Facile synthesis of hierarchical NaX zeolite from natural kaolinite for efficient Knoevenagel condensation

Zeolite catalysts have found extensive applications in the synthesis of various fine chemicals.However,the micropores of zeolites impose diffusion limitations on bulky molecules,greatly reducing the catalytic efficiency.Herein,we explore an economic and environmentally friendly method for synthesizing hierarchical NaX zeolite that exhibits improved catalytic performance in the Knoevenagel condensation reaction for producing the useful fine chemical 2-cyano-3-phenylacrylate.The synthesis was achieved via a low-temperature activation of kaolinite and subsequent in-situ transformation strategy without any template or seed.Systematic characterizations reveal that the synthesized NaX zeolite has both intercrystalline and intra-crystalline mesopores,smaller crystal size,and larger external specific surface area compared to commercial NaX zeolite.Detailed mechanism investigations show that the inter-crystalline mesopores are generated by stacking smaller crystals formed from in-situ crystallization of the depolymerized kaolinite,and the intra-crystalline mesopores are inherited from the pores in the depolymerized kaolinite.This synthesis strategy provides an energy-saving and effective way to construct hierarchical zeolites,which may gain wide applications in fine chemical manufacturing.

Chromatin condensation but not DNA integrity of pig sperm is greater in the sperm-rich fraction

Background Protamination and condensation of sperm chromatin as well as DNA integrity play an essential role during fertilization and embryo development.In some mammals,like pigs,ejaculates are emitted in three separate fractions:pre-sperm,sperm-rich(SRF)and post sperm-rich(PSRF).These fractions are known to vary in volume,sperm concentration and quality,as well as in the origin and composition of seminal plasma(SP),with differences being also observed within the SRF one.Yet,whether disparities in the DNA integrity and chromatin condensation and pro-tamination of their sperm exist has not been interrogated.Results This study determined chromatin protamination(Chromomycin A3 test,CMA_(3)),condensation(Dibromobi-mane test,DBB),and DNA integrity(Comet assay)in the pig sperm contained in the first 10 m L of the SRF(SRF-P1),the remaining portion of the sperm-rich fraction(SRF-P2),and the post sperm-rich fraction(PSRF).While chromatin protamination was found to be similar between the different ejaculate fractions(P>0.05),chromatin condensation was seen to be greater in SRF-P1 and SRF-P2 than in the PSRF(P=0.018 and P=0.004,respectively).Regarding DNA integrity,no differences between fractions were observed(P>0.05).As the SRF-P1 has the highest sperm concentra-tion and ejaculate fractions are known to differ in antioxidant composition,the oxidative stress index(OSi)in SP,calcu-lated as total oxidant activity divided by total antioxidant capacity,was tested and confirmed to be higher in the SRF-P1 than in SRF-P2 and PSRF(0.42±0.06 vs.0.23±0.09 and 0.08±0.00,respectively;P<0.01);this index,in addition,was observed to be correlated to the sperm concentration of each fraction(Rs=0.973;P<0.001).Conclusion While sperm DNA integrity was not found to differ between ejaculate fractions,SRF-P1 and SRF-P2 were observed to exhibit greater chromatin condensation than the PSRF.This could be related to the OSi of each fraction.

Controllable Condensation of Aromatics and Its Mechanisms in Carbonization

In order to obtain liquefied products with higher yields of aromatic molecules to produce mesophase pitch,a good understanding of the relevant reaction mechanisms is required.Reactive molecular dynamics simulations were used to study the thermal reactions of pyrene,1-methylpyrene,7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzopyrene,and mixtures of pyrene with 1-octene,cyclohexene,or styrene.The reactant conversion rates,reaction rates,and product distributions were calculated and compared,and the mechanisms were analyzed and discussed.The results demonstrated that methyl and naphthenic structures in aromatics might improve the conversion rates of reactants in hydrogen transfer processes,but their steric hindrances prohibited the generation of high polymers.The naphthenic structures could generate more free radicals and presented a more obvious inhibition effect on the condensation of polymers compared with the methyl side chains.It was discovered that when different olefins were mixed with pyrene,1-octene primarily underwent pyrolysis reactions,whereas cyclohexene mainly underwent hydrogen transfer reactions with pyrene and styrene,mostly producing superconjugated biradicals through condensation reactions with pyrene.In the mixture systems,the olefins scattered aromatic molecules,hindering the formation of pyrene trimers and higher polymers.According to the reactive molecular dynamics simulations,styrene may enhance the yield of dimer and enable the controlled polycondensation of pyrene.

Supersonic expansion and condensation characteristics of hydrogen gas under different temperature conditions

This paper introduced supersonic expansion liquefaction technology into the field of hydrogen liquefaction.The mathematical model for supersonic condensation of hydrogen gas in a Laval nozzle model was established.The supersonic expansion and condensation characteristics of hydrogen gas under different temperature conditions were investigated.The simulation results show that the droplet number rises rapidly from 0 at the nozzle throat as the inlet temperature increases,and the maximum droplet number generated is 1.339×10^(18)kg^(-1)at inlet temperature of 36.0 K.When hydrogen nucleation occurs,the droplet radius increases significantly and shows a positive correlation with the increase in the inlet temperature,and the maximum droplet radii are 6.667×10^(-8)m,1.043×10^(-7)m,and 1.099×10^(-7)m when the inlet temperature is 36.0 K,36.5 K,and 37.0 K,respectively.The maximum nucleation rate decreases with increasing inlet temperature,and the nucleation region of the Laval nozzle becomes wider.The liquefaction efficiency can be effectively improved by lowering the inlet temperature.This is because a lower inlet temperature provides more subcooling,which allows the hydrogen to reach the thermodynamic conditions required for large-scale condensation more quickly.

Finite-Time Thermodynamic Simulation of Circulating Direct Condensation Heat Recovery on Chillers

A time series model is used in this paper to describe the progress of circulating direct condensation heat recovery of the compound condensing process (CCP) which is made of two water cooling condensing processes in series for a centrifugal chiller in the paper. A finite-time thermodynamics method is used to set up the time series simulation model. As a result, an upper bound of recoverable condensation heat for the compound condensing process is obtained which is in good agreement with experimental result. And the result is valuable and useful to optimization design of condensing heat recovery.

Generalized polynomial chaos expansion by reanalysis using static condensation based on substructuring

This paper presents a new computational method for forward uncertainty quantification(UQ)analyses on large-scale structural systems in the presence of arbitrary and dependent random inputs.The method consists of a generalized polynomial chaos expansion(GPCE)for statistical moment and reliability analyses associated with the stochastic output and a static reanalysis method to generate the input-output data set.In the reanalysis,we employ substructuring for a structure to isolate its local regions that vary due to random inputs.This allows for avoiding repeated computations of invariant substructures while generating the input-output data set.Combining substructuring with static condensation further improves the computational efficiency of the reanalysis without losing accuracy.Consequently,the GPCE with the static reanalysis method can achieve significant computational saving,thus mitigating the curse of dimensionality to some degree for UQ under high-dimensional inputs.The numerical results obtained from a simple structure indicate that the proposed method for UQ produces accurate solutions more efficiently than the GPCE using full finite element analyses(FEAs).We also demonstrate the efficiency and scalability of the proposed method by executing UQ for a large-scale wing-box structure under ten-dimensional(all-dependent)random inputs.

Reducing Condensation Inside the Photovoltaic(PV)Inverter according to the Effect of Diffusion as a Process of Vapor Transport

A photovoltaic(PV)inverter is a vital component of a photovoltaic(PV)solar system.Photovoltaic(PV)inverter failure can mean a solar system that is no longer functioning.When electronic devices such as photovoltaic(PV)inverter devices are subjected to vapor condensation,a risk could occur.Given the amount of moisture in the air,saturation occurswhen the temperature drops to the dewpoint,and condensationmay formon surfaces.Numerical simulation with“COMSOL Software”is important for obtaining knowledge relevant to preventing condensation by using two steps.At first,the assumption was that the device’s water vapor concentration was homogeneous to evaluate the amount of liquid water accumulated on the internal walls of the photovoltaic(PV)inverter box.Second,by considering the effect of external wind velocity onmoisture transport at the air interface to evaluate water vapor transport outdoors and reduce condensation.General factorial designs are utilized for analyzing the nature of the relationship between the vapor condensation response and the variables.Reducing vapor condensation inside the solar inverter by the effect of external wind speed on diffusion as a process of transporting moister air outside the inverter box is the main solution for this problem.During the movement and assessment of the flow of water vapor,the impact of vapor condensation is reduced.The saturation period was determined by using a Boolean saturation indicator.The saturation indicator was set to 1 when saturation was detected(relative humidity greater than or equal to 1)and 0 otherwise.Calculating the flow and dispersion of moist air as a function of wind speed helped solve the problem.

New Strategy Leverages Lignin Condensation for Biomass Utilization

There is an old saying in the biorefining industry that“You can make anything from lignin except money.”This bio-based compound is abundant and full of potential,but commercializing it remains a challenge.This may no longer be the case soon with an innovative approach by chemists from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics(DICP)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their colleagues to harness lignin condensation–often considered a nuisance–for efficient utilization of lignocellulose.

基于均值移动确定性漂移的改进CONDENSATION人脸跟踪

针对视频序列目标跟踪粒子滤波经典CONDENSATION算法用先验转移概率,即采用一阶或二阶AR模型难以有效进行粒子传播的问题,提出了一种改进的CONDENSATION人脸跟踪算法。首先利用高效的均值移动跟踪器以低廉的计算成本初步进行人脸目标跟踪定位,并用此初步跟踪结果来确定CONDENSATION粒子动态传播模型中的确定性漂移部分,然后只需加入一个较小的随机扩散噪声来完成粒子的传播。由于这样所得的粒子点能较为集中地分布在状态的真实区域附近,因而大大提高了粒子的利用效率。人脸跟踪实验表明,该改进算法的性能明显优于原CONDENSATION方法。

Magnesium vapor nucleation in phase transitions and condensation under vacuum conditions

Recent findings related to coagulable magnesium vapor nucleation and growth in vacuum were assessed critically, with emphasis on understanding these processes at a fundamental molecular level. The effects of magnesium vapor pressure, condensation temperature, and condensation zone temperature gradient on magnesium vapor nucleation in phase transitions and condensation from atomic collision and coacervation with collision under vacuum conditions were discussed. Magnesium powder and magnesium lump condensates were produced under different conditions and characterized by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy （EDS）. The right condensation zone temperature approach to the liquid transition primarily improved the magnesium vapor concentration rate. The gas-solid phase transition was primarily inhibited by setting a small condenser temperature gradient. Under the right condensation temperature and temperature gradients, increasing magnesium vapor partial pressure improved crystallization and reduced the oxidation rate.

Amine-grafted on lanthanide metal-organic frameworks:Three solid base catalysts for Knoevenagel condensation reaction

A post-synthetic modification strategy has been used to prepare three solid base catalysts, including Er（btc）（ED）075（H2O）0.25 （2, btc = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylates, ED = 1,2-ethanediamine）, Er（btc）（PP）0.55（H20）0.45 （3, PP = piperazine）, and Er（btc）（DABCO）0.15（H2O）0.85 （4, DABCO = 1,4- diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane）, by grafting three different diamines onto the coordinatively unsaturated Er（III） ions into the channels of the desolvated lanthanide metal-organic framework （Er（otc））. The resulting metal-organic frameworks were characterized by elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, and N2 adsorption. Based on its higher loading ratio of the diamine, as well as its greater stability and porosity, catalyst 2 exhibited higher catalytic activity and reusability than catalysts 3 and 4- for the Knoevenagel condensation reaction. The catalytic mechanism of 2 has also been investigated using size-selective catalysis tests.

一种改进的Condensation人脸特征点跟踪算法

Condensation跟踪算法只能完成一些简单的目标跟踪。由于人脸容易出现被遮挡,姿态和表情也经常发生变化,导致人脸特征点极易跟踪失败。针对这些复杂变化,提出一种改进的Condensation人脸特征点跟踪算法。该算法对跟踪的特征点利用增量PCA方法实现特征基和均值的在线更新,同时,加入一个遗忘因子,使得在新样本的更新过程中,考虑了旧样本的存在,更新了均值。实验证明,该算法可以有效地克服复杂变化带来的影响,实现了人脸特征点的准确跟踪。

Numerical investigation of condensation of gasoline vapor with turbulent flow in vertical tubes

To investigate the characteristics of the condensation in gasoline vapor condensation recovery,the condensation process of gasoline vapor with turbulent flow in a vertical tube is simulated based on the gas-liquid two-phase flow model.An effective diffusion coefficient is used to describe mass diffusion among the species of gasoline vapor.Several variables including temperature,pressure,liquid film thickness and the variation of the Nusselt number in the tube are simulated.The effects of the inlet-to-wall temperature difference and the Reynolds number on the condensation rate and the Nusselt number are obtained by modelling.The results show that heat transfer and condensation can be enhanced significantly by increasing the inlet Reynolds number.However,the increase in the inlet-to-wall temperature difference has little effect on the condensation rate.It is also found that the gasoline vapor condensation rate is influenced greatly by the mass transfer resistance.The comparison of results from the model with previous experiments shows a good agreement.

Mathe matical model and calculation for heat transfer during condensation on surfaces of corrugated plates

A mathematical model was established for condensation on surfaces of verticalcorrugated plates based on the mechanism of heat transfer enhancement to thin down the liquid filmdue to surface tension effect between corrugated plate surfaces and liquid films. The relative heattransfer coefficients of condensation on corrugation plates were calculated in contrast withequivalent vertical plane ones. The heat transfer enhancement effects for the main geometricparameters such as pitch, height, corrugation angle, tilt angle, and fillet radii of corrugationswere analyzed to guide the optimization of corrugation structure for application. A two-scalecorrugation is suggested, which can compromise both the enhanced heat transfer effect and adequatecross section area for flows, and it makes the heat transfer coefficient 1 to 2 times more than thatof an equivalent plane one.

基于渐进高斯滤波融合的多视角人体姿态估计

针对视觉遮挡引起的人体姿态估计(Human pose estimation, HPE)性能下降问题,提出基于渐进高斯滤波(Progressive Gaussian filtering, PGF)融合的人体姿态估计方法.首先,设计分层性能评估方法对多视觉量测进行分类处理,以适应视觉遮挡引起的量测不确定性问题.其次,构建分布式渐进贝叶斯滤波融合框架,以及设计一种分层分类融合估计方法来提升复杂量测融合的鲁棒性和准确性.特别地,针对量测统计特性变化问题,利用局部估计间的交互信息来引导渐进量测更新,从而隐式地补偿量测不确定性.最后,仿真与实验结果表明,相比于现有的方法,所提的人体姿态估计方法具有更高的准确性和鲁棒性.

基于多新息最小二乘和多新息扩展卡尔曼滤波算法的锂电池SOC估计

针对现有SOC(荷电状态)估计方法中电池模型参数恒定,没有考虑电池模型参数的动态变化,导致SOC的估计不够精准的问题,文中提出了一种基于电池模型参数在线辨识与SOC估计联合的算法。在二阶RC等效电路模型基础上,采用多新息最小二乘(Multi Innovation Least Squares,MILS)算法对锂离子电池模型中的参数进行在线辨识,从而对电池模型进行实时修正;同时基于修正后的电池模型,采用多新息扩展卡尔曼滤波(Multi Innovation Extended Kalman Filter,MIEKF)算法对电池荷电状态进行估计。MILS算法可以解决在线参数辨识过程中的初始误差累积问题,能够实现模型参数的在线精准辨识,MIEKF算法融合了多新息理论和卡尔曼滤波理论,加入了遗忘因子以削弱历史数据并修正权重,解决了数据过饱和问题,具有较高的准确性和收敛性。实验结果表明,在对电池模型进行参数辨识时,MILS算法、RLS算法辨识的均方根误差分别为1.4、1.9 mV,MILS算法相比RLS算法的估计精度提高了26.3%;对于参数辨识后SOC的估计,MIEKF算法估计的均方根误差为0.0037,EKF算法、AEKF算法估计的均方根误差分别为0.0073、0.0052,MIEKF算法比EKF算法的估计精度提高了49.31%,比AEKF算法的估计精度提高了28.84%;并且在给定SOC初值错误的情况下,文中所提出算法在电池开始工作后30 s左右就能够收敛到真实值,是一种精度高而且鲁棒性好的有效估计方法。

基于改进自适应滤波的MEMS陀螺振动误差抑制研究

本文提出一种基于改进自适应滤波的MEMS陀螺随机振动误差的补偿算法。该算法采用简化Sage-Husa自适应滤波算法估计量测噪声,并通过协方差匹配技术引入收敛性判据抑制了滤波的发散,它提高了实时性且减少了计算量。实验结果表明:经过改进算法滤波后,MEMS陀螺随机振动误差的方差减少97.76%,与常规卡尔曼滤波相比,改进算法的方差减少了72.66%,验证了改进的自适应卡尔曼滤波算法可以有效地抑制MEMS陀螺因随机振动引起的输出误差。

基于多端口参数提取和主动空间映射法的腔体滤波器设计

为提高微波腔体滤波器的设计效率,文中提出了一种基于多端口参数提取和空间映射法的滤波器快速设计方法。通过添加额外内部端口提取腔体滤波器电磁模型的Y参数,从而计算出耦合矩阵,再结合空间映射法将求解滤波器理想尺寸问题转换为逼近理想耦合矩阵问题。最后设计并加工了一款四阶同轴腔体滤波器,在初值偏差很大的情况下,经过四次迭代即可得到满足指标的滤波器物理尺寸,实物调试结果和仿真结果一致性良好,从而证明了文中方法的快捷有效。

稀疏约束与时间一致的背景感知相关滤波目标跟踪

背景感知滤波算法通过循环移位采集真实负样本,有效解决了边界效应.但在复杂场景例如遮挡、快速移动、背景干扰等,其较大的采样区域导致过多背景在杂波干扰,从而影响跟踪效果.针对这一问题,本文首先提取灰度HOG特征与颜色CN特征来提高目标外观模型,在基准目标函数基础上引入L1稀疏正则约束形成弹性网络以自适应筛选关键特征,增强滤波器在复杂背景下的判别能力.同时针对BACF在跟踪过程中目标快速变化,本文引入时间正则项提高滤波器抑制畸变的能力.最后,本文提出了一种独立的尺度滤波器算法,准确提供目标尺度大小.实验仿真结果表明,在公开数据集OTB-2013和OTB-2015上,本文算法较基准算法有很大提升,能够较好应对不同复杂场景下的跟踪难题.