Influence of Magnetic Field on the Rectification Process of Binary Heterogeneous Azeotrope

To improve separate effect of binary heterogeneous azeotrope in the magnetic field with different magnetic induction intensity, the influence of magnetic field on the rectification process of binary heterogeneous azeotrope was investigated with l-butanol-water system. The results show that the composition of liquid-liquid phase equilibrium of l-butanol-water system has definitely changed, the composition of l-butanol in light phase （l-butanol layer） increases by 1. 17%-1.63% and the composition of water in heavy phase （water layer） increases by 1.21%-1.58% under the influence of magnetic field. By separation of magnetization, the composition of l-butanol increases by 0.8%-1.2% and the recovery ratio of 1 -butanol increases by 1.6%-2.5%. Magnetic field has positive effect, however, the magnetized effect is not in proportion to magnetic induction intensity and has an optimum condition, in the range of 0.25 T-0. 3 T.

Asynchronous Heterogeneous Mechanism for Hyper-Distributed Hyper-Parallel Al Processing

This paper proposes an asynchronous heterogeneous propagation approach of concurrent competitive waves for hyper-distributed hyper-parallel heuris tic problem-solving. This approach is much more powerful than the synchronous homogeneous mechanisms and the asynchronous superimposition algorithms, and has universal validity and availability. The basic conception, concurrent algorithm and its properties are discussed. The theory and conclusions drawn in this paper are of essential importance for the hardware implementation of hyper-distributed hyper-parallel processing based on chaotic cellular networks.

Selective oxidation of emerging organic contaminants in heterogeneous Fenton-like systems

Heterogeneous Fenton-like reaction shows great potential for eliminating organic substances (e.g. emerging organic contaminants (EOCs)) in water, which has been widely explored in recent decades. However, the catalytic mechanisms reported in current studies are extremely complicated because multiple mechanisms coexist and contribute to the removal efficiencies. Most importantly, heterogeneous systems show selective oxidation properties, which are crucial for improving the efficiencies in the catalytic elimination of organic substances. Thus, this critical review summarizes and compares the diverse existing mechanisms (non-radical and radical pathways) in heterogeneous catalytic processes based on recent studies. The typical oxidation mechanisms during selective advanced oxidation of EOCs were systematically discussed based on the following sections, including the selective adsorption and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in photo/electron-Fenton and Fenton-like systems. Moreover, the non-radical pathways are discussed in depth by the singlet oxygen, high-valent metal-oxo, electron transfer process, etc. Moreover, the direct oxidative transfer process for the removal of EOCs was introduced in recent studies. Finally, the cost, feasibility as well as the sustainability of heterogeneous Fenton-like catalysts are summarized. This review offers useful guidance for developing suitable strategies to develop materials for decomposing the organic substrates.