Regime Map of Dry Neutralization Agglomeration Process Containing Non-Reactive Ingredient on a Laboratory Scale

This study described a regime map for dry neutralization agglomeration. Based on the map, the effects of selected key parameters, such as ingredient composition, operation temperature, agitation speed, and size of Na_2CO_3 particles, were investigated using a laboratory-scale mixer, and properties of the agglomeration product were analyzed, including particle size distribution, Hunter color, and flowability. Torque curves evolving during the process were correlated with the system flowability. Three distinguishable regimes were indicated, dry, wet, and transitional, and the agitation speed was found to have a different influence on the agglomeration process for the three regimes. Furthermore, the influence of temperature on reactive agglomeration significantly differed from that in agglomeration processes in which the binder was non-reactive.

Kinetics and capacities of non-reactive phosphorus (NRP) sorption to crushed autoclaved aerated concrete (CAAC)

With growing interest in resource recovery and/or reuse,wastematerials have been considered a promising alternative for phosphorus(P)adsorption because they are low-cost and easily accessible.Crushed autoclaved aerated concrete(CAAC),as representative construction waste,has been extensively studied for P removal in ecological technologies such as treatment wetlands.However,most of the previous studies focused on the adsorption of orthophosphate,namely reactive phosphorus,and lacked attention to non-reactive phosphorus(NRP)which is widely present in sewage.This study presents the first investigation on the potential and mechanism of CAAC removing four model NRP compounds.Adsorption isotherm and kinetics of NRP onto CAAC indicate that the removal of NRP was a chemisorption process and also involved a two-step pore diffusion process.The desorption experiment shows that different NRP species showed varying degrees of desorption.Most NRP was irreversibly adsorbed on CAAC.Among the model compounds considered in this study,the adsorption capacity and hydrolysis rate of organophosphorus were much less than that of inorganic phosphorus.Moreover,the adsorption of different NRP species by CAAC in the mesocosm study was different from the results of laboratory adsorption experiments,and the possible biodegradation was essential for the conversion and removal of NRP.The findings confirmed the validity of CAAC for NRP removal and the potential advantages of CAAC in terms of costs and environmental impact.This study will contribute to a better understanding of NRP conversion and environmental fate and that can be the basis for a refined risk assessment.

Properties and structure of a new non-reactive mold flux for high-Al steel

During the conventional continuous casting process of high-aluminum steels(w([Al])>0.5 wt.%),some components of slag,such as SiO_(2),B_(2)O_(3),and TiO_(2),could be reduced by aluminum in molten steel.Therefore,the CaO-BaO-Al_(2)O_(3)-CaF2-Li2O non-reactive mold fluxes were designed using the simplex grid method and molecular dynamics to mitigate the slag-metal interface reaction and stabilize the performance of mold fluxes.The results show that the components of nonreactive quinary system are 20-40 wt.% CaO,14-34 wt.% BaO,14-34 wt.% Al_(2)O_(3),4-12 wt.% F,and 4-8 wt.% Li_(2)O.Molecular dynamics simulation results show that[AlO_(4)]-tetrahedron acts as network formers and melt network structure is mainly chain and lamellar in the low-viscosity area.The cross sections of w(F)=8 wt.%,w(Li_(2)O)=8 wt.%and w(F)=12 wt.%,w(Li2O)=8 wt.% are important reference sections for the design of mold flux,with the compositions of 22-40 wt.%CaO,14-34 wt.% BaO,20-34 wt.%Al_(2)O_(3) and 23-40 wt.%CaO,14-34 wt.%BaO,20-28 wt.% Al_(2)O_(3),respectively.

Effect of Poly(ε-caprolactone-b-tetrahydrofuran)Triblock Copolymer Concentration on Morphological,Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Immiscible PLA/PCL Blends

In this study a low molecular weight triblock copolymer derived fromε-caprolactone and tetrahydrofuran was used as a non-reactive compatibilizer of immiscible PLA/PCL blends.Ternary blends with 0,1.5 wt%,3 wt%and 5 wt% copolymer and about 75 wt%PLA were prepared by single screw extrusion and characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM),differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),dynamic mechanical analysis(DMA),tensile and Izod impact testing.SEM micrographs showed that the size of the dispersed PCL domains was practically constant regardless of copolymer concentration.This result can be explained by the low shear rate employed during processing step and a decrease of PCL viscosity by presence of the triblock copolymer.However,when the copolymer concentration increased,strain at break of PLA/PCL blends also increased.PLA/PCL blend with 0 wt% copolymer presented 2%strain at break,whereas PLA/PCL blend with 5 wt%copolymer exhibited 90%.

Time Dependent Wave Packet Study of the H^-+ H₂Nonreactive Scattering

Time dependent wave packet calculations have been performed for the H-+ H2nonreactive scattering, summed of elastic and inelastic probabilities, on the recent reported potential energy surface of the systems. The total probabilities for total angular momentum J up to 35 have been calculated to get the converged integral cross sections over collision energy range of 0.20 - 1.42 eV. Integral cross-sections and rate constants have been calculated from the wave packet transition probabilities for the initial states (υ = 0, j = 0) by means of J-shifting method and uniform J-shifting method for J > 0.