Acid Buffering Capacity of Forest Litter from Some ImportantPlantation and Natural Forests in South China

The role of forest litter as an acid-base buffering system was assessed by litter from plantation and natural forests in South China. Samples were either extracted with acid solutions or titrated with acid or base solutions. Litter was found to be a strong acid-base buffering system. Two legume species, Acacia mangium Willd and A. auriculaiformis A. Cunn, had very high litter pH values of around 6, which was 2 pH units higher than that of the soil where they grew. Litter of all other plantation species had litter pH of around 4, similar to that of the soil. Both legume species have high potential to neutralize soil acidity and the litter layer could act to shield soil against acid rain. The current stand of two legume species was estimated to be able to raise rain acidity by 0.1 to 0.4 pH units. Inorganic ions did not fully explain the pH pattern of different litter extracts, but high sodium and low nitrate partly accounted for the high pH of the two legume species. Some natural forest species had extremely low pH. As a whole, the litter of the natural climax forest was the driving force of soil acidification. Although plant residues are strong acid-base buffering system and able to adjust acidity of environment, only a few species can be expected to make soil more acid or alkaline through this mechanism since most species have litter pH values similar to those of soil where they grow.

Solid components and acid buffering capacity of soils in South China

The effects of soil solid components on soil sensitivity to acid deposition by sequential extraction method were studied. A multiple regression equation of soil sensitivity was set up on the basis of stepwise regression analysis. The results showed that organic matter expressed dual effects that were decided by soil original pH value and exchangeable cation composition on acid buffering reactions. The hydrolysis of activated oxides was a very important proton buffering reaction when in low pH situation. The crystalline oxides also played a role in the buffering reactions, but the role was restricted by the rate of activation of oxides. Meanwhile, the results by stepwise analysis showed that factors that had significant effect on soil acid buffering capacity were content of montmorillite, soil original pH value, Al 0, Mn 0 and CEC in decreasing order. Finally, sixteen soils were classified into four types of sensitive with single index cluster and multiple fuzzy cluster analysis respectively.

A STUDY ON BUFFERING CAPACITY OF THE FOREST SOIL AGAINST ACIDIC PRECIPITATION IN SEVERAL AREAS OF CHINA

Soil samples from several forest areas in China were analyzed by X-ray powder diffractometry after mineral separation and enrichment. The density gradient separation method with sequential extraction by acetone-methylene iodide mixtures was applied for the separation of fine sand fraction of soil samples. The clay fraction (【 2μm) was separated from silt fraction of soil samples prior to examination. Mineral components in some fine sand and clay samples were compared, and their weathering potentiality and buffering capacity against acidic precipitation were discussed.

Linear Regression Relationship between Lychee Juice Content and Buffering Capacity

Juice drinks are an important commercialization alternative for lychee, a tropical and subtropical fruit. Although the lychee juice content is important when assessing the quality of a drink, there are no published methods to determine it, particularly simple ones for the routine inspection of juice drinks. Lychee juice drinks contain ingredients with buffering capacity including proteins and ions such as phosphate, citrate, lactate, carbonate, acetate and propionate. The relationship between their buffering capacity and lychee juice content was studied. Citric acid was added to pure lychee dilutions in distilled water containing 100%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%, 40%, 30%, 20% and 10% lychee juice. The pH of the dilutions was measured to obtain a linear model for the molar H+ concentration as a function of the added citric acid (g/L) amount LC = (BC-494.2)/12,031, where LC was the lychee juice content and BC was defined as the juice buffering coefficient.

Geo-engineered buffer capacity of two-layered absorbing system under the impact of rock avalanches based on Discrete Element Method

Many rock avalanches were triggered by the Wenchuan earthquake on May 12, 2008 in southwest China. Protection galleries covered with a single soil layer are usually used to protect against rockfall. Since one-layer protection galleries do not have sufficient buffer capacity, a two-layered absorbing system has been designed. This study aims to find whether an expanded poly-styrol （EPS） cushion, which is used in the soil-covered protection galleries for shock absorption, could be positioned under dynamic loadings. The dynamic impacts of the two-layered absorbing system under the conditions of rock avalanches are numerically simulated through a 2D discrete dement method. By selecting reasonable parameters, a series of numerical experiments were conducted to find the best combination for the two- layered absorbing system. The values of the EPS layer area as a percentage of the total area were set as 0% （Sl）, 22~ （S2）, and 70% （$3）. 22~ of the area of the EPS layer was found to be a reasonable value, and experiments were conducted to find the best position of the EPS layer in the two-layered absorbing system. The numerical results yield useful conclusions regarding the interaction between the impacting avalanches and the two-layered absorbing system. The soil layer can absorb the shock energy effectively and S2 （0.4-m thick EPS cushion covered with soil layer） is the most efficient combination, which can reduce the impact force, compared with the other combinations.

Acid and Alkali Buffer Capacity of Typical Fluvor-Aquic Soil in Huang-Huai-Hai Plain

Soil acid and alkali buffer capacity, as a major indicator for evaluating its vulnerability and resistibility to acidification and alkalization, is an important factor affecting the sustainable agriculture, through knowledge on which soil acidification process can be predicted and modified. In this study, titration curve method was adopted to investigate the pH buffer capacity （pHBC） of fluvor-aquic soil, and separate titration curves were established by adding incremental amounts of either standardized hydrochloric acid （HC1） （0.12 mol L^-1） or sodium hydroxide （NaOH） （0.10 mol L^-1） to soil suspended in deionized water （soil：solution = 1：5）. Soil pH was measured after 7 d resuspension and isothermal equilibrium （T = 25℃）. Linear regressions were fitted to the linear portion of each titration curve and the slopes of these lines were derived as the soil pHBC. The results showed that significant correlations between the amounts of adding acid or alkali and each pH change were presented, and titration curve method was feasible for measurement of pHBC on typical fluvor-aquic soil in Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, and the coefficients of determination were higher than the similar researches on acid soil （R^2 = 0.96）. The slope-derived pHBC of acid and alkali were 158.71 and 25.02 mmol kg^-1, respectively. According to the classification of soil buffer systems, the soil tested belongs to the calcium carbonate buffer system, carbonates contribute the most to pHBC, and the contribution of soil organic matter relatively less than it.

Acid-base buffer effect of fulvic acid and barium fulvate from weathered coal

The acid-base buffer characteristics of fulvic acid (FA) and barium fulvate (BaFA)were analyzed. Each share of the sample or model agents (phthalic acid and salicylic acid)were separately mixed into a series of shares of dilute solutions of HCI or NaOH with a series of concentration. The original pH values of the solutions were arranged from 2 to 13.Final balanced pH of each share was measured. The pH changes show that FA and BaFApossess buffer ability, whereas the model agents do not. The tendency of balanced pHvalues was 5.4 for FA and 7.4 for BaFA, whereas the original pH was 4.0-8.5; balancedpH changed little. At room temperature, the maximum buffer capacities were as follows:18.11 mmol hydroxyl per gram FA, 11.25 mmol hydroxyl per gram BaFA, 1.19 mmol protonper gram FA, and 1.45 mmol proton per gram BaFA. Mathematics analysis shows thatlogarithm of buffer capacities of FA and BaFA is linearly dependent on original pH. Compared with BaFA and model agents, it is concluded that FA buffer capacity against hydroxylrelies not only on its acidic groups, BaFA buffer capacity against hydroxyl does not rely onits acidic groups, and FA buffer capacity against proton is not related with its carboxyl andphenolic hydroxyl group. The pH values of FA-water solutions with different concentrationsfrom 1 to 10 grams per liter were measured. Their pH values were slightly affected by itsconcentration. Thus, FA possesses a much stronger buffer ability against water dilutionthan common buffer agent. All the pH values of FA water solutions were very nearby 5.4,just the same as the balanced pH tendency for adding FA.

Calcium-based polymers for suppression of soil acidification by improving acid-buffering capacity and inhibiting nitrification

Soil acidification is a major threat to agricultural sustainability in tropical and subtropical regions.Biodegradable and environmentally friendly materials,such as calcium lignosulfonate(CaLS),calcium poly(aspartic acid)(PASP-Ca),and calcium polyγ-glutamic acid(γ-PGA-Ca),are known to effectively ameliorate soil acidity.However,their effectiveness in inhibiting soil acidification has not been studied.This study aimed to evaluate the effect of CaLS,PASP-Ca,andγ-PGA-Ca on the resistance of soil toward acidification as directly and indirectly(i.e.,via nitrification)caused by the application of HNO_(3)and urea,respectively.For comparison,Ca(OH)_(2)and lignin were used as the inorganic and organic controls,respectively.Among the materials,γ-PGA-Ca drove the substantial improvements in the pH buffering capacity(pHBC)of the soil and exhibited the greatest potential in inhibiting HNO_(3)-induced soil acidification via protonation of carboxyl,complexing with Al~(3+),and cation exchange processes.Under acidification induced by urea,CaLS was the optimal one in inhibiting acidification and increasing exchangeable acidity during incubation.Furthermore,the sharp reduction in the population sizes of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria(AOB)and ammonia-oxidizing archaea(AOA)confirmed the inhibition of nitrification via CaLS application.Therefore,compared to improving soil pHBC,CaLS may play a more important role in suppressing indirect acidification.Overall,γ-PGA-Ca was superior to PASP-Ca and CaLS in enhancing the soil pHBC and the its resistance to acidification induced by HNO_(3) addition,whereas CaLS was the best at suppressing urea-driven soil acidification by inhibiting nitrification.In conclusion,these results provide a reference for inhibiting soil re-acidification in intensive agricultural systems.

The Cation Exchange Capacity of Fibrous Feedstuff and Its Nutritive Characteristics

Current researches on the nutritive characteristics of fibrous feedstuff through determining the feedstuff cation exchange capacity (CEC) to evaluate its nutritive value at home and abroad were comprehensively discribed. and the methods of determining CEC value and the correlation between CEC value and chemical compositions, pH value, and the effect of CEC value on the digestion kinetics in ruminants were also emphatically introduced. The results of research showed that the CEC values of different feedstuff are different, closely correlated with nitrogen and acid detergent fibre (ADF) and lignin (LIG) content of the feedstuff. At the same time, there are markedly effect of CEC value in diet on the nutrients flow of digesta in the digestive tract of ruminants, the degradation rate and digestibility of nutrients in the rumen.

Effects of alkaline ameliorator additions on the acidic buffering abilities of aluminum－rich alfisols

Lime and coal flying ash applications could mitigate pollution from acid deposition and improve the buffering ability of two acidic soils sampled from Zhejiang Province. The results showed that soil alkalinity and acidified buffering capacities (QpHs ) were significantly increased, especially for liming treatment; whereas, the amounts of SO24- adsorbed by treated soils were decreased to some degrees because net negative charges of soil oxide colloidal surfaces were increased with the decrease in soil acidity, although the soil fixation abilities for adsorbed SO24- were not reduced. These facts indicated that after the alkaline ameliorators were applied, the positive and adverse effects resulted from sulfate-type acid deposition were simultaneously existed in these soil treatments.

Aspects of Railway Capacity and Occupation Time Estimation

The priority of the EU transport policy in railway sector is to open up the railway market. The objective is to provide railway undertakings with access to the railway network on equal terms. The main problem is determining the infrastructure capacity. A variety of methodologies are used across Europe for the capacity estimation of railway infrastructure. This diversity has forced railway infrastructure managers to seek a new, common methodology. The UIC methodology is an easy way to calculate the capacity consumption. However, there the possibility to expound this methodology in different ways, which can result in different capacity consumptions. There isan advantage to improve this methodology and to set a clear and unified method of occupation time estimation. The fundamental improvement to UIC methodology is the definition of the occupation time by the trains. This paper gives a description of Slovak and UIC methodologies as a basis for a newly developed approach. The new way of estimation of the capacity consumption （occupation time） is based on a graphic approach. The new methodology concerns the estimation of the infrastructure occupation time and is a conceptual framework developed by the authors for an easier evaluation of occupation time in train traffic diagrams. The new methodology makes the UIC methodology more usable and enables more exact results to be obtained from infrastructure capacity examination.

A Nonlinear Flow Control Scheme Under Capacity Constraints

We present a nonlinear flow control scheme based on a buffer management model with physical constraints. It extends previous result of Pitsillides et al. in [6] by improving the queue length regulation for better service of network traffics. Besides a single node system, we also address the decentralized control of many cascaded nodes. The proposed discontinuous controller asymptotically regulates the buffer queue length at the output port of a router/switch to a constant reference value, under unknown time varying interfering traffics and saturation constraints on control input and states. Its continuous approximation achieves practical regulation with an ultimate bound on the regulation error tunable by a design parameter.

“缓冲溶液的配制及性质”的创新设计

缓冲溶液是一种能使体系pH值稳定的溶液,在生活中有广泛的应用。无机化学实验、无机及分析化学实验课程中均设置了该实验内容。但根据实践教学发现,传统的实验内容只是设置了单一浓度条件,用pH试纸测试溶液的pH变化,这样的设计存在不直观、设置条件单一等问题,达不到本实验的教学目的。为此,我们重新设计了这部分实验内容:采用指示剂的显色变化代替pH试纸来检验溶液酸碱度的变化;增设不同浓度、不同缓冲比的缓冲溶液及使用精密pH计,考察缓冲容量的影响因素。以上创新设计,学生可以直观地观察溶液颜色的变化,从而理解缓冲溶液的缓冲作用,又可以通过多因素的实验设计,系统地掌握不同的缓冲条件对缓冲容量的影响。从而达到本实验的教学目的及培养学生的自主思考能力和归纳总结能力。

基于环境中移动运输代理的传感器网络建模

针对大型稀疏传感器网络中的数据获取,本文提出了一种利用环境中普遍存在的移动代理来连接稀疏传感器的网络体系结构和一种2-维网格随机游走分析模型;提出的传感器网络模型由3个抽象层构成,即由无线传感器构成的底层、由各种运输代理构成的中间层和由接入点/中央存储库构成的顶层。具体实现原理是位于中间层的移动运输代理从底层分布的无线传感器收集数据并缓冲数据,然后经过游走运输,最后将从底层的无线传感器收集的数据交付到顶层必要的接入点进行必要的存储和处理,从而实现整个传感器网络的数据获取;理论分析和仿真实验结果表明,提出的基于移动运输代理的传感器网络模型不仅具有较好的鲁棒性和可扩展性,而且相比于基站网络模型和Ad-hoc网络模型,在传感器功率消耗、数据成功率和基础设施投入成本方面有明显的优势。

分析化学教学中引入动态缓冲容量“去公式化”计算的新策略

缓冲容量是分析化学重要内容。目前教材中缓冲容量计算没有考虑缓冲溶液与样品溶液混合时体积的变化,这种不考虑体积变化的缓冲容量被称为“静态”缓冲容量。而在实际应用中,往往缓冲溶液与样品溶液混合后的体积远远大于缓冲溶液的原始体积,此时需要考虑“动态”缓冲溶液。这里提出了一种“动态”缓冲容量问题的“去公式化”解决方案,它完全基于学科思想的底层逻辑,不会增加学生学习的记忆负担。

纸浆模塑品缓冲性能影响因素的仿真研究

目的研究形状、结构参数对纸浆模塑品承载和缓冲性能的影响,为纸浆模塑品缓冲结构设计提供更多参考。方法通过拉伸试验得到材料物理性能参数。对不同形状单元进行静态压缩试验和有限元模拟,对比验证仿真的可靠性。利用Ansys Workbench/LS-DYNA对3种不同形状单元以及3个结构因素的四棱台进行动态冲击模拟,评价其承载性能,并从能量吸收方面评价缓冲性能。结果不同形状单元中,圆台的承载和缓冲性能最佳;随着斜度增大,极限载荷和吸能性能整体呈下降趋势,1°时四棱台单元极限载荷最大,4°次之,1°~4°时吸能性能较好且变化相对稳定;随着长宽比增大,极限载荷和能量吸收整体均呈现下降趋势;极限载荷随着高度增加而减少,高度在10~25 mm时能量吸收不断减少,在25~40 mm时不断增加,在30~40 mm时单位体积吸能较稳定。结论在设计缓冲结构时,尽可能选择圆台状单元,斜度在1°时最佳,4°次之,长宽比在1~1.5最佳,高度在30~40 mm较好。

内蒙古平原灌区土壤固碳与养分吸附特征及秸秆还田调控

为内蒙古平原灌区春玉米连续高产稳产过程中秸秆培肥高产田和改良盐碱田提供理论依据。设置了玉米秸秆还田1~4 a(HT1~HT4)定位试验,以秸秆不还田作为对照(CK),测定了春播前和收获期土壤有机碳含量、全氮含量、有效氮含量、有效磷含量、阳离子交换量、pH值和酸碱缓冲曲线。结果表明,HT1~HT4收获期与春播前相比土壤有机碳含量、全氮含量、有效氮含量、有效磷含量、阳离子交换量的相对变化率为1.34%~3.62%,0.20%~1.51%,-0.11%~0.78%,0.89%~6.36%,0.09%~0.41%,CK收获期与春播前相比土壤有机碳含量、全氮含量、有效氮含量、有效磷含量、阳离子交换量的相对变化率为1.57%,-0.02%,-0.45%,-0.15%,-0.05%;HT2、HT3、HT4比CK的土壤pH值显著降低;土壤对碱的缓冲能力依次为HT4>HT3>HT2>HT1>CK。综上所述,随秸秆还田年限的增加,土壤固碳能力、保肥能力和缓冲性能增大,有效抵御因施化肥等因素导致土壤pH值剧烈变化的能力增强,秸秆还田培肥改土措施显著提升了土壤质量。

基于调车工况的MT-2缓冲器容量需求仿真分析

为了分析MT-2缓冲器在调车连挂作业时的容量需求问题,基于摩擦式缓冲器非线性力学特性及车辆调车冲击受力特点,建立了铁道货车纵向冲击动力学模型,对调车过程中不同车辆质量、不同速度、不同编组方式及不同车体刚度等工况下MT-2缓冲器容量需求进行了分析。研究结果表明:缓冲器做功与车辆质量和连挂速度的平方成正比,冲击车和被冲击车数量都大于2辆时冲击面缓冲器的容量需求将与车辆数量无关。对同时考虑质量、速度、编组方式、车体刚度的缓冲器容量需求值进行了函数拟合,完成了比例系数κ、μ和λ的求解;不同车辆数量之间冲击时,不同车钩号的缓冲器做功值大小不一,在冲击面车钩号的缓冲器做功值均为最大,沿着冲击面前、后的车钩号逐渐递减,调车冲击时计算容量需求值时应不考虑车体刚度,以重车冲击重车模式时冲击面的缓冲器容量需求为准。

长期施用控释尿素对潮土土壤酸碱缓冲体系与土壤肥力的影响

[目的]为探究长期施用控释尿素对北方石灰性潮土土壤酸度、酸碱缓冲能力及肥力的影响。[方法]基于自2008年开始的长期定位小麦玉米轮作施肥试验,设计掺混控释尿素和普通尿素2种氮肥类型及不施氮[N 0 kg/(hm^(2)·a)]、常量[N 540 kg/(hm^(2)·a)]和增量[N 810 kg/(hm^(2)·a)]3个施氮水平,于2022年玉米季成熟期采集0—80 cm土层土壤样品,测定土壤酸碱缓冲容量、土壤碳酸钙含量与土壤养分。[结果](1)控释尿素减缓了因施氮导致的土壤缓冲容量和pH下降,缓解了土壤酸化过程。常量掺混控释尿素、增量掺混控释尿素处理的缓冲容量分别较普通尿素处理常量普通尿素、增量普通尿素升高5.22%和11.17%,常量掺混控释尿素、增量掺混控释尿素处理的pH分别较常量普通尿素、增量普通尿素升高0.17和0.08个单位。(2)控释尿素提高了土壤阳离子交换量与交换性钙镁含量,提高了耕层土壤的活性碳酸钙含量,常量掺混控释尿素和增量掺混控释尿素处理活性碳酸钙含量分别较常量普通尿素和增量普通尿素处理升高52.08%和45.31%。同时,控释尿素减缓了土壤深层次土壤碳酸钙含量损失。(3)控释尿素提高了土壤全氮、有机质、硝态氮和铵态氮含量。[结论]长期施用控释尿素缓解了因施用氮肥导致的土壤酸化,提高了土壤活性碳酸钙含量,提高了土壤肥力。

某型无人机起落架放下阶段缓冲器气液流动特性研究

在设计飞机油气混合型式的可收放起落架时,应充分考虑其内腔之间的介质流动特性。以某型无人机起落架缓冲器阻尼孔径、充油量为研究对象,采用单因素实验法对各因素引起的缓冲器内部气液流动变化进行分析,通过Fluent软件对放下阶段不同阻尼孔径、充油量下的缓冲器气液特性进行仿真计算。结果表明:起落架放下过程缓冲器阻尼孔油液流量只与孔径大小有关,不受缓冲器充油量影响;在该型号无人机要求的637 mL充油量下,缓冲器阻尼孔孔径应大于6 mm;对于其他型号起落架缓冲器,当确定了充油量后,应将满足放下阶段缓冲器气液充填作为缓冲器阻尼孔设计标准之一。