Hybrid ant colony optimization for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem

To solve the resource-constrained project scheduling problem （RCPSP）, a hybrid ant colony optimization （HACO） approach is presented. To improve the quality of the schedules, the HACO is incorporated with an extended double justification in which the activity splitting is applied to predict whether the schedule could be improved. The HACO is tested on the set of large benchmark problems from the project scheduling problem library （PSPLIB）. The computational result shows that the proposed algo- rithm can improve the quality of the schedules efficiently.

Generation of enhanced stability of SnO/In(OH)_(3)/InP for photocatalytic water splitting by SnO protection layer1 Generation of enhanced stability of SnO/In(OH)_(3)/InP for photocatalytic water splitting by SnO protection layer1

InP shows a very high efficiency for solar light to electricity conversion in solar cell and may present an expectation property in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.However,it suffers serious corrosion in water dispersion.In this paper,it is demonstrated that the stability and activity of the InP-based catalyst are effectively enhanced by applying an anti-corrosion SnO layer and In(OH)_(3)transition layer,which reduces the crystal mismatch between SnO and InP and increases charge transfer.The obtained Pt/SnO/In(OH)_(3)/InP exhibits a hydrogen production rate of 144.42μmol/g in_(3)h under visible light illumination in multi-cycle tests without remarkable decay,12_(3)times higher than that of naked In(OH)_(3)/InP without any electron donor under visible irradiation.