Effect of Agents on Hydrate Formation and Low-Temperature Rheology of Polyalcohol Drilling Fluid

In order to ensure safe drilling in deep water and marine gas hydrate bearing sediments, the needed characteristics of drilling fluid system were analyzed. Moreover, the effect of different agents on hydrate formation and the low-temperature rheology of designed polyalcohol drilling fluid were tested, respectively. The results show that clay can promote gas hydrate growth, while modified starch and polyalcohol can inhibit hydrate formation to some extent, and PVP K90 has a good performance on hydrate inhibition. The influence of clay on low-temperature rheology of polyglycols drilling fluid is notable. Therefore, the clay-free polyalcohol drilling fluid is suitable for deep water and marine gas hydrate drilling under optimal conditions.

Oxygen-coordinated low-nucleus cluster catalysts for enhanced electrocatalytic water oxidation

The oxygen evolution reaction(OER)activity of single-atom catalysts(SACs)is closely related to the coordination environment of the active site.Oxygencoordinated atomic metal species bring about unique features beyond nitrogen-coordinated atomic metal species due to the fact that the M-O bond is weaker than the M-N bond.Herein,a series of metal-oxygen-carbon structured low-nucleus clusters(LNCs)are successfully anchored on the surface of multiwalled carbon nanotubes(M-MWCNTs,M=Ni,Co,or Fe)through a foolproof low-temperature gas transfer(300℃)method without any further treatment.The morphology and coordination configuration of the LNCs at the atomic level were confirmed by comprehensive characterizations.The synthetic Ni-MWCNTs electrocatalyst features excellent OER activity and stability under alkaline conditions,transcending the performances of Co-MWCNTs,Fe-MWCNTs and RuO_(2).Density functional theory calculations reveal that the moderate oxidation of low-nucleus Ni clusters changes the unoccupied orbital of Ni atoms,thereby lowering the energy barrier of the OER rate-limiting step and making the OER process more energy-efficient.This study demonstrates a novel versatile platform for large-scale manufacturing of oxygen-coordinated LNC catalysts.

Anomalous winter temperature and precipitation events in southern China

This paper analyzed the anomalous low-temperature events and the anomalous rain-abundant events in January since 1951 and winter since 1880 for southern China. The anomalous events are defined using ±1σ thresholds. Twelve cold Januaries are identified where temperature anomaly below -1σ, and ten wet Januaries are identified where precipitation anomaly above ＋1σ. Among these events there are three patterns of cold-wet Januaries, namely 1969, 1993 and 2008. The NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data are used to check the atmospheric circulation changes in association with the anomalous temperature and precipitation events. The results show that the strong Siberian High （SBH）, East Asian trough （EAT） and East Asian jet stream （EAJS） are favorable conditions for low-temperature in southern China. While the anomalous southerly flow at 850 hPa, the weak EAT at 500 hPa, the strong Middle East jet stream （MEJS） and the weaker EAJS are found to accompany a wetter southern China. The cold-wet winters in southern China, such as January of 2008, are mainly related to a stronger SBH, and the circulation in the middle to upper troposphere is precipitation-favorable. In wet winters, the water vapor below 500 hPa is mainly transported by the anomalous southwesterly flow and the anomalous southern flow over the Indo-China Peninsula and the South China Sea area. The correlation coefficients of MEJS, EAMVV （East Asian meridional wind） and EU （Eurasian pattern） to southern China precipitation in January are ＋0.65, -0.59 and -0.48 respectively, and the correlations for high-pass filtered data are ＋0.63 -0.55 and -0.44 respectively, the significant level is all at 99%. MEJS, EAMW and EU together can explain 49.4% variance in January precipitation. Explained variance for January and winter temperature by SBH, EU, WP （west Pacific pattern） and AO （Arctic Oscillation） are 47.2% and 51.5%, respectively. There is more precipitation in southern China during El Nitro winters, and less precipitation during La Nina winters. And there is no clear evidence that the occurrence of anomalous temperature events in winter over southern China is closely linked to ENSO events.

NON-EQUILIBRIUM BEHAVIOUR OF ISOTHERM FREEZING OF WATER IN LYSOZYME

It has been reported for over two decades that a fixed amount of non-freezable water’ exists in each species of biomacromolecule, even when taken well below the ice homonucleation temperature of about 232 K, as demonstrated by a variety of measurements. For instance, the amount of non-freezable water, Rnf, in lysozyme measured by various techniques is about 0.33±0.03 g（water）/g（protein）. It is usually believed that this fraction of water is hydrogen-bound to the macromolecule, maintaining tits

Cobalt doped Fe-Mn@CNTs catalysts with highly stability for lowtemperature selective catalytic reduction of NO_(x)

In this paper,we report the fabrication of cobalt-doped de-NO_(x)catalyst by pyrolyzing an analogous metal-organic framework-74(MOF-74)containing Fe&Mn.The resulted catalyst exhibits distinctive microstructures of manganese,cobalt,and iron immobilized on N-doped carbon nanotubes(CNTs).It is found through experiments that the trimetallic catalyst Fe_(2)Mn_(1)Co_(0.5)/CNTs-50 has the best NH_(3)-selective catalytic reduction(SCR)performance.The Fe_(2)Mn_(1)Co_(0.5)/CNTs-50 exhibited excellent water and sulfur resistance and good stability under the harsh gas environment of 250℃ and/or 170℃,NO=NH_(3)=1,000 ppm,8 vol.%O_(2),20 vol.%H2O,1,000 ppm SO_(2),and gas hourly space velocity(GHSV)=75,000 h^(-1).The de-NO_(x)conversion was maintained about 55%and 25%after 192 h.The water and sulfur resistance performance were much higher than commercial vanadium series catalyst.The highly water and sulfur resistance performance may be attributed to the unique core-shell microstructure and the synergistic effect of manganese,cobalt,and iron which helps reduce the formation for byproducts(NH_(4)HSO_(4)).This study may promote to explore the development of a high stability catalyst for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO_(x)with NH_(3).