Leaching kinetics of molybdenum from Ni-Mo ore in sulfuric acid solution with sodium peroxodisulfate as oxidant

The leaching kinetics of molybdenum from Ni-Mo ore in sulfuric acid solution with sodium peroxodisulfate was studied.The effects including leaching temperature, reaction time, particle size, stirring speed, and concentrations of sulfuric acid and sodium peroxodisulfate were investigated. The leaching process of molybdenum from Ni-Mo ore is controlled by the chemical reaction through the solid layer across the unreacted shrinking core. The apparent activation energy of the leaching of molybdenum is calculated to be 41.0 k J/mol and the leaching kinetics equation of molybdenum from Ni-Mo ore is expressed as1-(1-a)1/3=3405.7exp[-41030.0/(RT)]t.

Quantum correlation dynamics of three non-coupled two-level atoms in different reservoirs

Time evolution dynamics of three non-coupled two-level atoms independently interacting with their reservoirs is solved exactly by considering a damping Lorentzian spectral density.For three atoms initially prepared in Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger-type state,quantum correlation dynamics in a Markovian reservoir is compared with that in a nonMarkovian reservoir.By increasing detuning quantity in the non-Markovian reservoir,three-atom correlation dynamics measured by negative eigenvalue presents a trapping phenomenon which provides long-time quantum entanglement.Then we compare the correlation dynamics of three atoms with that of two atoms,measured by quantum entanglement and quantum discord for an initial robuster-entangled type state.The result further confirms that quantum discord is indeed different from quantum entanglement in identifying quantum correlation of many bodies.

Non-Markovian dynamics of two non-coupled qubits interacting with two separate reservoirs with different spectral densities

The dynamics of two non-coupled qubits independently interacting with their reservoirs is solved by the time convolutionless projection operator method. We study two-qubit quantum correlation dynamics for two different types of spectral densities, which are a Lorentzian distribution and an Ohmic spectral density with a Lorentzian-Drude cutoff function. For two qubits initially prepared in the initial Bell state, quantum discord can keep longer time and reach larger values in nonMarkovian reservoirs for the first spectral distribution or by reducing the cutoff frequency for the second case. For the initial Bell-like state, the dynamic behaviors of quantum discord and entanglement are compared. The results show that a long time of quantum correlation can be obtained by adjusting some parameters in experiment and further confirm that the discord can capture quantum correlation in addition to entanglement.

Optomechanical entanglement in a whispering-gallery cavity

The dynamics of the optomechanical entanglement between optical cavity field modes and a macroscopic mechanical breathing mode in a whispering-gallery cavity as well as the continuous variable entanglement between the phase-quadrature amplitudes of the two whispering-gallery modes have been analysed.Simulated results indicate that under state-of-the-art experimental conditions,optomechanical entanglement is obvious and can occur even at temperatures of above 40 K.Compared with the entanglement of the mechanical oscillator at the ground state temperature,optomechanical entanglement is more intense by several orders of magnitude.

Removal of Metallic Impurities from Off-Grade Copper Concentrate in Alkaline Solution

The removal of metallic impurities from off-grade copper concentrate was investigated in alkaline solution with H2O2. The analysis results of XRD and SEM-EDS revealed the oxidative mechanisms of all sulfides. The influence of various parameters of alkaline leaching were investigated including concentrations of sodium hydroxide and hydrogen peroxide, liquid to solid ratio, leaching time and temperature. The results showed that the removal rate of Mo, As and Zn were increased with increasing leaching time and H2O2 concentration, and that the removal rate of Mo, As and Zn were firstly increased and then slightly decreased with increasing liquid to solid ratio, temperature and NaOH concentration, respectively. More than 95% Mo, 94% As, and 94 % Zn are removed from the off-grade concentrate under the optimum conditions, while only 1.7% Cu is dissolved. These optimum conditions were sodium hydroxide 1.5 mol/L, hydrogen peroxide 1.0 mol/L, temperature 50°C, liquid to solid ratio 5/1 mL/g and leaching time 5 h.

Nonparametric VSS-APA based on precise background noise power estimate

The adaptive algorithm used for echo cancellation(EC) system needs to provide 1) low misadjustment and 2) high convergence rate. The affine projection algorithm(APA) is a better alternative than normalized least mean square(NLMS) algorithm in EC applications where the input signal is highly correlated. Since the APA with a constant step-size has to make compromise between the performance criteria 1) and 2), a variable step-size APA(VSS-APA) provides a more reliable solution. A nonparametric VSS-APA(NPVSS-APA) is proposed by recovering the background noise within the error signal instead of cancelling the a posteriori errors. The most problematic term of its variable step-size formula is the value of background noise power(BNP). The power difference between the desired signal and output signal, which equals the power of error signal statistically, has been considered the BNP estimate in a rough manner. Considering that the error signal consists of background noise and misalignment noise, a precise BNP estimate is achieved by multiplying the rough estimate with a corrective factor. After the analysis on the power ratio of misalignment noise to background noise of APA, the corrective factor is formulated depending on the projection order and the latest value of variable step-size. The new algorithm which does not require any a priori knowledge of EC environment has the advantage of easier controllability in practical application. The simulation results in the EC context indicate the accuracy of the proposed BNP estimate and the more effective behavior of the proposed algorithm compared with other versions of APA class.

Chlorine gas sensors using hybrid organic semiconductors of PANI/ZnPcCl_(16)

PANI/ZnPcCl16（polyaniline doped with sulfosalicylic acid/hexadecachloro zinc phthalocyanine） powders were vacuum co-deposited onto Si substrates,where Pt interdigitated electrodes were made by micromachining.The PANI/ZnPcCl16 films were characterized and analyzed by SEM,and the influencing factors on its intrinsic performance were analyzed and sensitivities of the sensors were investigated by exposure to chlorine（Cl2） gas.The results showed that powders prepared with a stoichiometric ratio of(ZnPcCl16)0.6（PANI）0.4 had a preferential sensitivity to Cl2 gas, superior to those prepared otherwise;the optimal vacuum co-deposition conditions for the films are a substrate temperature of 160℃,an evaporation temperature of 425℃and a film thickness of 75 nm;elevating the operation temperature （above 100℃） or increasing the gas concentration（over 100 ppm） would improve the response characteristics,but there should be upper levels for each.Finally,the gas sensing mechanism of PANI/ZnPcCl16 films was also discussed.

Effectiveness of Non-Markovian Methods for Quantum Discord Dynamics of Non-coupled Two-Qubit System

The dissipative dynamics of non-coupled two qubits interacting with independent reservoir is studied by solving the non-Markovian master equation. In order to examine the effectiveness of the Nakajima-Zwanzig and timeconvolutionless master equations in the description of quantum correlation dynamics, different coupled regimes are investigated. The comparison between the above two master equation methods for investigating the dynamics of quantum discord is also made. Finally, we further confirm that the two master equations should be applied in different regimes of qubits coupled to their reservoirs, respectively.