Nanomaterials have been widely applied to many fields because of their excellent photocatalytic performance.The performance is closely related to the catalytic kinetics,but it is not completely clear about the influen...Nanomaterials have been widely applied to many fields because of their excellent photocatalytic performance.The performance is closely related to the catalytic kinetics,but it is not completely clear about the influencing regularities of shape and particle size on the photocatalytic kinetics of nanomaterials and the photocatalytic kinetic mechanism.In this paper,nano-CeO_(2)with different shapes and particle sizes were prepared,the kinetic parameters of adsorption and photocatalytic degradation were determined,and the effects of shape and particle size on the kinetics of adsorption and photocatalysis and photocatalytic mechanism were discussed.The results show that the shape and particle size have significant influences.With the decreases of diameter,the performances of adsorption and photocatalysis of nano-CeO_(2)are improved;and these performances of spherical nano-CeO_(2)are greater than those of linear nano-CeO_(2).The shape and particle size have no effects on the kinetic order and mechanism of the whole photocatalytic process.Then a generalized mechanism of photocatalytic kinetics of nanomaterials was proposed and the mechanism rate equation was derived.Finally,the conclusion can be drawn:the desorption of photodegradation products is the control step of photocatalytic kinetics,and the kinetic order of photocatalytic degradation reaction is 1.The mechanism is universal and all nanomaterials have the same photocatalytic kinetic mechanism and order.展开更多
Semi-automatic image analysis system was used for the surface fractal dimension measurement of 15 kinds of rock-fractured particles. The results indicate that the surfaces of the particles that have a size of about 20...Semi-automatic image analysis system was used for the surface fractal dimension measurement of 15 kinds of rock-fractured particles. The results indicate that the surfaces of the particles that have a size of about 200 mesh are fractal, and that the fractal dimension is in the range of 2.07～2.11. Therefore, some definitions of particle size such as surface diameter, equivalent volumetricly surface diameter are equivocal without giving the step length and the drag diameter, free-fall diameter, and stokes’diameter may be modified by the fractal dimension.展开更多
Particle size distribution of coarse aggregates through mechanical sieving gives results in terms of cumulative mass percent. But digital image processing generated size distribution of particles, while being fast and...Particle size distribution of coarse aggregates through mechanical sieving gives results in terms of cumulative mass percent. But digital image processing generated size distribution of particles, while being fast and accurate, is often expressed in terms of area function or number of particles. In this paper, a mass model is developed which converts the image obtained size distribution to mass-wise distribution, making it readily comparable to mechanical sieving data. The concept of weight/particle ratio is introduced for mass reconstruction from 2D images of particle aggregates. Using this mass model, the effects of several particle shape parameters(such as major axis, minor axis, and equivalent diameter) on sieve-size of the particles is studied. It is shown that the sieve-size of a particle strongly depend upon the shape parameters, 91% of its variation being explained by major axis, minor axis, bounding box length and equivalent diameter. Furthermore, minor axis gives an overall accurate estimate of particle sieve-size, error in mean size(D-50) being just 0.4%. However, sieve-size of smaller particles(<20 mm) strongly depends upon the length of the smaller arm of the bounding box enclosing them and sieve-sizes of larger particles(>20 mm) are highly correlated to their equivalent diameters. Multiple linear regression analysis has been used to generate overall mass-wise particle size distribution, considering the influences of all these shape parameters on particle sieve-size. Multiple linear regression generated overall mass-wise particle size distribution shows a strong correlation with sieve generated data. The adjusted R-square value of the regression analysis is found to be 99 percent(w.r.t cumulative frequency). The method proposed in this paper provides a time-efficient way of producing accurate(up to 99%) mass-wise PSD using digital image processing and it can be used effectively to replace the mechanical sieving.展开更多
Grain size control of tungsten powder is essential for high quality tungsten products. Based on studies on the hydrogen reduction process of tungsten oxide, a microcomputer system is described for reduction process co...Grain size control of tungsten powder is essential for high quality tungsten products. Based on studies on the hydrogen reduction process of tungsten oxide, a microcomputer system is described for reduction process control. The system, now running in Zhuzhou Tungsten and Molybdenum Materials Plant, controls the temperature of the reduction furnace and hydrogen pressure. It also controls a mechanical pusher which pushs the boats charged with blue tungsten oxide into the furnace tubes. Some of the technical problems in the process are analysed.展开更多
Block copolymer polystyrene-b-poly（acrylic acid）（PS-b-PAA） was used as structural template for the synthesis of CaCO3 microparticles. Through this procedure, acid resistant hybrid CaCO3 micro- spheres were obtaine...Block copolymer polystyrene-b-poly（acrylic acid）（PS-b-PAA） was used as structural template for the synthesis of CaCO3 microparticles. Through this procedure, acid resistant hybrid CaCO3 micro- spheres were obtained. Acid resistant properties of this type of hybrid CaCO3 were studied. Size measurement shows that the acid resistant properties of the hybrid particles are different in different solutions, such as HCl, EDTA, and H2SO4 solutions.展开更多
A large amount of waste is produced by preparation plants. The properties of the waste vary depending on the mineralogical contents of the mother rock in which the coal is embedded. The waste quality depends on the me...A large amount of waste is produced by preparation plants. The properties of the waste vary depending on the mineralogical contents of the mother rock in which the coal is embedded. The waste quality depends on the method of mining and cleaning. The waste mainly consists of clays, quartz, carbonaceous materials, mica, pyrites, and so on. About 80% of coal-ash is now utilized and the remainder is disposed of at disposal sites. However, the life span of disposal sites is limited, and it is difficult to find new disposal sites. It is therefore requested that the percentage of utilized flyash be increased in all applicable fields in Japan. Thus, it is very desirable that cement supplemented with flyash be used as injection material for natural/artificial openings. With this perspective in mind, we attempt to clarify how much the size and shape of the flyash affects the properties of the injection mixture by way of an injection test.展开更多
An alternative method is proposed in this letter for describing the arbitrary shape and size for granules in 2D image.After image binarization, the edge points on contour are detected, by which the centroid of the sha...An alternative method is proposed in this letter for describing the arbitrary shape and size for granules in 2D image.After image binarization, the edge points on contour are detected, by which the centroid of the shape in question is sought using the moment calculation.Using Principal Component Analysis(PCA), the major and minor diameters are computed.Based on the signature curve-fitting, the first-order derivative is taken so as to seek all the characteristic vertices.By connecting the vertices found, the simplified polygon is formed and utilized for shape and size descriptive purposes.The developed algorithm is run on two given real particle images, and the execution results indicate that the computed parameters can technically well describe the shape and size for the original particles, being able to provide a ready-to-use database for machine vision system to perform related data processing tasks.展开更多
Presents a computer measuring method (image analysis) for particle size and shape. The method has been introduced, theoretically analyzed and proved by practice, it is reasonable and useful for many application areas.
A novel strategy of probability density function （PDF） shape control is proposed in stochastic systems. The control er is designed whose parameters are optimal y obtained through the improved particle swarm optimiza...A novel strategy of probability density function （PDF） shape control is proposed in stochastic systems. The control er is designed whose parameters are optimal y obtained through the improved particle swarm optimization algorithm. The parameters of the control er are viewed as the space position of a particle in particle swarm optimization algorithm and updated continual y until the control er makes the PDF of the state variable as close as possible to the expected PDF. The proposed PDF shape control technique is compared with the equivalent linearization technique through simulation experiments. The results show the superiority and the effectiveness of the proposed method. The control er is excellent in making the state PDF fol ow the expected PDF and has the very smal error between the state PDF and the expected PDF, solving the control problem of the PDF shape in stochastic systems effectively.展开更多
X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis utilizes particle size which is resulted from milling of a material. The milling ensures uniform and fine grained powder. The finer and more uniform the particle size is, the better t...X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis utilizes particle size which is resulted from milling of a material. The milling ensures uniform and fine grained powder. The finer and more uniform the particle size is, the better the result and easier it is for material quality control. To ensure uniformity in particle size and finer powder, a comparative analysis was conducted with different grinding aids and pressed pellet method was used in obtaining analysis results. Pressed pellets of cement raw meal sample milled with different grinding aids (graphite, aspirin and lithium borate) were subjected to XRF. Graphite produced better particle size uniformity with a corresponding standard deviation that made quality control of raw meal easier and better than aspirin and lithium borate.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21373147 and 21573157)
文摘Nanomaterials have been widely applied to many fields because of their excellent photocatalytic performance.The performance is closely related to the catalytic kinetics,but it is not completely clear about the influencing regularities of shape and particle size on the photocatalytic kinetics of nanomaterials and the photocatalytic kinetic mechanism.In this paper,nano-CeO_(2)with different shapes and particle sizes were prepared,the kinetic parameters of adsorption and photocatalytic degradation were determined,and the effects of shape and particle size on the kinetics of adsorption and photocatalysis and photocatalytic mechanism were discussed.The results show that the shape and particle size have significant influences.With the decreases of diameter,the performances of adsorption and photocatalysis of nano-CeO_(2)are improved;and these performances of spherical nano-CeO_(2)are greater than those of linear nano-CeO_(2).The shape and particle size have no effects on the kinetic order and mechanism of the whole photocatalytic process.Then a generalized mechanism of photocatalytic kinetics of nanomaterials was proposed and the mechanism rate equation was derived.Finally,the conclusion can be drawn:the desorption of photodegradation products is the control step of photocatalytic kinetics,and the kinetic order of photocatalytic degradation reaction is 1.The mechanism is universal and all nanomaterials have the same photocatalytic kinetic mechanism and order.
基金This research was supported by the Nature Science Foundation of Hebei Province （D2005000176） and the Construction Projects of Key Disciplines in University of Hebei Province, China. The authors would like to thank the support of the Environment Monitoring Center of Shijiazhuang city, China.
基金Acknowledgements： The study is supported by the Hebei Province Natural Science Foundation （No. D200500176） and the open fund of Hebei Provincial Key Lab of Ecology and Environment Monitoring （No. SYSKF0604）. The authors thank for the help of professor LI Ji-biao for the SEM observation and the support from the size analysis lab of Hebei Normal University.
基金This paper was sponsored by China National Nature Science Foundation
文摘Semi-automatic image analysis system was used for the surface fractal dimension measurement of 15 kinds of rock-fractured particles. The results indicate that the surfaces of the particles that have a size of about 200 mesh are fractal, and that the fractal dimension is in the range of 2.07～2.11. Therefore, some definitions of particle size such as surface diameter, equivalent volumetricly surface diameter are equivocal without giving the step length and the drag diameter, free-fall diameter, and stokes’diameter may be modified by the fractal dimension.
基金Indian Institute of Technology,Kharagpur in India for supporting this work
文摘Particle size distribution of coarse aggregates through mechanical sieving gives results in terms of cumulative mass percent. But digital image processing generated size distribution of particles, while being fast and accurate, is often expressed in terms of area function or number of particles. In this paper, a mass model is developed which converts the image obtained size distribution to mass-wise distribution, making it readily comparable to mechanical sieving data. The concept of weight/particle ratio is introduced for mass reconstruction from 2D images of particle aggregates. Using this mass model, the effects of several particle shape parameters(such as major axis, minor axis, and equivalent diameter) on sieve-size of the particles is studied. It is shown that the sieve-size of a particle strongly depend upon the shape parameters, 91% of its variation being explained by major axis, minor axis, bounding box length and equivalent diameter. Furthermore, minor axis gives an overall accurate estimate of particle sieve-size, error in mean size(D-50) being just 0.4%. However, sieve-size of smaller particles(<20 mm) strongly depends upon the length of the smaller arm of the bounding box enclosing them and sieve-sizes of larger particles(>20 mm) are highly correlated to their equivalent diameters. Multiple linear regression analysis has been used to generate overall mass-wise particle size distribution, considering the influences of all these shape parameters on particle sieve-size. Multiple linear regression generated overall mass-wise particle size distribution shows a strong correlation with sieve generated data. The adjusted R-square value of the regression analysis is found to be 99 percent(w.r.t cumulative frequency). The method proposed in this paper provides a time-efficient way of producing accurate(up to 99%) mass-wise PSD using digital image processing and it can be used effectively to replace the mechanical sieving.
文摘Grain size control of tungsten powder is essential for high quality tungsten products. Based on studies on the hydrogen reduction process of tungsten oxide, a microcomputer system is described for reduction process control. The system, now running in Zhuzhou Tungsten and Molybdenum Materials Plant, controls the temperature of the reduction furnace and hydrogen pressure. It also controls a mechanical pusher which pushs the boats charged with blue tungsten oxide into the furnace tubes. Some of the technical problems in the process are analysed.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.50803055, 30872902).
文摘Block copolymer polystyrene-b-poly（acrylic acid）（PS-b-PAA） was used as structural template for the synthesis of CaCO3 microparticles. Through this procedure, acid resistant hybrid CaCO3 micro- spheres were obtained. Acid resistant properties of this type of hybrid CaCO3 were studied. Size measurement shows that the acid resistant properties of the hybrid particles are different in different solutions, such as HCl, EDTA, and H2SO4 solutions.
文摘A large amount of waste is produced by preparation plants. The properties of the waste vary depending on the mineralogical contents of the mother rock in which the coal is embedded. The waste quality depends on the method of mining and cleaning. The waste mainly consists of clays, quartz, carbonaceous materials, mica, pyrites, and so on. About 80% of coal-ash is now utilized and the remainder is disposed of at disposal sites. However, the life span of disposal sites is limited, and it is difficult to find new disposal sites. It is therefore requested that the percentage of utilized flyash be increased in all applicable fields in Japan. Thus, it is very desirable that cement supplemented with flyash be used as injection material for natural/artificial openings. With this perspective in mind, we attempt to clarify how much the size and shape of the flyash affects the properties of the injection mixture by way of an injection test.
基金Supported by the Ningbo Natural Science Foundation (No.2006A610016)
文摘An alternative method is proposed in this letter for describing the arbitrary shape and size for granules in 2D image.After image binarization, the edge points on contour are detected, by which the centroid of the shape in question is sought using the moment calculation.Using Principal Component Analysis(PCA), the major and minor diameters are computed.Based on the signature curve-fitting, the first-order derivative is taken so as to seek all the characteristic vertices.By connecting the vertices found, the simplified polygon is formed and utilized for shape and size descriptive purposes.The developed algorithm is run on two given real particle images, and the execution results indicate that the computed parameters can technically well describe the shape and size for the original particles, being able to provide a ready-to-use database for machine vision system to perform related data processing tasks.
文摘Presents a computer measuring method (image analysis) for particle size and shape. The method has been introduced, theoretically analyzed and proved by practice, it is reasonable and useful for many application areas.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Fundation of China(61273127)the Specialized Research Fund of the Doctoral Program in Higher Education(20106118110009+2 种基金20116118110008)the Scientific Research Plan Projects of Shaanxi Education Department(12JK0524)the Young Teachers Scientific Research Fund of Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications(1100434)
文摘A novel strategy of probability density function （PDF） shape control is proposed in stochastic systems. The control er is designed whose parameters are optimal y obtained through the improved particle swarm optimization algorithm. The parameters of the control er are viewed as the space position of a particle in particle swarm optimization algorithm and updated continual y until the control er makes the PDF of the state variable as close as possible to the expected PDF. The proposed PDF shape control technique is compared with the equivalent linearization technique through simulation experiments. The results show the superiority and the effectiveness of the proposed method. The control er is excellent in making the state PDF fol ow the expected PDF and has the very smal error between the state PDF and the expected PDF, solving the control problem of the PDF shape in stochastic systems effectively.
文摘X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis utilizes particle size which is resulted from milling of a material. The milling ensures uniform and fine grained powder. The finer and more uniform the particle size is, the better the result and easier it is for material quality control. To ensure uniformity in particle size and finer powder, a comparative analysis was conducted with different grinding aids and pressed pellet method was used in obtaining analysis results. Pressed pellets of cement raw meal sample milled with different grinding aids (graphite, aspirin and lithium borate) were subjected to XRF. Graphite produced better particle size uniformity with a corresponding standard deviation that made quality control of raw meal easier and better than aspirin and lithium borate.
