Optimization and kinetic modeling of waste lard methanolysis in a continuous reciprocating plate reactor

Continuous biodiesel production from a waste pig-roasting lard,methanol and KOH was carried out in a reciprocating plate reactor(RPR)using a factorial design containing three process factors,namely methanol/lard molar ratio,catalyst loading,and normalized height of the reactor.The main goals were to optimize the influential process factors with respect to biodiesel purity using the response surface methodology and to model the kinetics of the transesterification reaction in order to describe the change of triacylglycerols(TAG)and fatty acid methyl esters(FAME)concentrations along the RPR height.The first-order rate law was proved for both the reaction and the mass transfer.The model of the changing reaction mechanism and mass transfer of TAG was also applicable.Both kinetic models agreed with the experimental concentrations of TAG and FAME determined along the RPR height.

Influences of synthesis methods and modifier addition on the properties of Ni-based catalysts supported on reticulated ceramic foams

A method of synthesizing Ni-based catalysts supported on α-Al2O3-based foams was developed. The foams were impregnated with aqueous solutions of metal chlorides under an air atmosphere using an aerosol route. Separate procedures involved calcination to form oxides and drying to obtain chlorides on the foam surface. The synthesized samples were subsequently reduced with hydrogen. With respect to the Ni/Al2O3 catalysts, the chloride reduction route enabled the formation ofa Ni coating without agglomerates or cracks. Further research included catalyst modification by the addition of Pd, Cu, and Fe. The influences of the additives on the degree of reduction and on the low-temperature reduction effectiveness （533 and 633 K） were examined and compared for the catalysts obtained from oxides and chlorides. Greater degrees of reduction were achieved with chlorides, whereas Pd was the most effective modifier among those investigated. The reduction process was nearly complete at 533 K in the sample that contained 0.1wt% Pd. A lower reduction temperature was utilized, and the calcination step was avoided, which may enhance the economical and technological aspects of the developed catalyst production method.

Surface modifications of biometallic commercially pure Ti and Ti–13Nb–13Zr alloy by picosecond Nd:YAG laser

The effects of picosecond Nd:YAG laser irradiation on chemical and morphological surface characteristics of the commercially pure titanium and Ti–13Nb–13Zr alloy in air and argon atmospheres were studied under different laser output energy values.During the interaction of laser irradiation with the investigated materials,a part of the energy was absorbed on the target surface,influencing surface modifications.Laser beam interaction with the target surface resulted in various morphological alterations,resulting in crater formation and the presence of microcracks and hydrodynamic structures.Moreover,different chemical changes were induced on the target materials’surfaces,resulting in the titanium oxide formation in the irradiation-affected area and consequently increasing the irradiation energy absorption.Given the high energy absorption at the site of interaction,the dimensions of the surface damaged area increased.Consequently,surface roughness increased.The appearance of surface oxides also led to the increased material hardness in the surface-modified area.Observed chemical and morphological changes were pronounced after laser irradiation of the Ti–13Nb–13Zr alloy surface.

Immobilization of laccase from Myceliophthora thermophila on functionalized silica nanoparticles: Optimization and application in lindane degradation

This work is focused on immobilization of laccase from Myceliophthora thermophila expressed in Aspergillus oryzae(Novozym 51003?laccase)on amino modified fumed nano-silica(AFNS)and the possible use in bioremediation.Hereby,for the first time,factors affecting the immobilization of Novozym 51003?laccase on AFNS were investigated for defining the immobilization mechanism and optimizing the utilization of AFNS as support for laccase immobilization.The highest specific activity(13.1 IU·mg-1 proteins)was achieved at offered 160 mg per g of AFNS and for the same offered protein concentration the highest activity immobilization yield,reaching68.3%after the equilibrium time,at optimum pH 5.0,was obtained.Laccase immobilization occurs by adsorption as monolayer enzyme binding in 40 min,following pseudo-first-order kinetics.The possible use of obtained immobilized preparation was investigated in degradation of pesticide lindane.Within 24 h,lindane concentration was reduced to 56.8%of initial concentration and after seven repeated reuses it retained 70%of the original activity.

Improvement of VIS and IR camouflage properties by impregnating cotton fabric with PVB/IF-WS_(2)

In order to examine the possibility to improve its camouflage properties standard cotton fabric with camouflage print was impregnated with poly(vinyl butyral),PVB and fullerene-like nanoparticles of tungsten disulfide,PVB/IF-WS_(2).FTIR analysis excluded any possible chemical interaction of IF-WS_(2) with PVB and the fabric.The camouflage behavior of the impregnated fabric has been examined firstly in the VIS part of the spectrum.Diffuse reflection,specular gloss and color coordinates were measured for three different shades(black,brown and dark green).Thermal imaging was applied to examine the camouflage abilities of this impregnation in IR part of the spectrum.The obtained results show that PVB/IF-WS_(2) impregnation system induced enhacement of the materials camouflage properties,i.e.that IF-WS_(2) have a positive effect on spectrophotometric characteristics of the fabric.

Design and Calculation for Test Tube with the Aim of Regulation Simultaneous Crystallization Tests

A design for an air-cooled test tube, with a series of modular and movable rings (cylindrical “crystallization comb”), installed in a laboratory crucible furnace is presented. The setup allows easy regulation simultaneous crystallization tests of a series of different crystallization rates in several columns (matrix) of test tubes, enabling fast studies of obtaining crystals. This low-budget, portable device (i.e. adjustable airstream with more simple control options), can also be applied in tube and chamber furnaces. The relations between the crystallization rate and parameters of air-cooled test tube are given and numerically analyzed.

Surface activity of cancer cells:The fusion of two cell aggregates

A key feature that distinguishes cancer cells from all other cells is their capability to spread throughout the body.Although how cancer cells collectively migrate by following molecular rules which influence the state of cell-cell adhesion contacts has been comprehensively formulated,the impact of physical interactions on cell spreading remains less understood.Cumulative effects of physical interactions exist as the interplay between various physical parameters such as(1)tissue surface tension,(2)viscoelasticity caused by collective cell migration,and(3)solid stress accumulated in the cell aggregate core region.This review aims to point out the role of these physical parameters in cancer cell spreading by considering and comparing the rearrangement of various mono-cultured cancer and epithelial model systems such as the fusion of two cell aggregates.While epithelial cells undergo volumetric cell rearrangement driven by the tissue surface tension,which directs cell movement from the surface to the core region of two-aggregate systems,cancer cells rather perform surface cell rearrangement.Cancer cells migrate toward the surface of the two-aggregate system driven by the solid stress while the surface tension is significantly reduced.The solid stress,accumulated in the core region of the two-aggregate system,is capable of suppressing the movement of epithelial cells that can undergo the jamming state transition;however,this stress enhances the movement of cancer cells.We have focused here on the multi-scale rheological modeling approaches that aimed at reproducing and understanding these biological systems.

Mathematical Modeling of Hemoglobin Release under Hypotonic Conditions

Mathematical model is developed to estimate hemoglobin release under hypotonic conditions at microscopic level. The phenomenon of hemoglobin (Hb) release depends on: 1) the dynamics of repeated opening of hemolytic holes and 2) the radial fluctuations of lipid membrane. Both processes are sensitive to the rate of ionic strength decrease within the surrounding medium. Influence of the rate of ionic strength decrease on hemoglobin release is quantified by the model parameters: 1) the specific decrease of erythrocyte radius and 2) the specific decrease of hole radius during single opening time period of hemolytic hole. The prediction of released amount of Hb influenced by the conductive mechanism is equal to 2.9 %. The prediction of total released amount of Hb influenced by the conductive and convective mechanisms is approximately equal to 4 % of the initial amount of Hb within erythrocyte.

Dynamics along the epithelial-cancer biointerface:Hidden system complexities

The biointerface dynamics influence any cancer spreading through the epithelium since it is documented in the early stages some malignancies(like epithelial cancer).The altered rearrangement of epithelial cells has an impact on the development of cancer.Therefore,it is necessary to comprehend the underlying biological and physical mechanisms of this biointerface dynamics for early suppression of cancer.While the biological mechanisms include cell signaling and gene expression,the physical mechanisms are several physical parameters such as the epithelial-cancer interfacial tension,epithelial surface tension,and compressive stress accumulated within the epithelium.Although the segregation of epithelia-cancer co-cultured systems was widely investigated,the role of these physical parameters in cell reorganization is still not fully recognized.Hence,this review is focused on clarifying the role that some physical parameters have during cell reorganization within the epithelial cell clusters and cancer spread within co-cultured spheroids.We have applied the developed biophysical model to point out the inter-relations among physical parameters that influence cell reorganization within epithelial-cancer co-cultured systems.The main results of this theoretical consideration have been assessed by integrating the biophysical model with biological and bio-mechanical experiments from the available literature.The epithelial-cancer interfacial tension leads to the reduction of the biointerface area,which leads to an increase in the compressive residual stress within the epithelial clusters depending on the viscoelasticity of the epithelial subpopulation.This stress impacts epithelial rearrangement and the dynamics along the biointerface by influencing the epithelial surface tension and epithelial-cancer interfacial tension.Further,the interrelation between the epithelial surface tension and epithelial-cancer interfacial tension influences the spread of cancer cells.

搅拌摩擦焊工艺参数对2024-T351铝合金搭接焊接头成形质量和力学性能的影响(英文)

研究搅拌摩擦焊时R/v比对2024-T351铝合金焊接质量的影响。搅拌摩擦焊时搅拌针的旋转速度设定为750、950和1180 r/min，焊接速度在73~190 mm/min内变化，对应的R/v比在5.00~10.27内。采用各种无损（外观检测、X射线检测）和有损（金相观察、拉伸实验和硬度测量）检测手段对焊接试样进行分析。在所有的试样中，搅拌摩擦焊中各种典型的区域都有存在，不同的区域其晶粒尺寸不同。接头的拉伸性能为基材的52.2%~82.3%。在R/v比为8.06，10.17和10.27时焊接质量最佳。其原因是在最佳搅拌速度下，材料围绕搅拌针充分流动，从而能够填充其中产生的空隙，阻止空洞的生成。结果还表明，R/v 比对接头的硬度分布、洋葱样形状、裂纹的萌生和扩展都有影响。

A new kinetic model for the common juniper essenstial oil extraction by microwave hydrodistillation

The main objective of the present study was to model the kinetics of essential oil extraction from swelled ground juniper berries by classic hydrodistillation(HD) and microwave-assisted hydrodistillation(MAHD). A new phenomenological kinetic model was developed on the basis of the juniper essential oil extraction mechanism that assumed three mass transfer processes occurring simultaneously: washing, unhindered diffusion and hindered diffusion. The new model was compared to the existing kinetic models. Among the tested models,the new model had the smallest mean relative percentage deviation and the highest corrected Akaike information criterion value. In addition, that, the new model was verified for HD and MAHD of essential oils from some other plant materials. On the basis of the above-mentioned facts, the new model can be recommended for modeling the kinetics of essential oil extraction by both HD and MAHD.

Influence of Cr, Mn and Mo Addition on Structure and Properties of V Microalloyed Medium Carbon Steels

The effect of austenitizing temperature and Cr, Mo and Mn addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of V microalloyed medium carbon steel has been studied by means of metallography and mechanical testing. The addition of Cr, Mn and Mo leads to a decrease in yield strength （YS） by approximate 100 MPa in comparison to the base steel. It is assumed that Mn and Mo increase hardenability by promoting the formation of bainitic sheaves （BS）, i.e. by suppressing the formation of ferrite-pearlite and acicular ferrite （FP-AF）. Cr at the level used in this work is not that effective. Presence and packet size of bainitic sheaves decrease the Charpy V-notch impact energy at 20 ℃ （CVN20） in comparison to ferrite-pearlite and acicular ferrite microstructures.

触变成形和热处理ZA27合金在NaCl溶液中的腐蚀行为(英文)

研究触变成形和热处理ZA27合金在NaCl溶液中腐蚀后的显微组织的变化。结果表明,热处理会影响触变成形ZA27合金的组织。对经热处理和未经热处理的触变成形ZA27合金,电化学腐蚀均发生在η相区。浸泡试验和电化学测试结果表明,未经热处理的触变成形ZA27合金的腐蚀速率比经过热处理的触变成形ZA27合金的低50%,表明T4热处理会降低触变成形ZA27合金的耐腐蚀性能。

氯化钠溶液中腐蚀对复合铸造ZA27/SiC_p复合材料表观和显微组织的影响（英文）

ZA27/SiC_p复合材料在氯化钠溶液中浸泡30 d,通入氧气,研究腐蚀对其表观和显微组织的影响。通过复合铸造制备不同SiC粒子含量的复合材料。采用光学显微镜和扫描电子显微镜研究材料的显微组织,结果表明复合材料基体发生了腐蚀,且优先发生在富锌η相。腐蚀过程不影响嵌入基体合金中的SiC粒子。电化学极化测试表明,复合材料中SiC粒子含量的增加,导致复合材料的耐腐蚀性降低。

氯离子浓度对AZ63镁合金初始腐蚀的影响

采用腐蚀电位、线极化、电化学阻抗谱和极化测量等方法研究AZ63镁合金在1%、3%、5%和7%NaCl(质量分数)腐蚀介质中的初始腐蚀行为。结果表明,随着氯离子浓度的增加,腐蚀速率加快。基于得到的动力学参数,讨论了阳极溶解和析氢反应的机理,并建立了动力学模型。结果显示,阳极溶解是发生在Temkin条件下,析氢反应取决于Mg(OH);的表面覆盖度。

Prediction of interphase drag coefficient and bed expansion using a variational model for fluidization of small spherical particles

In this study,we applied the variational model to fluidization of small spherical particles.Fluidization experiments were carried out for spherical particles with 13 diameters between dp=0.13 and 5.00 mm.We propose a generalized form of our variational model to predict the superficial velocity U and interphase drag coefficientβby introducing an exponent n to describe the different dependences of the drag force Fd on fluid velocity for different particle sizes(different flow regimes).By comparing the predictions with the experimental results,we conclude that n=1 should be used for small particles(dp<1 mm)and n=2 for larger particles(dp>1 mm).This conclusion is generalized by proposing n=1 for particles with Ret<160 and n=2 for particles with Ret>160.The average mean absolute error was 5.49%in calculating superficial velocity for different bed voidages using the modified variational model for all of the particles examined.The calculated values ofβwere compared with values of literature models for particles with dp<1.0 mm.The average mean absolute error of the modified variational model was 8.02%in calculatingβfor different bed voidages for all of the particles examined.

Evaluation of stability and functionality of BaCe_(1−x)In_(x)O_(3−δ) electrolyte in a wider range of indium concentration

The properties of BaCe_(1−x)In_(x)O_(3−δ) (x = 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, _(0.25), 0.30, 0.35, and 0.40) as proton conducting electrolyte are examined. The dense electrolyte is formed after sintering at 1300 ℃ for 5 h in air. The samples with In content ≥ 25 mol% contain In_(2)O_(3) as a secondary phase. The highest total conductivity is around 5×10^(−3) S/cm for BaCe_(0.75)In_(0.25)O_(3−δ) in the wet hydrogen atmosphere at 700 ℃. After exposure to pure CO_(2) atmosphere at 700 ℃ for 5 h, the concentrations of at least 15 mol% In can completely suppress degradation of the electrolyte. The power density of Ni-BaCe_(0.75)In_(0.25)O_(3−δ)/BaCe_(0.75)In_(0.25)O_(3−δ)/LSCF-BaCe_(0.75)In_(0.25)O_(3−δ) fuel cell tested in wet hydrogen atmosphere reaches 264 mW/cm2 at 700 ℃. This result is an indication of stability and functionality of this electrolyte and its versatility in respect to type of fuel and performing environment.