Organic–inorganic calcium lignosulfonate compounds for soil acidity amelioration

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Soil acidification is a problem widely occurring worldwide, which severely threaten food security and agricultural sustainability. Calcium...     

Systematic study on the relationship between particulate matter and microbial counts in hospital operating rooms

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - In this study, a systematic procedure for establishing the relationship between particulate matter (PM) and microbial counts in four operating rooms...     

Macromolecule simulation studies on mechanical properties and CH4/CO2 adsorption characteristics in bituminous coal matrix based on uniaxial tension–compression effect

With the increasing complication of production and geology conditions, and the increase of mining intensity and depth in coal mine, the coal structure presents varying degrees of deformation. In order to study the influence of uniaxial tension–compression effect on mechanical properties of coal matrix and CH₄/CO₂ adsorption characteristics, a macromolecular model reflecting the realistic bituminous coal structure was established. Results demonstrate that the influence of tension strain on the microporous structural parameters is greater than that of compression strain, and the tension strain weakens the mechanical properties but enhances the adsorbates adsorption amount. For the pure gases adsorption, there is a negative linear correlation between the total energy and adsorption amount. Additionally, the strain ranging from??0.20 to 0.20, the distribution of punctated adsorbates density develops to that of banded adsorbates density, and the mean adsorption density and saturated adsorption amount increase linearly. For the binary components adsorption (1:1), the CH₄ adsorption strength increases while the CO₂ adsorption strength slightly decreases. The minimum of total energy decreases in a quadratic polynomial relationship with the strain, and the proportion of van der Waals energy is 75.8–85.5%. Nevertheless, the competitive adsorption and strain have little effect on the potential energy range of the adsorbates. Furthermore, the diffusibility of CO₂ molecular layers is relatively good, and the strain enhances the stability of CH₄ molecular layers for the saturated binary adsorption. The findings provide essential guidance for the improvement of carbon capture and storage and CO₂-enhanced coalbed methane technologies in the deformation area of coal seam.

     

金沙江中游奉科湖相层ESR年代学研究及成因探讨

不同流域大量发育的沉积物不仅记录了晚新生代的气候信息,也为地貌演化等研究提供了重要依据。我国著名的第四纪地质单元——昔格达组,在青藏高原东南缘地区的大河流域中广泛发育,如攀枝花地区金沙江湖相地层。因此,对该地区湖相地层的沉积特征、形成时代及其成因机制的研究具有重要意义,但其形成时代至今仍存在较大争议。昔格达组颜色上以黄色、灰白色为主,厚度介于几十米到几百米,主要由黏土、粉沙、细沙等细粒组分组成,发育水平层理多数呈半成岩状态;该套地层的分布受现今河流的严格控制,呈孤立状态分布于金沙江及其支流的河谷中。本文在金沙江中游奉科地区发现出露典型湖相地层,厚约20 m,在奉科剖面采集5个样品,开展ESR年代学研究,结果表明：该套湖相地层年龄为440—556 ka,属于中更新世沉积。野外地质地貌考察结果显示：该套湖相地层直接超覆于基岩之上,且在上覆湖相地层中未发现砾石层和沙层等典型的河流相二元结构,结合ESR测年结果,初步判断奉科湖相地层为大型滑坡堵塞金沙江形成的堰塞湖沉积。