In this study,charcoal fines mixed with wheat starch or arabic gum were used to produce pellets.Moisture adsorption increased greatly by increasing relative humidity.Moisture adsorption depends also on the binder type...In this study,charcoal fines mixed with wheat starch or arabic gum were used to produce pellets.Moisture adsorption increased greatly by increasing relative humidity.Moisture adsorption depends also on the binder type used.All charcoal pellets had compressive strength above 1.0 MPa and their moisture adsorption reached 3%to 12%depending on relative humidity conditions.In authors’experiment field,statistical analysis showed that binder type and the rate of binder had more significant effects on compressive strength.The moisture adsorption was more influenced by relative humidity and binder type.展开更多
The Wakhan Corridor is surrounded by the Mackinder＇s Heart Land. Located at the cross roads of four countries： Main land Afghanistan, Tajikistan, China, and Pakistan. The Wakhan Corridor has been the most important ...The Wakhan Corridor is surrounded by the Mackinder＇s Heart Land. Located at the cross roads of four countries： Main land Afghanistan, Tajikistan, China, and Pakistan. The Wakhan Corridor has been the most important junction point of the Silk Route since its inception. The corridor has long been used as a trade route by Europeans and Chinese to reach the Indian Plains and the Indian Ocean＇s Sea Lines of Communications through the Arabian Sea Coasts. Extra regional aspects in forms of quest for the Great Game between Russia and Britain since 1838, the Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949, the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan for a decade followed by the NATO invasion of Afghanistan since 2001 has unfortunately kept any kind of infrastructural development in Wakhan as a fallacy. The opening up of Wakhjir Pass by China will surely improve regional trade and relations; however, India feels threatened as it thinks that the opening up of the Wakhan Corridor will be an outflanking maneuvre against its interests in Indianheld Kashmir; however, it cannot remain aloof of other regional and extra regional players and will be forced to share Central Asian energy resources for its economic development along with countries under the U.S. umbrella. The U.S. in combination with China must play its role for enhancing regional stability.展开更多
文摘In this study,charcoal fines mixed with wheat starch or arabic gum were used to produce pellets.Moisture adsorption increased greatly by increasing relative humidity.Moisture adsorption depends also on the binder type used.All charcoal pellets had compressive strength above 1.0 MPa and their moisture adsorption reached 3%to 12%depending on relative humidity conditions.In authors’experiment field,statistical analysis showed that binder type and the rate of binder had more significant effects on compressive strength.The moisture adsorption was more influenced by relative humidity and binder type.
文摘The Wakhan Corridor is surrounded by the Mackinder＇s Heart Land. Located at the cross roads of four countries： Main land Afghanistan, Tajikistan, China, and Pakistan. The Wakhan Corridor has been the most important junction point of the Silk Route since its inception. The corridor has long been used as a trade route by Europeans and Chinese to reach the Indian Plains and the Indian Ocean＇s Sea Lines of Communications through the Arabian Sea Coasts. Extra regional aspects in forms of quest for the Great Game between Russia and Britain since 1838, the Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949, the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan for a decade followed by the NATO invasion of Afghanistan since 2001 has unfortunately kept any kind of infrastructural development in Wakhan as a fallacy. The opening up of Wakhjir Pass by China will surely improve regional trade and relations; however, India feels threatened as it thinks that the opening up of the Wakhan Corridor will be an outflanking maneuvre against its interests in Indianheld Kashmir; however, it cannot remain aloof of other regional and extra regional players and will be forced to share Central Asian energy resources for its economic development along with countries under the U.S. umbrella. The U.S. in combination with China must play its role for enhancing regional stability.
