overcome the difficulty, and kernel density estimation (KDE) is rather a good choice. Though ICA is based on non-Gaussian distribution intormation, .KDE can help in the close monitoring of the data. Methods, such as PCA, ICA, PCA.with .KDE(KPCA), and ICA with KDE,(KICA), are demonstrated and. compared by applying them to a practical industnal Spheripol craft polypropylene catalyzer reactor instead of a laboratory emulator.
文摘Polymers are high molecular weight molecules that provide high viscosity at low concentrations to the media they are inserted. In the oil industry, they are used for enhanced oil recovery and for drilling fluids, where its viscosity is an important factor for a greater efficiency. From all the polymers used by industry, the polyacrylamide and the biopolymer xantham gum are those, which appear significantly in those applications. Taking that into consideration, this work intends to study the effects of the physical, chemical and structural parameters of those polymers in their rheological behaviour, by varying their concentrations from 400 ppm to 2,000 ppm and their temperatures from 298 K to 328 K, which are values similar to those found in the field. For that, a Brookfield Viscometer-Brookfield Engineering Labs rheometer was used. The results acquired showed that the increase on the polyacrylamides ionicity generates and increase on the medium viscosity. For the temperature, its increase causes a reduction of viscosity for the low ionicity polyacrylamides, while increases the viscosity for the high ionicity ones. In the comparative study between xantham gum and polyacrylamides, it was possible to notice that, even though the biopolymer is more complex, its viscosity still is lower when compared to the polyacrylamides.
基金Supported by Open Foundation of State Key Laboratoy of Heavy Oil Processing(No. 200013)
文摘Linked polymer solution (LPS) is defined as the solution of linked polymer coils (LPCs) dispersed in water, composed of low concentration partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) and aluminum citrate (crosslinker). In the work, the conformational changes of LPCs under different conditions were investigated by the methods of membrane filtering under low pressure, dynamic light scattering and core flooding experiments. The results showed that in some conditions the LPCs could be compressed mechanically to 1/158.5 of their original volume because of relatively lower HPAM cross-linking. The hydration property of LPCs was similar to that of normal polymer coils. The deformation of LPCs was more restricted than that of ordinary polymer coils under the flow shear stress or the shift of hydration equilibrium caused in the variation of the electrolyte concentration which is responsible for the effective plugging in the throats of porous media when LPCs are used for deep diverting.
基金the Key Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (No.02ZA14004)
文摘Two aromatic polyimides were prepared by two- step way. Firstly, the poly(amic acid)s were synthesized from 1, 3 - bis(4 - aminophenoxy)benzene and two different aromatic dianhydrides. Secondly, polyimides were prepared via thermal imidization of poly(amic acid) precursors. The polyimides prepared were insoluble in common organic solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, chloroform and N, N- dimethyiformamide. The inherent viscosities of poly(amic acid)s were 1.82 dL/g and 2.67 dL/g. The high inherent viscosities were due to the strong intra- or intermolecular hydrogen interaction. The polyimides were characterized by mechanical and thermal analysis. It was found that the samples are of excellent thermal stability, higher glass-transition temperature and excellent dynamic mechanical and thermal properties.
文摘One of the major safety issues in coal mining is heatings and the resultant spontaneous combustion in underground coal mines. CSIRO researchers have developed a number of polymer gels suitable for controlling beatings in coal mines. These gels were developed to meet strict selection criteria including easy preparation, no or low toxicity, controllable gelation time, adaptable to mine water chemistry, adjustable viscosity, relatively long gel life, thermally and chemically stable and low cost. The HPAM-Aluminum Citrate gel system was identified to be the most favourable gel system for fire suppression in under- ground coal mines. These gels can be applied to the areas undergoing coal heating or gas leakage at a controllable gelation time and impermeable gel barriers can be formed in the areas to block ingress of air.
基金Supported by the Program for Yangtse River Scholars and Innovative Research Terms in Universities(IRT0936)the National Basic Research Program of China(2009CB219905+2 种基金2009CB219907)the Daqing Oilfield Co.Ltd
文摘The separate-layer injection in different interlayers and the injection of the same-molecular-weight polymer so- lution in a layer are necessary in the polymer flooding process because of heterogeneous multilayer sandstone reservoirs in EOR projects. To alleviate the matching problems between the layer permeability and the injected polymer molecular weight, a molecular weight adjusting device with porous medium was designed on the basis of mechanical degradation principle. In terms of four variables (polymer concentration, pore diameter, length of shear component and flow rate ), the theological behavior of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) solu- tion flowing through the device was investigated in detail. The change of these variables is able to control the shear rate of HPAM solutions through ceramic foam, and achieve the desired degree of shear degradation and the final theological parameters-viscosity loss, viscoelasticity and pressure drop. Therefore, a linear relationship between viscosity loss and shearing rate was established so as to obtain the targeted viscosity easily. Field tests in the Daqing Oil Field showed that the polymer molecular weight could drop 20% to 50%. In a word, the results could guide the industrial application of the novel device and the further study of polymer degradation flowing through the porous medium.
基金Project(102101210100) supported by the Key Science and Technology Project of Henan Province,ChinaProjects(2011B430023,12B430021) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province,China
文摘A series of porous intelligent hydrogels, which exhibited appropriate lower critical solution temperature (LCST) and fast response behavior, were synthesized by radiation method. The structure and surface morphology of hydrogels were examined by the infrared radiation and the scanning electron microscopy, respectively. The influences of the content of crosslinking agent and relative molecular mass of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the swelling properties of hydrogels were discussed. The molecular mechanics simulations were performed to investigate the phase transformation mechanism of poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPA) hydrogel. The results show that macropores are observed in hydrogels, whereas hydrogels prepared without using PEG have a dense surface. LCST of hydrogels increases with the increase of relative molecular mass of PEG. The swelling mechanism of PNIPA porous hydrogels follows non-Fickian diffusion model. The theoretical maximum water absorption S∞ is approximately consistent with experimental value according to the second-order kinetics model established by Schott. The molecule chains of PNIPA hydrogel begin folding and curling, resulting in volume shrinkage at 305 K. There are much intramolecular nonbonding interactions in molecule chains of hydrogels. The porous hydrogels are expected to be applied in the field of artificial intelligence material.
基金Sponsored by the Country from Branch Fund Significant International Cooperation Item(Grant No.50521140075)
文摘A bacteria strain for the degradation of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) was isolated from a curing pot in HPAM distribution station of Daqing Oilfield using Hungate anaerobic technique. The isolate was investigated from morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular characterization. It is a Gram-negative, shortbacillus, non-spore-forming anaerobic bacteria with an optimum growth at 8.0 pH at 40℃. It can reduce sulfate to I-I2S. Alignment of 16S ribosomal DNA and 16S-23S ribosomal DNA intergenic spacer sequences suggests that this isolate is closely related to the Enterobacter cloacae. The isolate is identified as a new strain belonging to Enterobacter genus, temporarily named as Enterobacter cloacae 17. Analysis results of infrared spectroscopy (IR) show that the bacteria can use HPAM as the only carbon source, change the structure of HPAM polymer surface, and realize the hydrolysis of amide to carboxyl group by hydrolysis mechanism. It can degrade the side chain and change some functional groups, which obviously decreases the viscosity. GC-MS analysis indicates that the determined low-molecular weight degradation products of HPAM are polyacrylamide fragments with duplet bond, epoxy as well as carbonyl group, but most of them are acrylamide oligomer derivatives.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30300155
文摘AIM: To comprehensively identify the proteins of tumor relative antigen Ca-Hb3 recognized by colorectal carcinoma monoclonal antibody Hb3. METHODS: Ca-Hb3 was isolated by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) followed by digestion with trypsin. Trypsin peptides were analyzed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/ MS). The proteins identified by mass spectrometry were analyzed using bioinformatics. RESULTS: Ca-Hb3 was identified as a CKAP4-like protein by Nano HPLC tandem mass spectrometry analysis. The molecular weight of CKAP4-like protein was 62.02 kDa, including one hydrophobic region, one transmembrane domain, five coiled coils, four glycosylation sites and forty-nine phosphorylation sites. CKAP4-like protein had a high homogeneity with DeltaNp63α. The characteristic expression of DeltaNp63α that is considered a potential oncogene in the isoforms of p63 was similar to that of Ca-Hb3. CONCLUSION: Ca-Hb3 is probably a CKAP4-like protein, belonging to DeltaNp63α isoform of p63 family.
基金Supported by The Applied Basic Research Programs of Science and Technology Commission Foundation of Suzhou,No.sys201047
文摘AIM:To investigate the association between hepatocel-lular carcinoma (HCC) susceptibility and a 12-bp inser-tion/deletion polymorphism (rs6147150) in the 3'UTR of ErbB4.METHODS:Using a case-control design,the rs6147150 genotypes in 270 patients with HCC and 270 healthy controls were determined by direct polymerase chain reaction and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.Logistic regression was used to analyze the association between the polymorphism and cancer risk.RESULTS:Computational modeling suggested that rs6147150 was located in the seed region of hsa-let-7c,a potential target sequence in ErbB4 3'UTR.Logistic re-gression analysis showed that,compared with individu-als homozygous for wild-type,heterozygotes [adjusted odds ratio (OR)=1.48,95% confidence interval (CI)= 1.03-2.17,P=0.034] and individuals homozygous for 12-bp del/del (OR=2.50,95% CI=1.37-4.56,P=0.001) were at significantly higher risk of HCC.Car-riers of the "del" allele of rs6147150 had a 1.59-fold increased risk for HCC (95% CI=1.22-2.07,P=0.003).CONCLUSION:rs6147150 may be associated with HCC risk,in part through let-7c-mediated regulation,and may be involved in the pathogenesis of HCC in Chi-nese populations.
文摘Conjugated covalent organic frameworks(COFs)hold great promise in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution owing to their high crystallinity,large surface area,and distinct structure.However,COFs exhibit poor charge separation.Therefore,investigating highly effective COF-based photocatalysts is crucial.For the first time,conjugated COF/perylene diimide urea polymer(PUP)all-organic heterostructure with S-scheme interfacial charge-transfer channels was successfully developed and manufactured via in situ coupling of the two-dimensional triazine-based imine-linked COF(denoted as TATF-COF)with PUP.The optimal photocatalytic hydrogen-evolution rate of 94.5 mmol h^(-1) g^(-1) for TATF-COF/PUP is 3.5 times that of pure TATF-COF and is comparable to or even higher than that of the previously reported COF-based photocatalysts,resulting in an apparent quantum efficiency of up to 19.7%at 420 nm.The improved directional S-scheme charge transfer driven by the tuned built-in electric field and enhanced oxidation and reduction reaction rates of the photogenerated carriers contribute synergistically to the boosted photocatalytic H_(2) evolution.Experiments and theoretical studies reveal plausible H_(2) evolution and spatial S-scheme charge-separation mechanisms under visible-light irradiation.This study provides advanced methods for constructing all-organic S-scheme high-efficiency photocatalysts by the modulation of band structures.
文摘Four acrylamide polymer flocculants, anionic polyacrylamide P(AA-co-AM), cationic poly- acrylamide P(DMB-co-AM), nonionic polyacrylamide P(AM), and hydrophobical polyacry- lamide P(OA-co-AM) have been prepared by copolymerizing with acrylic acid, cationic monomer dimethylethyl (acryloxyethyl) ammonium bromide (DMB) and hydrophobical monomer octadecyl acrylate with acrylamide. The interactions between the flocculants with the (012) surface of alumina crystal (A1203) have been simulated by molecular dynamics method. All the polymers can bind tightly with A1203 crystal, the interaction between the O of polymers and A1 of the (012) surface of A1203 is significantly strong. The order of binding energy is as follows: P(DMB-co-AM)〉P(OA-co-AM)〉P(AA-co-AM)〉P(AM), implying a better flocculation performance of P(DMB-co-AM) than the others. Analy- sis indicates that binding energy is mainly determined by Coulomb interaction. Bonds are found between the O atoms of the polymers and the A1 atoms of A1203. The poly- mers' structures deform when they combine with A1203 crystal, but the deformation en- ergies are low and far less than non-bonding energies. Flocculation experiments in sus- pension medium of l%Kaolin show a transmittancy of 90.8% for 6 mg/L P(DMB-co-AM) and 73.0% for P(AM). The sequence of flocculation performance of four polymers is P(DMB-co-AM)〉P(OA-co-AM)〉P(AA-co-AM)〉P(AM), which is in excellent agreement with the simulation results of binding energy.