Design and manufacture of emulsion liquid membrane based on various amine extractants for separation and extraction of succinic acid from fermentation broth

The aim of this study was to design a new emulsion liquid membrane(ELM)system for the separation of succinic acid from aqueous solutions.The concentration of succinic acid varied from 20 to 60 mmol·L^(-1).The prepared ELM system includes tributylamine(TBA)as a carrier,commercial kerosene as a solvent,Span 80 as a surfactant,and Na2CO3as a stripping agent.In order to control the membrane swelling,different values of cyclohexanone were added to the membrane phase.The effect of various empirical variables on the extraction of the succinic acid such as acid concentration in the feed solution,initial feed concentration,carrier concentration,the stirring speed of the extraction,Na2CO3,surfactant,and cyclohexanone concentrations,and treat ratio in the ELM system.The best result was obtained when TBA was used as the carrier.The final acid extraction efficiency was independent of pH variations of the aqueous feed solution.The extraction of succinic acid solution with a concentration of 40 mmol·L^(-1)was improved by increasing the treat ratio 1:7-1:3,stripping phase concentration 0.5-1.5 mol·L^(-1),stirring speed 300-500 r·min^(-1)and cyclohexanone concentration in the membrane phase 1.2-1.6 mol·L^(-1).No considerable effect on the extraction rate was observed for the carrier concentration in the membrane phase.But,the surfactant concentration in the feed phase showed a dual effect on the extraction efficiency.

Extractive distillation: Advances in conceptual design, solvent selection,and separation strategies

Extractive distillation(ED) is one of the most promising approaches for the separation of the azeotropic or closeboiling mixtures in the chemical industry. The purpose of this paper is to provide a broad overview of the recent development of key aspects in the ED process involving conceptual design, solvent selection, and separation strategies. To obtain the minimum entrainer feed flow rate and reflux ratio for the ED process, the conceptual design of azeotropic mixture separation based on a topological analysis via thermodynamic feasibility insights involving residue curve maps, univolatility lines, and unidistribution curves is presented. The method is applicable to arbitrary multicomponent mixtures and allows direct screening of design alternatives. The determination of a suitable solvent is one of the key steps to ensure an effective and economical ED process. Candidate entrainers can be obtained from heuristics or literature studies while computer aided molecular design(CAMD) has superiority in efficiency and reliability. To achieve optimized extractive distillation systems, a brief review of evaluation method for both entrainer design and selection through CAMD is presented. Extractive distillation can be operated either in continuous extractive distillation(CED) or batch extractive distillation(BED), and both modes have been well-studied depending on the advantages in flexibility and low capital costs. To improve the energy efficiency, several configurations and technological alternatives can be used for both CED and BED depending on strategies and main azeotropic feeds. The challenge and chance of the further ED development involving screening the best potential solvents and exploring the energy-intensive separation strategies are discussed aiming at promoting the industrial application of this environmentally friendly separation technique.

Research on High-Efficiency Cyclone Separators and Their Optimum Design

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Machine learning-based ionic liquids design and process simulation for CO_(2) separation from flue gas

Rational design of ionic liquids(ILs),which is highly dependent on the accuracy of the model used,has always been crucial for CO_(2)separation from flue gas.In this study,a support vector machine(SVM)model which is a machine learning approach is established,so as to improve the prediction accuracy and range of IL melting points.Based on IL melting points data with 600 training data and 168 testing data,the estimated average absolute relative deviations(AARD)and squared correlation coefficients(R^(2))are 3.11%,0.8820 and 5.12%,0.8542 for the training set and testing set of the SVM model,respectively.Then,through the melting points model and other rational design processes including conductor-like screening model for real solvents(COSMO-RS)calculation and physical property constraints,cyano-based ILs are obtained,in which tetracyanoborate[TCB]-is often ruled out due to incorrect estimation of melting points model in the literature.Subsequently,by means of process simulation using Aspen Plus,optimal IL are compared with excellent IL reported in the literature.Finally,1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tricyanomethanide[EMIM][TCM]is selected as a most suitable solvent for CO_(2)separation from flue gas,the process of which leads to 12.9%savings on total annualized cost compared to that of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide[EMIM][Tf_(2)N].

Computational screening and design of nanoporous membranes for efficient carbon isotope separation

Stable isotopes have been routinely used in chemical sciences,medical treatment and agricultural research.Conventional technologies to produce high-purity isotopes entail lengthy separation processes that often suffer from low selectivity and poor energy efficiency.Recent advances in nanoporous materials open up new opportunities for more efficient isotope enrichment and separation as the pore size and local chemical environment of such materials can be engineered with atomic precision.In this work,we demonstrate the unique capability of nanoporous membranes for the separation of stable carbon isotopes by computational screening a materials database consisting of 12,478 computation-ready,experimental metal-organic frameworks(MOFs).Nanoporous materials with the highest selectivity and membrane performance scores have been identified for separation of^(12)CH_4/^(13)CH_4 at the ambient condition(300 K).Analyzing the structural features and metal sites of the promising MOF candidates offers useful insights into membrane design to further improve the performance.An upper limit of the efficiency has been identified for the separation of^(12)CH_4/^(13)CH_4 with the existing MOFs and those variations by replacement of the metal sites.

基于Design Expert的煤系高岭土离心增白试验

黑岱沟矿区矸石的高岭土质量分数高达70%。从煤系资源综合利用的角度出发,利用离心选矿法脱除以铁钛类为主的高密度致色杂质,提高煤系高岭土的煅烧白度。采用Design Expert进行四因素三水平的Box-Behnken正交试验设计;探究离心转速、入料速度、入料浓度和入料时间对煅烧白度及精矿产率的影响,拟合二次方程关系模型;给出煅烧白度及精矿产率与显著因素之间的响应曲面图,发现煅烧白度主要受离心转速影响,随离心转速的增加,煅烧白度先升高后降低,而精矿产率主要受入料时间影响,随入料时间的延长,精矿产率线性增加;最终结合Design Expert模拟结果,探究最佳离心增白试验条件,即离心转速为800 r/min,入料速度为8.4 L/min,入料浓度20%,入料时间100 s时,得到最佳高岭土煅烧白度(78.80%)和精矿产率(86.31%)。

Process Design of Continuous-Flow Pervaporation Separation for Alcohol Dehydration

The separation characteristics of the PVA-CS (polyvinyl alcohol-chitosan) blended composite membrane for dehydration of ethanol-water mixture are examined. The relationships of flux and separation factor with the feed concentration and operation temperature are established. Using this correlated equation, the continuous-flow pervaporation process about 500 kilolitres/year dehydrated ethanol is designed. The numbers of stage and reheater are calculated by stage-by-stage method for two kinds of cascades: one with equal membrane area and the other with 10℃ of temperature decrement per section. The results show that when the numbers of stage and reheater are the same, the cascade with 10℃ of temperature decrement has more advantages than that with equal membrane area. The influences of feed concentration and flow rate on the numbers of stage and reheater in the cascades are discussed.

APPLICATION OF SEPARABILITY ORITERION IN DESIGN OF DEFORMATION MONITORING NETWORKS

A monitoring scheme must be so designed that several possible mod-els can be efficiently separated in the stage of analysis of deformation measure-ments.Based on the concept of separability developed by Chen and Chrzanowski,a methodology for the design of monitoring schemes has been developed by the au-thors.In the method a computer simulation technique is employed,into whichsome rules have been elaborated allowing minimal human intervention.In this pa-per the criterion is first presented and the design technique using the step one up-dating procedure is discussed.Finally,design of a simulated monitoring networkis made as a demonstrating example.

Characteristics and experience in the electrical design of the first domestically-integrated large-scale air separation unit

The first domestically-integrated large-scale air separation unit （ASU） with a capacity of 60 000 m^3/h was successfully built and put into operation at Baosteel. Compared with the electrical design of the imported equipment of the same type,this ASU has an electrical protection interlink that is independent from the distribution control system （DCS）. With the design idea of simplicity, the ASU features a simplified configuration and an audio alarm system for electrical failures. It helps reduce the failure rate of the electrical equipment and detect failures quickly and accurately. It will effectively enhance safe and stabilized production. The ASU can not only reduce the cost of investment, but also ensure a smooth and stable running of the whole electrical equipment. This study focuses on the experience and understanding of the unit design and commissioning.

Development an Easy-to-Use Simulator to Thermodynamic Design of Gas Condensate Reservoir’s Separators

Separator design in petroleum engineering is so important because of its important role in the evaluation of optimum parameters and also to achieve to maximum stock tank liquid. However, no simulator exists that simultaneously and directly optimizes the parameters “pressure”, “temperature”, and so on. On the other hands, Commercial simulators fix one parameter and vary another parameter to achieve the optimum conditions. So, they need long-time simulation. Moreover, gas condensate reservoirs, like another reservoirs, have this problem as well. In present paper, a self-developed simulator applied in the optimized design of gas condensate reservoir’s separators by determining optimized pressure, temperature, and number of separators in order to obtain maximized tank liquid volume and minimized tank liquid density utilizing Matlab software and other commercial simulators such as Aspen-Plus, Aspen-Hysys, and PVTi to do a comparison. Also, each software was separately tested with one, two, and three separators to obtain the optimum number of separators. Additionally, Peng-Robinson equation of state (PR EOS) has been applied in the simulation. For simulation input, a set of field data of gas condensate reservoir has been utilized, as well. The results show a good compatibility of this simulator with other simulators but in so little runtime (this simulator calculates the optimum pressure and temperature in a wide range of pressures and temperatures with the help of a simultaneous optimization algorithm in one stage) and the highest stock tank liquid is calculated with this simulator in comparison to other simulators. Also, with the help of this simulator, we are able to obtain the optimum pressure, temperature, and the number of separators in the gas condensate reservoir’s separators with any desired properties. Finally, this simulator optimizes the temperatures for each separator and obtains very good results despite the other simulators that fix temperatures for all separators in most times.

Optimal design of the separate type heat pipe heat exchanger

Separate type heat pipe heat exchangers are often used for large-scale heat exchanging. The arrangement of such a heat exchanger conveniently allows heat input to and output from the heat exchanger at remote locations. The traditional method of designing an ordinary HPHE (heat pipe heat exchanger) is commonly applied in the separate type exchanger design, but the calculations have to be carried out separately, which makes it very complicated. In this work, the ε-NTU (effectiveness-Number of Transfer Units) method was applied for optimization analysis of single- or multi-level separate type heat pipe heat exchangers. An optimizing formula for single-level separate type heat pipe heat exchangers was obtained. The optimizing principles of effec- tiveness-NTU and heat transfer rate by the equal distribution method for multi-level separate type heat pipe heat exchanger are presented. The design of separate type heat pipe heat exchangers by the optimizing method is more convenient and faster than by the traditional method.

PRECODING AND DECODING DESIGN FOR TWO-WAY MIMO AF MULTIPLE-RELAY SYSTEM

In this paper, a joint precoding and decoding design scheme is proposed for two-way Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) multiple-relay system. The precoding and decoding matrices are jointly optimized based on Minimum Mean-Square-Error (MMSE) criteria under transmit power constraints. The optimization problem is solved by using a convergent iterative algorithm which in-cludes four sub-problems. It is shown that due to the difficulty of the block diagonal nature of the relay precoding matrix, sub-problem two cannot be solved with existing methods. It is then solved by converting sub-problem two into a convex optimization problem and a simplified method is proposed to reduce the computational complexity. Simulation results show that the proposed scheme can achieve lower Bit Error Rate (BER) and larger sum rate than other schemes. Furthermore, the BER and the sum rate performance can be improved by increasing the number of antennas for the same number of relays or increasing the number of relays for the same number of antennas.

Evaluation of VSK separation in the classification of two mineralogically different iron ore fines

With gradually diminishing Fe grade in tandem with the ever-increasing demand for high-grade iron ores,iron ore industries are now focusing on the beneficiation of low-grade iron ore fines,mainly considered waste.Besides,the scarcity of water at many of the mines’sites and the new water conservation policies of the governments have necessitated research on suitable dry beneficiation routes.In this context,an effort has been made to evaluate the efficacy of a dry classification unit,such as the VSK separator,in upgrading the iron values of two low-grade Indian iron ore fines,named Sample 1 and Sample 2.The mineralogical studies,involving scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction,suggest that Sample 1 is a low-grade blue dust sample(51.2wt%Fe)containing hematite and quartz as the major minerals,while Sample 2(53.3wt%Fe)shows the presence of goethite in addition to hematite and quartz.The experiments,carried out using Box-Benkhen statistical design,indicate that blower speed,followed by feed rate,is the most influencing operating parameter in obtaining a good product in the VSK separator.At optimum levels of the operating factors,a fines product with~55wt%Fe at a yield of~40%can be obtained from Sample 1,while Sample 2 can be upgraded to~56wt%Fe at a yield of~85%.The results suggest that the VSK separator can be employed as an efficient intermediate unit operation in a processing circuit to upgrade the iron contents of iron ore fines.

Dependence of lithium metal battery performances on inherent separator porous structure regulation

Boosting of rechargeable lithium metal batteries(LMBs) holds challenges because of lithium dendrites germination and high-reactive surface feature.Separators may experience structure-determined chemical deterioration and worsen Li plating-stripping behaviors when smoothly shifting from lithium-ion batteries(LIBs) to LMBs.This study precisely regulations the crystal structure of β-polypropylene and separator porous construction to investigate the intrinsic porous structure and mechanical properties determined electrochemical performances and cycling durability of LMBs.Crystal structure characterizations,porous structure analyses,and electrochemical cycling tests uncover appropriate annealing thermal stimulation concentrates β-lamellae thickness and enhances lamellae thermal stability by rearranging molecular chain in inferior β-lamellae,maximally homogenizing biaxial tensile deformation and resultant porous constructions.These even pores with high connectivity lower ion migration barriers,alleviate heterogeneous Li^(+) flux dispersion,stabilize reversible Li plating-stripping behaviors,and hinder coursing and branching of Li dendrites,endowing steady cell cycling durability,especially at higher currents due to the highlighted uncontrollable cumulation of dead Li,which offers new insights for the current pursuit of high-power density battery and fast charging technology.The suggested separator structure-chemical nature functions in ensuring cyclic cell stability and builds reliable relationships between separator structure design and practical LMBs applications.

高气液比井下气液旋流分离器结构设计与性能分析

针对井下高气液比工况气液高效分离难度大的问题,提出了一种旋流-重力耦合式井下气液分离器结构。结合实验研究、数值模拟及实验设计方法,对气液分离器结构参数进行显著性分析和优化设计,建立显著性结构参数与气液分离效率间的数学关系模型,确立了结构参数的最佳匹配方案。分析了入口流量、压力及气液比对气液分离器性能的影响规律。结果表明,重力沉降与旋流分离的结合设计可以实现高气液比条件下的液相沉积,进而实现气液两相的高效分离。分离器的分离效率随着进液量升高而升高,增幅逐渐趋于平稳。随着气液比增大,分离效率呈现先增加后降低的趋势。得出该气液分离器的最佳进液量为42m^(3)/d,最佳入口压力2MPa,最佳气液比为700∶1,在最佳工况下分离效率为97%,模拟结果与实验结果呈现出较好的一致性。研究结果将为高气液比条件下气液分离装备研发提供新的思路和参考。

基于相关性分离的逻辑电路敏感门定位算法

随着CMOS器件特征尺寸进入纳米量级,因高能粒子辐射等造成的电路失效问题日益严重,给电路可靠性带来严峻挑战。现阶段,准确评估集成电路可靠性,并以此为依据对电路进行容错加固,以提高电路系统可靠性变得刻不容缓。然而,由于逻辑电路中存在大量扇出重汇聚结构,由此引发的信号相关性导致可靠性评估与敏感单元定位面临困难。该文提出一种基于相关性分离的逻辑电路敏感门定位算法。先将电路划分为多个独立电路结构(ICS);以ICS为基本单元分析故障传播及信号相关性影响;再利用相关性分离后的电路模块和反向搜索算法精准定位逻辑电路敏感门单元;最后综合考虑面向输入向量空间的敏感门定位及针对性容错加固。实验结果表明,所提算法能准确、高效地定位逻辑电路敏感单元,适用于大规模及超大规模电路的可靠性评估与高效容错设计。

油水渣厨余垃圾智能分离机的设计

针对目前厨余垃圾处理中存在的不足,设计开发一种在现有家用厨余垃圾处理的基础上可以实现提高破碎率、彻底分离油、水、渣三者混合物的分离机构,通过高速双刀螺旋碾磨对厨余垃圾进行破碎,再通过变矩螺杆挤压固液混合垃圾,再利用油水密度的不同进行分离,从而提高破碎率和分离质量。

论我国可分离性标准的重塑

美国法中的可分离性标准是立法政策选择的结果,本质上是一项事实命题。我国司法实践中的可分离性标准借鉴自美国立法,但由于缺乏实体法依据,其被视为思想/表达二分法的自然推论加以适用,这决定了我国的可分离性标准在本质上有别于美国,是一项价值命题。司法实践对这一差异的忽视导致可分离性标准在我国的适用出现了判断困境、逻辑矛盾以及功能异化等问题。对此,应当明确可分离性标准的价值命题属性,并基于著作权法平衡激励创造与保留进入之要求,以公平和效率为价值取向重塑我国的可分离性标准。具体制度构建方面,将可分离性标准定位为权利范围的限定准则,根据实用艺术品艺术性表达部分的可替代程度之高低适用不同类别的保护模式。

岩溶山区小流域水库工程设计洪水计算——以WL水库工程为例

为科学合理确定岩溶山区小流域水库工程设计洪水,以WL水库为研究对象,考虑坝址以上伏流区、明流区分布,按全面积法、分块叠加法分别计算设计洪水,经综合比较确定坝址推荐设计洪水过程。结果表明,分块叠加法计算的设计洪水成果与坝址下游历史洪水调查成果较接近,能反映伏流区对坝址洪水调节的实际情况,并与区域已有洪水成果协调,为该工程坝址推荐设计洪水成果。本研究成果对开展区域岩溶山区水库设计洪水计算工作有一定的借鉴意义。

采用Design-Expert设计进行优化Falcon分选试验

采用Design-Expert6.0软件对Falcon离心重力分选脱硫试验进行了方案设计和试验结果分析;讨论了脱硫试验效果的评价方法,给出了综合脱硫效率与试验影响因素之间的定量关系模型,给出了综合脱硫效率的残差分布以及不同操作变量之间的综合脱硫效率等值线和三维关系;利用Design-Expert6.0对Falcon分选试验条件进行了优化,获得了最佳综合脱硫效率的操作指标.