Understanding Pseudocapacitance Mechanisms by Synchrotron X-ray Analytical Techniques

Pseudocapacitive materials that store charges via reversible surface or near-surface faradaic reactions are capable of overcoming the capacity limitations of electrical double-layer capacitors.Revealing the structure–activity relationship between the microstructural features of pseudocapacitive materials and their electrochemical performance on the atomic scale is the key to build high-performance capacitor-type devices containing ideal pseudocapacitance effect.Currently,the high brightness(flux),and spectral and coherent nature of synchrotron X-ray analytical techniques make it a powerful tool for probing the structure–property relationship of pseudocapacitive materials.Herein,we report a comprehensive and systematic review of four typical characterization techniques(synchrotron X-ray diffraction,pair distribution function[PDF]analysis,soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy,and hard X-ray absorption spectroscopy)for the study of pseudocapacitance mechanisms.In addition,we offered significant insights for understanding and identifying pseudocapacitance mechanisms(surface redox pseudocapacitance,intercalation pseudocapacitance,and the extrinsic pseudocapacitance phenomenon in battery materials)by combining in situ hard XAS and electrochemical analyses.Finally,a perspective for further depth of understanding into the pseudocapacitance mechanism using synchrotron X-ray analytical techniques is proposed.

Applying Analytical Derivative and Sparse Matrix Techniques to Large-Scale Process Optimization Problems

The performance of analytical derivative and sparse matrix techniques applied to a traditional dense sequential quadratic programming (SQP) is studied, and the strategy utilizing those techniques is also presented.Computational results on two typical chemical optimization problems demonstrate significant enhancement in efficiency, which shows this strategy is promising and suitable for large-scale process optimization problems.

Upgraded Analytical Protocols in Bauxite Refining Industry Using Composite Sampling Approach to Minimize Laboratory Analysis Load

The laboratories in the bauxite processing industry are always under a heavy workload of sample collection, analysis, and compilation of the results. After size reduction from grinding mills, the samples of bauxite are collected after intervals of 3 to 4 hours. Large bauxite processing industries producing 1 million tons of pure aluminium can have three grinding mills. Thus, the total number of samples to be tested in one day reaches a figure of 18 to 24. The sample of bauxite ore coming from the grinding mill is tested for its particle size and composition. For testing the composition, the bauxite ore sample is first prepared by fusing it with X-ray flux. Then the sample is sent for X-ray fluorescence analysis. Afterwards, the crucibles are washed in ultrasonic baths to be used for the next testing. The whole procedure takes about 2 - 3 hours. With a large number of samples reaching the laboratory, the chances of error in composition analysis increase. In this study, we have used a composite sampling methodology to reduce the number of samples reaching the laboratory without compromising their validity. The results of the average composition of fifteen samples were measured against composite samples. The mean of difference was calculated. The standard deviation and paired t-test values were evaluated against predetermined critical values obtained using a two-tailed test. It was found from the results that paired test-t values were much lower than the critical values thus validating the composition attained through composite sampling. The composite sampling approach not only reduced the number of samples but also the chemicals used in the laboratory. The objective of improved analytical protocol to reduce the number of samples reaching the laboratory was successfully achieved without compromising the quality of analytical results.

A review on medicinal importance,pharmacological activity and bioanalytical aspects of beta-carboline alkaloid "Harmine"

Harmine,a beta-carboline alkaloid,is widely distributed in the plants,marine creatures,insects, mammalians as well as in human tissues and body fluids.Harmine was originally isolated from seeds of Peganum harmal in 1847 having a core indole structure and a pyridine ring.Harmine has various types of pharmacological activities such as antimicrobial,antifungal,antitumor,cytotoxic, antiplasmodial,antioxidaant,antimutagenic,antigenotoxic and hallucinogenic properties.It acts on gamma-aminobutyric acid type A and monoamine oxidase A or B receptor,enhances insulin sensitivity and also produces vasorelaxant effect.Harmine prevents bone loss by suppressing osteoclastogenesis.The current review gives an overview on pharmacological activity and analytical techniques of harmine,which may be useful for researcheres to explore the hidden potential of harmine and and will also help in developing new drugs for the treatment of various diseases.

CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS BY ANALYTICAL ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

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A review on pharmacological and analytical aspects of diosgenin:a concise report

Diosgenin is a steroidal sapogenin found in plants such as Dioscorea nipponoca,Solanum incanum,Solanum xanthocarpum and Trigonella foenum graecum.Diosgenin,biologically active phytochemicals have been used for the treatment of various types of disorder such as leukemia,inflammation,hypercholesterolemia and cancer.It is also able to prevent bone loss to the same extent as that of oestrogen.It is a typical initial intermediate for synthesis of steroidal compounds,oral contraceptives and sex hormones.Dioscorea,Costus and Trigonella are mainly used for the production of diosgenin.On the basis of literature survey it divulges that diosgenin has very impressive pharmacological profile and could be used as a medicine for the treatment of different types of disorders in the future.Thus,the present work aims to provide collective information in concern with its pharmacological activity and phytoanalytical techniques.This review will be beneficial to researches for the development of an alternative method for the treatment of innumerable diseases from diosgenin.

Pharmacological and analytical aspects of artemisinin for malaria: Advances and challenges

Malaria remains a major tropical health burden owing to the development of resistance and decreased sensitivity to the frequently used conventional antimalarial drugs. The drug like artemisinin possesses potent antimalarial activities, but has some limitations. Therefore, new strategies are to be implemented for optimal utilization of artemisinin to improve its therapeutic effectiveness and to overcome its limitations. The present review focuses on present scenario of malaria and pharmacological as well as analytical aspects of artemisinin. Data from 2000 to 2018 were collected from NCBI for understanding the various analytical techniques used for estimation of artemisinin. This review will reveal the facts about artemisinin which can be utilized to develop novel drug delivery system either in a combination or as alone for the wellbeing of the patients suffering from malaria.

Analytical solution based on the wavenumber integration method for the acoustic field in a Pekeris waveguide

An exact solution based on the wavenumber integration method is proposed and implemented in a numerical model for the acoustic field in a Pekeris waveguide excited by either a point source in cylindrical geometry or a line source in plane geometry. Besides, an unconditionally stable numerical solution is also presented, which entirely resolves the stability problem in previous methods. Generally the branch line integral contributes to the total field only at short ranges, and hence is usually ignored in traditional normal mode models. However, for the special case where a mode lies near the branch cut, the branch line integral can contribute to the total field significantly at all ranges. The wavenumber integration method is well-suited for such problems. Numerical results are also provided, which show that the present model can serve as a benchmark for sound propagation in a Pekeris waveguide.

An efficient analytical decomposition and numerical procedure for boundary layer flow on a continuous stretching surface

An efficient Adomian analytical decomposition technique for studying the momentum and heat boundary layer equations with exponentially stretching surface conditions was presented and an approximate analytical solution was obtained, which can be represented in terms of a rapid convergent power series with elegantly computable terms. The reliability and efficiency of the approxi- mate solution were verified using numerical solutions in the literature. The approximate solution can be successfully applied to provide the values of skin friction and the temperature gradient coefficient.

Analytical calculation of electromagnetic, torque for surface mounted permanent magnet brushless motors

与表面的空气差距磁场分发，装的永久磁铁(下午) 马达获得了使用一种分析技术，即时电磁的转矩和它的相应部件与麦克斯韦压力张肌方法被调查。没有使用乏味的有限元素分析(FEA ) ，精确结果能容易用建议方法被完成。在这份报纸，表面的电磁的转矩与二个阶段装了下午马达充满力量被分解成四个转矩部件。这种技术不仅为永久磁铁马达的设计和优化，而且为控制策略的选择是有用的。

Study progression in application of process analytical technologies on film coating

Film coating is an important unit operation to produce solid dosage forms,thereby,the monitoring of this process is helpful to find problems in time and improve the quality of coated products.Traditional methods adopted to monitor this process include measurement of coating weight gain,performance of disintegration and dissolution test,etc.However,not only do these methods cause destruction to the samples,but also consume time and energy.There have recently emerged the applications of process analytical technologies(PAT)on film coating,especially some novel spectroscopic and imaging technologies,which have the potential to real-time track the progress in film coating and optimize production efficiency.This article gives an overview on the application of such technologies for film coating,with the goal to provide a reference for the further researches.

A SEMI-ANALYTICAL AND SEMI-NUMERICAL METHOD FOR SOLVING 2-D SOUND-STRUCTURE INTERACTION PROBLEMS

Based on the transfer matrix method and the virtual source simulation technique,this paper proposes a novel semi-analytical and semi-numerical method for solving 2-D sound-structure interaction problems under a harmonic excitation. Within any integration segment,as long as its length is small enough, along the circumferential curvilinear coordinate, the nonhomogeneous matrix differential equation of an elastic ring of complex geometrical shape can be rewritten in terms of the homogeneous one by the method of extended homogeneous capacity proposed in this paper. For the exterior fluid domain, the multi-circular virtual source simulation technique is adopted. The source density distributed on each virtual circular curve may be ex-panded as the Fourier''s series. Combining with the inverse fast Fourier transformation, a higher accuracy and efficiency method for solving 2-D exterior Helmholtz's problems is presented in this paper. In the aspect of solution to the coupling equations, the state vectors of elastic ring induced by the given harmonic excitation and generalized forces of coefficients of the Fourier series can be obtained respectively by using a high precision integration scheme combined with the method of extended homogeneous capacity put forward in this paper. According to the superposition principle and compatibility conditions at the interface between the elastic ring and fluid, the algebraic equation of system can be directly constructed by using the least square approximation. Examples of acoustic radiation from two typical fluid-loaded elastic rings under a harmonic concentrated force are presented. Numerical results show that the method proposed is more efficient than the mixed FE-BE method in common use.

Recent Advances in the Analytical Techniques for PFASs and Corresponding Intermediates During Their Chemical Decomposition

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances(PFASs)have been restricted from production and consumption in many countries due to their persistence and biological toxicity.With the development of removal technologies,the requirement on the detection of different kinds of PFASs and their derivates is increasing.A suitable analytical method is the prerequisite and basis for the study of the degradation of PFASs.As various analytical methods have been reported,questions about which one is more suitable have arisen.It is a right time to summarize the past and suggest the future.In this paper,we summarized and discussed the analytical methods applied in the chemical degradation of PFASs.We also proposed the current problems and discussed the future directions in this field.

煤矿采动稳定区煤层气开发区块经济评价技术

针对我国煤矿采动稳定区煤层气开发区块评价技术缺乏,难以有效指导经济开发应用这一问题,基于煤层气开发效果与综合效益,分析了采动稳定区煤层气开发区块评价关键参数,构建了考虑技术进步等动态影响因素的煤层气开发区块经济评价指标体系,采用层次分析方法获得了各单项指标的相对权重,并提出了开发区块最大隶属原则经济评价方法。应用试验表明,该经济评价方法可为煤矿采动稳定区煤层气开发决策提供可靠指导。

基于AHP与TOPSIS的水电站能效管理水平评价方法研究

针对现有水电站能效管理水平评价方法的不足,将层次分析法(AHP)和优劣解距离法(TOPSIS)引入评价过程中,综合考虑经济、安全和管理3个方面的因素,构建了水电站能效管理评价指标体系;针对九分位标度法的不足,采用指数标度法确定各指标权重;分别利用TOPSIS方法和专家打分法对定量指标、定性指标进行评分,并进一步实现水电站能效管理水平的综合评价;以某实际水电站为例,分析和计算2018-2022年的水电站能效管理水平得分,结果表明该电站能效管理水平总体上呈上升趋势。

Simulation of RFI Cancellation Using Subspace Projection Algorithm for PAF Receiver

The simulation of radio frequency interference(RFI) cancellation by applying a spatial filtering technique for phased array feed(PAF) is presented. In order to better reflect the characteristics of PAF, a new signal model is to add the coupling coefficient among elements of PAF to the conventional array signal model. Then the subspace projection(SP) algorithm is used to cancel RFI from the correlation matrix of the signal, and finally, the 2D power image is drawn. The power variation of signal-of-interest direction and RFI direction before and after using the SP algorithm is analyzed. The new signal model and simulation strategy can be used to test and verify the beamformer.

基于组合赋权-TOPSIS的修理分队路线选择能力评估

修理分队指挥员科学、合理、快速地选择机动路线,对于高效发挥巡回保障力量抢修效益、有效保存战场抢修有生力量具有十分重要的意义。以单目标点抢救抢修任务为研究对象,根据摩步机动路线选择的主要影响因素,构建修理分队路线选择的评估指标体系。采用组合赋权-逼近理想值法(technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution,TOPSIS)评估模型,对分队抢修仿真行动过程中指挥员所选择的机动路线进行评估。在仿真条件下,对3位指挥员提出的机动路线进行评估排序,选择最优路线,以验证该方法的可行性和有效性。

以用户需求为导向的智能床设计

智能床在提升家居体验、改善人们幸福感方面有着不可或缺的作用。为了有效提升用户对智能床的满意度,提出了一种集成AHP-AD-TOPSIS的智能家具设计方法,在设计过程中科学地获取智能床产品的用户需求权重、合理映射生产中设计参数及客观评估设计方案。首先,利用多渠道对智能家具产品的用户需求进行挖掘,收集智能家具的真实用户需求,运用AHP法构建用户需求层次分析模型并求解各用户需求权重值;其次,根据AD理论中的独立性公理和信息公理判断设计合理性和最优解,将用户需求转化为智能家具设计参数,并根据所得设计参数进行智能家具方案设计;最后,应用TOPSIS对设计方案及现有方案进行综合评估,以验证该方法指导下设计方案可行性,最终选出满足用户需求的智能家具设计方案。以智能床为例实证了集成AHP-AD-TOPSIS的智能家具模型可清晰呈现其设计中用户需求重要度,并规范了后续智能家具设计及评价流程。该方法可有效指导智能床产品设计决策和优选,一定程度上弥补了对用户睡眠情绪洞察欠佳和设计需求把握不足的问题,为智能家具的研发提供了新的思路。

基于AHP和TOPSIS-模糊综合评价的多场景储能选型方法

目前储能技术路线多样,不同类型的储能各具应用前景,但储能选型需要综合考虑经济性、安全性等因素,是一个复杂的多目标决策问题,因此储能选型是工程应用中的关键问题之一。提出一种将层次分析法(analytic hierarchy process,AHP)和优劣解距离法(technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution,TOPSIS)-模糊综合分析法相结合的储能选型评价体系。首先,通过建立评价体系的判断矩阵,利用AHP获取指标权重;其次,将判断矩阵里量纲不同的指标类型用TOPSIS做规范化处理,以此获得更客观的权重向量,改善AHP法的主观性;而后,将指标权重对角化处理并与标准化后的矩阵相乘获得加权判断矩阵,并求取贴近度向量。最后,加权判断矩阵与模糊综合分析法关系矩阵相乘获取储能类型的隶属度评价结果,并以隶属度最大值所在的等级为最终评价,处于等级Ⅰ中最佳,等级Ⅱ次之并以此类推;由此通过TOPSIS获得更客观的权重向量,改善AHP法的主观性,得到的权重向量也更客观。最后以锂离子电池、钠硫电池和铅酸电池等七种储能类型在应用于削峰填谷、电网保供电和改善电压质量场景为例,并与现有的储能选型方法进行比较,体现该评价体系的创新,检验所提评价体系和选型方法的有效性。