Environmental-friendly Ramming Materials for Mud Package and Taphole of Large-scaled Blast Furnaces

The compositions, structures and properties of envi- ronmental-friendly ramming materials for mud package and taphole of large-scaled blast furnaces were studied. The results show that the formation of silica fibers makes structure of ramming materials dense. During the process of extruding mud and ramming materials, SiC is partly oxidized ; CaO , F% 03 and carbon penetrate towards the outer wall. The improvement of ramming materials can inhibit the penetration of molten slag, iron and carbon. The bulk density of environmental-friendly ramming ma- terials dried at 200 ℃ is 2.90 g · cm-3, the cold com- pressive strength of this kind of ramming materials dried at 200 ℃ is about 17. 0 MPa and fired at I 450 ℃ is about 39. 2 MPa.

Advances in Application of Environmental-friendly Seaweed Polysaccharide Biomaterials

Seaweed polysaccharides are a type of natural high-molecular active substances extracted and purified from seaweed. They are formed from different mon- esaccharide units through glucosidic bonds, with the advantages of high viscosity, good gel property, environmental-friendly and low cost. In this review, we focus on the progress of the application of seaweed polysaecharides in the fields including food, medicine, tissue engineering and environment engineering, where seaweed polysaccharides are used as food additives, edible coating materials, drug-release materials, medical dressing, tissue scaffolds and environmental adsorption materi- als. Introducing special properties, such as targeting, electrical conductivity and thermasensitivity, and designing bionic controllable micro/nanostructures to fabri- cate and develop multi-functional, intelligent seaweed polysaccharides would be the research hotspot in the future.

The 13th China International MMF Conference: How to be more environmental-friendly?

On September 13-14th, the 13th China International Man-made Fiber Conference (Ke Qiao 2007) was held in the county of Ke Qiao, Shaoxing County, Zhejiang Province of China,

Lead and Iodide Fixation by Thiol Copper(Ⅱ)Porphyrin for Stable and Environmental-Friendly Perovskite Solar Cells

The formation of undersaturated lead or iodide ions and I_(2) on the perovskite surface can decrease the performance and stability of perovskite solar cells(PSCs).Additionally,the leakage of noxious lead limits the application of PSCs.Here,we develop a strategy for molecular modulation of a perovskite surface using thiol copper(Ⅱ)porphyrin(CuP)to post-treat the perovskite film.

Structure Characterization and Dephosphorization Effect Analysis of Oyster Shell-silica Micropowder Waste Water Dephosphorization Materials

In this work,the effects of pH value of waste water and initial concentration of phosphorus on dephosphorization materials were investigated.The materials were prepared by shaping,sintering and hydrothermal reshaping oyster shell and silica micro-powder.Different concentrations of phosphorus-contained waste water were simulated with potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution,the effect of dephosphorization was tested with phosphomolybdenum blue spectrophotometer method,and the crystal phase and microstructure of materials were characterized by XRD and SEM methods. It was indicated that dephosphorization was completed in 6 h when the initial phosphorus concentration in waste water was lower than 15 mg/L, and the dephosphorization time prolonged as the increase of phosphorus concentration. It was observed that the pH value of waste water influenced dephosphorization significantly, and neutral subalkalic environment favored dephosphorization. When the pH value was 11, the efficiency of dephosphozation was the greatest. For waste water with an initial concentration of 20 mg/L, the dephosphozation rate is close to 100% in8 h.

Aging phenomena of backsheet materials of photovoltaic systems for future zero-carbon energy and the improvement pathway

The insulation degradation in polymeric backsheets has been identified as a main cause of catastrophic accidents induced by short circuit or ground faults in photovoltaic module.To ensure quality,the photovoltaic industry is therefore faced with urgent demand in discovering degradation mechanisms.Moreover,the development of environmental-friendly backsheets and the establishment of backsheets recycling specifications are vital to fulfilling the requirements of a future reliable photovoltaic system with improved productivity.In this review,we innovatively summarize the detection methods of insulation deterioration from the viewpoints of spectroscopic,thermal and mechanical approaches.The corresponding ambient conditions in measurement and their accelerating effect on the degradation of photovoltaic backsheets are discussed.Subsequently,emerging novel materials and structures for enhancing insula-tion properties,antiaging performance and optical-electrical energy conversion efficiency of photovoltaic cell are summarized.It offers a comprehensive strategy to design materials with optimal structures in photovoltaic module for a future zero-carbon energy system.

Dispersed distribution derived integrated anode for lithium ion battery

With the development of portable communication devices and electric vehicles, there is a great need for energy storage devices with lighter weight and higher energy density. In this paper, a new method by combining waster-paper-synthesized conductive paper(CP) and active material Mn O2 together is developed to obtain a new type of anode without any binder for lithium ion batteries. By this way, we can obtain low density anode with active material in CP, instead of the commonly-used heavy metal current collector. Also, binder has been abandoned, which are usually used to combine active material into anode, to further decrease weight. The multi walled carbon nanotube(MWCNT) was added in serves as a component of CP and the conductive agent for active material. Compared to traditional anode coated on Cu current collector, the CP-combined anode can greatly improve the electrochemical performance of active material Mn O2. It can let more particles to fully participate in the reaction and therefore boost the specific capacity to a great extent(about 3 times higher). It delivered an initial specific capacity of 1629.9 m A h g^-1 at a current density of 100 m A g^-1 and maintained about 67% even after 100 cycles.What’s more, it shows reversible capacity of about 260 m A h g^-1 at high current density of 1000 m A h g^-1.Our original synthesis method of anode, which shows far-reaching referential value and environmental significance, can be generalized to other electrodes and other battery systems.