Comparative Study on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Coarse-grained WC-based Cemented Carbides Sintered with Ultrafine WC or (W+C) as Additives

The effects of ultrafine WC(WC_(UF),0.5μm) or W(1μm) and C(0.3μm)(W+C)_(UF) additives on the densification,microstructure and mechanical properties of coarse-grained cemented carbides were compared systematically.Overall,the cemented carbides with WC_(UF)/(W+C)_(UF) additives are almost fully densification to be higher than 99%,and the average grain size is kept above 2.8μm.The WC_(UF) additive assists grains to(truncated)trigonal prism shape by two dimensional(2D) growth,whereas the(W+C)_(UF) additive assists grains to rounded shape by three dimensional(3D) growth,lowers WC contiguity and increases face-centered-cubic Co.The hardness and bending strength of(75WC_(C)-15WC_(UF))-10Co are 86.6 HRA and 2 272 MPa,respectively,both higher than those of(75WC_(C)-15(W+C)_(UF))-10Co,which could be ascribed to the enhanced densification and unblemished grains.However,the fracture toughness of the(75WC_(C)-15(W+C)_(UF))-10Co is 23.5 MPa·m^(1/2),higher than that of the(75WC_(C)-15WC_(UF))-10Co due to the uniform WC-Co structure and flexible binder phase.

Diatom and Diatomite: Different Focus on Natural Media to Material Science Path

Bio-silica issued from diatom, a microalgae, is attracted increasing attention in material science thanks to its peculiar nanoarchitecture and related properties with versatile applications. The present work is a deep analysis on morphological and chemical properties of bio-silica issued from fossil origin (diatomaceous earth) and living one (algal paste). An optimization in purification protocol was performed to obtain multiparous bio-silica from its raw media with keeping its original shape entirely. Multiple characterization methods as scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), infrared spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction (DRX), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), nitrogen adsorption and inverse gas chromatography (IGC), were used to check the purification protocol efficiency as well as to gather accurate information on morphology and chemical composition of diatom material obtained in large amount.

Refractory intraocular hypertension after dexamethasone-implant intravitreal injection treated with Preserflo MicroShunt implantation

Dear Editor,Herein,we report a case of a patient who presented with refractory ocular hypertension(OHT)after a dexamethasone implant(DEX-I)injection.Intraocular pressure(IOP)was finally managed after Preserflo Micro Shunt implantation,allowing the continued use of dexamethasone implant.

Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome relapse following BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination

Dear Editor,We report a case of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome(MEWDS)relapse following mRNA corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19)vaccination.MEWDS is a choroidal inflammatory disease belonging to the group of“white dot syndromes”group,with an excellent prognosis[1].MEWDS is usually idiopathic,but there have been reports of MEWDS following viral infection or vaccination[1-2].

蜂窝夹芯圆环的拓扑优化设计及尺度效应研究

采用尺度关联的一体化设计方法开展了旋转周期圆环结构的拓扑优化设计研究,以宏观结构的最大刚度为目标,研究了材料表征体胞尺度、构型以及不同载荷作用形式对蜂窝夹芯圆环结构优化结果的影响.所提出的无量纲结构构型因子实现了优化结构的结构效率量化评估.结合SIMP材料模型和周长控制方法,实现了宏观结构和细观表征体胞的优化设计,获得清晰的材料分布.数值算例表明,尺度关联的一体化设计方法能有效地完成圆环结构的拓扑优化设计,设计结果充分反映体胞尺度效应对旋转周期圆环结构夹芯构型的影响.

混合培养微生物利用甘油补料发酵生产乙醇研究

采用浸麻芽孢杆菌和红曲菌9906利用甘油混合发酵生产乙醇.结果表明,分批发酵中高浓度的甘油对乙醇发酵有着较强的抑制作用,分批发酵最佳甘油浓度为0.217molL-1.在分批发酵的基础上补料发酵,考察了不同甘油浓度的补料液和不同补料时间对乙醇发酵的影响.最终确定乙醇补料发酵较优的工艺条件为:反应器1L,装液量700mL红曲发酵液,甘油初始浓度为0.217molL-1,以补料方式每隔60h分5次补加0.217molL-1甘油浓度的红曲发酵液,每次补加100mL,发酵培养360h.当乙醇最高浓度达0.221molL-1,乙醇总产率0.628mmolh-1,乙醇/甘油转化率达87%(molmol-1).与分批发酵相比,补料发酵很大程度解除了高浓度甘油的抑制作用,有效地利用了甘油,提高了乙醇的产量,且乙醇产率较为稳定.

Ce(SO4)2对化学镀镍液及镀层性能的影响

采用电化学方法研究了Ce(SO4)2对化学镀镍液及镀层性能的影响。结果表明:Ce(SO4)2的添加总体上提高了化学镀镍层的耐腐蚀性能和沉积速率,当加入量为2mg·L-1时,镀层具有最高的沉积速率;当加入量为5mg·L-1时,镀层具有最好的耐蚀性能;Ce(SO4)2能够在电极表面吸附,对次亚磷酸根氧化的促进作用表现在提高了其氧化电流密度,并通过影响化学镀镍的阳极反应来影响化学镀镍层的沉积速率;Ce(SO)42的加入增大了化学镀镍反应的活化能,提高镀液的稳定性。

Ni包覆WC粉体及高抗冲击耐腐蚀WC-Ni硬质合金的制备和性能

采用化学共沉淀−高温氢还原工艺制备纳米Ni均匀包覆的WC复合粉体(简称CM-WCN),在1450℃下真空烧结1 h,获得WC−Ni硬质合金,并对其组织及性能进行研究。结果表明,CM-WCN硬质合金中WC的平均晶粒度为3.0~3.8μm,仅观察到少量孔隙。CM-WCN−10%Ni(质量分数)的相对密度、硬度及抗弯强度分别为99.63%、HRA 86.5及1860 MPa,CM-WCN−12%Ni(质量分数)的最高冲击韧性为6.17 J/cm^(2),优于本文中手混法制备的WC−Ni(HM-WCN)硬质合金及文献报道同类合金的性能。由于结构均匀性及低孔隙率,CM-WCN硬质合金具有优异的力学性能,其主要断裂模式为穿晶断裂,并伴随黏结相塑性形变。此外,当Ni含量为6%~12%(质量分数)时,CM-WCN比HM-WCN硬质合金的耐腐蚀性能更好。

锂离子电池正极材料第一性原理计算研究进展

综述了锂离子电池正极材料的第一性原理计算研究进展,重点评述了第一性原理在锂离子电池正极材料平均充放电电压的预测、锂的嵌/脱机理、电子结构的研究以及其它物理化学性质的理论计算中的应用,并对今后的应用情况进行了展望。

光致裂纹闭合及改变的激光超声监测

采用激光超声方法观测了黑玻璃样品上真实裂纹在光热调制下的闭合和改变。以脉冲点激光源作为超声激发源,用光偏转方法检测超声,以一束连续加热光照射在裂纹上,在裂纹同一个位置,逐渐增大加热光功率,记录裂纹处在各加热光功率下被辐照时以及辐照后冷却两种状态下的透射表面波和模式转换信号峰峰值,整个过程重复三次。试验观察到各模态超声波峰峰值在不同功率加热光辐照下/辐照后的显著变化;此外,观察到第一次试验结果与后两次有较大差距,而后两次试验结果一致。结果表明,裂纹在闭合过程中会发生不可恢复的改变。

Template-free synthesis of three-dimensional NiFe-LDH hollow microsphere with enhanced OER performance in alkaline media

Flower-like hierarchical three-dimensional Ni Fe layered double hydroxides hollow microspheres(3D NiFe-LDH HMS),as one kind of novel non-noble metal electrocatalysts,have been fabricated in a templatefree route for water oxidation.Both of the concentration of ammonium fluoride and the reaction time are adjusted to obtain a series of Ni Fe-LDH microspheres,with different internal structures from massive to hollow generated during the hydrothermal treatment,which improve the electrocatalytic activity of the Ni Fe-LDH catalysts towards the evolution reaction of oxygen.The optimized Ni Fe-LDH-0.4M HMS show the excellent OER performance in alkaline electrolyte withη=290 mV@10 mA cm^-2,and a Tafel slope of 51 mV dec-1,which outperforms the benchmark RuO2 catalyst.The possible reason is attributed to the more exposure of active sites,and fast ion transport resulting from the hierarchical hollow structure.

Retrieval of Aerosol Optical Properties over the Beijing Area Using POLDER/PARASOL Satellite Polarization Measurements

Aerosol optical properties over Beijing and Xianghe under several typical weather conditions （clear sky, light haze, heavy pollution and dust storm） are derived from POLDER （POLarization and Directionality of the Earth＇s Reflectances）/PARASOL （Polarization and Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Sciences coupled with Observations from a Lidar） multi-directional, multi-spectral polarized signals using a more reliable retrieval algorithm as proposed in this paper. The results are compared with those of the operational retrieval algorithm of POLDER/PARASOL group and the ground-based AERONET （AErosol RObotic NETwork）/PHOTONS （PHOtometrie pour le Traitement Operational de Normalisation Satellitaire） measurements. It is shown that the aerosol optical parameters derived from the improved algorithm agree well with AERONET/PHOTONS measurement. The retrieval accuracies of aerosol optical thickness （AOT） and effective radius are 0.06 and 0.05 μm respectively, which are close to or better than the required accuracies （0.04 for AOT and 0.1 μm for effective radius） for estimating aerosol direct forcing.

Microbial Activity Indices: Sensitive Soil Quality Indicators for Trace Metal Stress

Physicochemical properties, total and DTPA (diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid)-extractable Cu, Zn, Pb and Cd contents, microbial biomass carbon (C) content and the organic C mineralization rate of the soils in a long-term trace metal-contaminated paddy region of Guangdong, China were determined to assess the sensitivity of microbial indices to moderately metal-contaminated paddy soils. The mean contents of total Cu, Zn, Pb and Cd were 251, 250, 171, and 2.4 mg kg-1 respectively. DTPA-extractablc metals were correlated positively and significantly with total metals, CEC, and organic C (except for DTPA-extractable Cd), while they were negatively and highly significantly correlated with pH, total Fe and Mn. Metal stress resulted in relatively low ratios of microbial biomass C to organic C and in remarkable inhibition of the microbial metabolic quotient and C mineralization rate, which eventually led to increases in soil organic C and C/N. Moreover, microbial respiratory activity showed a stronger correlation to DTPA-extractable metals than to total metal content. Likewise, in the acid paddy soils some "linked" microbial activity indices, such as metabolic quotient and ratios of basal respiration to organic C, especially during initial incuba.tion, were found to be more sensitive indicators of soil trace metal contamination than microbial biomass C or basal respiration alone.

Palynological Analysis of Amber-Bearing Clay from the Lower Cretaceous of Central Lebanon

An amber-bearing lignitic layer of sandy clay from the Lower Cretaceous of Central Lebanon （Mderej-Hammana）yielded a well-preserved,moderately variegated palynoflora,which origin is mixed between land plants and marine microflora.Its detailed analysis led to fulfill its inventory,to propose a paleoenvironmental reconstruction,and to draw the paleoclimate which prevailed over the region：an estuarian area under a rather humid,temperate climate;a variety of ferns grew near the shore-side and in the inward land.A tiny piece of amber containing angiospermous pollen grains of stratigraphical interest allows a precise dating.The marine microflora,poorly diversified,includes chitinous foraminifer linings and dinoflagellate cysts,among which Early Aptian guide taxa are present;their occurrence slightly narrows the stratigraphical range indicated by some palynological taxa which are related to land plants.

Theoretical and numerical investigation of HF elastic wave propagation in two-dimensional periodic beam lattices

The elastic wave propagation phenomena in two-dimensional periodic beam lattices are studied by using the Bloch wave transform. The numerical modeling is applied to the hexagonal and the rectangular beam lattices, in which, both the in-plane （with respect to the lattice plane） and out-of-plane waves are considered. The dispersion relations are obtained by calculating the Bloch eigenfrequencies and eigenmodes. The frequency bandgaps are observed and the influence of the elastic and geometric properties of the primitive cell on the bandgaps is studied. By analyzing the phase and the group velocities of the Bloch wave modes, the anisotropic behaviors and the dispersive characteristics of the hexagonal beam lattice with respect to the wave prop- agation are highlighted in high frequency domains. One im- portant result presented herein is the comparison between the first Bloch wave modes to the membrane and bend- ing/transverse shear wave modes of the classical equivalent homogenized orthotropic plate model of the hexagonal beam lattice. It is shown that, in low frequency ranges, the homog- enized plate model can correctly represent both the in-plane and out-of-plane dynamic behaviors of the beam lattice, its frequency validity domain can be precisely evaluated thanks to the Bloch modal analysis. As another important and original result, we have highlighted the existence of the retro- propagating Bloch wave modes with a negative group veloc- ity, and of the corresponding ＂retro-propagating＂ frequency bands.

Heterogeneous catalytic partial oxidation of lower alkanes(C_1–C_6) on mixed metal oxides

This review paper aims at analysing the state of the art for partial oxidation and oxidative dehydrogenation（ODH） reactions of lower alkanes C–Cinto olefins and oxygenated products（aldehydes, anhydrides,carboxylic acids） on metal oxide catalysts with cations of variable oxidation state, such as Mo and V in particular. Key parameters to be met by the catalysts, such as their redox properties, their structural aspects, active sites composed of ensembles of atoms isolated one from the others, mechanisms of reactions, are discussed. Main features of the different reactions of C–Calkanes and catalysts are analysed and their generalisation for determining more active and more selective catalysts is attempted. Prospective views for the future of the domain are proposed.

XEN gel stent: a total delayed-onset postoperative hyphema

Dear Editor,Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) is a lessinvasive surgical alternative to filtering surgery for reducing intraocular pressure (IOP). This technique has been shown to offer long-term outcomes equivalent to filtering surgery[1]. The XEN gel implant (Allergan Inc., CA, USA) is one of MIGS procedures. This implant consists of a 6-mm tube of collagen-derived gelatin cross-linked with glutaraldehyde, preloaded in an injector.

Oxygen vacancies engineering by coordinating oxygen-buffering CeO_(2) with CoO_(x) nanorods as efficient bifunctional oxygen electrode electrocatalyst

CeO_(2)decorated CoOx rod-like hybrid,supported onto holey reduced graphene(CoOx/CeO_(2)/RGO)composite,was fabricated via a surfactant-assisted route.Its corresponding electrocatalytic performance towards oxygen reduction/evolution reactions(ORR and OER)was systematically investigated in alkaline electrolyte.Structural,morphological and compositional studies revealed changes in electronic and surface properties when CeO_(2)was introduced as an oxygen buffer material.The oxygen vacancies effectively enhanced the electrocatalytic activity,while the synergistic effect of co-catalyst CeO_(2),CoOx activecenters,and defective graphene with many voids facilitate the charge/mass transfer,making CoOx/CeO_(2)/RGO an efficient and stable bifunctional electrocatalyst for OER/ORR with△E=0.76 V(△E=E10mAcm.-2OER-E_(1/2).ORR).This parameter is 70 mV and 270 mV lower than CoOx/RGO and the benchmark Pt/C,respectively.In addition,the OER/ORR bifunctionality of CoOx/CeO_(2)/RGO composite outperforms that of Pt/C catalyst in a H2-O_(2)micro fuel cell platform.

Influence of B_2O_3 on Spectroscopic Properties of Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+) Co-Doped Tungsten-Tellurite Glasses

A series of novel Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ co-doped （85- x ） TeO2-15WO3-xB2O3 （TWB;x=2%,5%,8%（mole fraction） ） glasses were prepared. Influence of B203 on the spectroscopic properties of Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ co-doped tungsten-tellurite glasses were investigated. It is found that the intensity of 1.5μm fluorescence, lifetime of the ^4I13/2 level and upconversion fluorescence all decrease with the increase of B2O3 content. The product of full width at half maximum （FWHM） and stimulated emission cross-section （σe^peak） of Er^3＋ ：^4I13/2→^4I15/2 transition has an optimum when B203 is 5% （mole fraction）. The emission spectra of Er^3＋ ： ^4I13/2→^4I15/2 transition was analyzed using peak-fit routine, and an equivalent four-level system was proposed to estimate the stark splitting for the 411512 and ^4I13/2 levels of Er^3＋ ions in TWB glasses at room temperature.