Relative merits of polystyrene foam and paper in hot drink cups: Implications for packaging

An analysis of the overall relative merits of the use of uncoated paper vs molded polystyrene bead foam in single-use 8-oz cups is described here as a manageable example of the use of paper vs plastics in packaging. In raw material requirements the paper cup required about 2.5 times its finished weight of raw wood and about the same hydrocarbon fueling requirement as is needed for the polystyrene foam cup. To process the raw materials about six times as much steam, 13 times as much electric power, and twice as much cooling water are consumed to produce the paper cup as compared to the polystyrene foam cup. Emission rates to air are similar and to water are generally higher for the paper cup. Virtually all primary use factors favor polystyrene foam over paper. Once used both cup types may be recycled. Landfill disposal of the two items under dry conditions will occupy similar landfill volumes after compaction and will confer similarly slow to nonexistent decomposition to either option. Under wet conditions polystyrene foam will not readily degrade, but may help other materials to do so. Paper under wet conditions will biodegrade to produce methane, a significant greenhouse gas, biochemical oxygen demand to any leachate, and instability to the land surface during the process. Both materials can be incinerated cleanly in a municipal waste stream with the option of energy recovery, to yield an ash volume of 2%–5% of the incoming waste volume. Overall this analysis would suggest that polystyrene foam, with an extension to plastics in general, should be given more evenhanded consideration relative to paper in packaging applications than is currently the case.     

浅谈城市房价与地价

地价与房价作为房地产市场的两个重要指标，其水平高低对房地产市场的正常、有序发展起者重要作用。房价与地价在一定范围内、一定条件下相互作用，相互影响。正确分析和处理房价与地价的关系，促进房地产业健康发展，可采取以下措施：土地交易信息公开、透明；土地及时开发，及时入市；加强对土地市场供需结构的宏观调控和经济适用房、廉租房体系的建设等。     

Influence of Fibers on the Mechanical Properties of Cassava Starch Foams

The utilization of renewable resources in packaging can provide solutions to ecological problems such as waste quantity. Agricultural resources are alternative raw materials, among which there is starch, a natural polysaccharide that can be used to form resistant foam under wet and warm conditions. The starch foam is obtained by thermo pressing process where cassava starch, water and additives are processed to form a rigid structure by swelling, gelatinization and network formation. Natural fibers can be used to improve the mechanical properties of starch foams. In this project was investigated the influence of the addition of fibers in the levels of 1, 2 and 3% of cassava (short fiber) and 1, 2 and 3% of wheat fiber (powered fiber) in the starch dough. The foams were characterized by physical methods of strength, flexibility, density and by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The increase in fibers quantity has resulted in foams with higher density and less flexibility, whatever the fiber type. Most fibers quantity did not improve the foam strength. Foam made with 1% of cassava fiber showed higher compression strength; by increasing the percentage quantity there was a decrease on the compression resistance. Foam made with wheat fiber presented a lower result in 2%. The fiber type had no statistical significance in strength, flexibility and density foam. Only the fiber quantity was significant. The results showed that both fibers presented limited dimensions to improve the reinforcement of the starch foams up to 1%.     

水成膜泡沫灭火剂标准GB 17427-1998的研究

结合作者对水成膜泡沫灭火剂(AFFF)的研究结果,讨论了AFFF国家标准GB 17427-1998的一些值得商榷之处.对GB 17427-1998中的AFFF定义、"扩散系数"和“扩散能力"、老化试验、pH值与泡沫水溶液的腐蚀性以及表面张力和界面张力的测定等进行了详细讨论,并提出了相应的修改建议.建议修改 AFFF的定义、"扩散系数"和"扩散能力"等术语.将铺展系数的测定改为测定能迅速铺展的泡沫水溶液在油面的铺展量.建议修改老化试验及泡沫水溶液腐蚀性的判断标准,用更准确的方法测定泡沫液的表面张力和油水界面张力.希望本文的一些讨论能对我国AFFF标准的进一步完善有所帮助.     

煤矸石热电厂烟气治理技术及应用

介绍了一种新型喷淋泡沫塔在煤矸石热电厂烟气治理中的应用。根据离心、喷雾、泡沫相结合的多级净化原理 ,经旋风喷雾、二级喷淋泡沫板洗涤 ,脱硫效率高达 92 4 %。     

氟碳表面活性剂对空心微珠三相泡沫抗溶抗烧性能影响研究

研究了氟碳表面活性剂添加量、氟碳表面活性剂性质和泡沫液浓度等对空心微珠三相泡沫在油面稳定性的影响,并在模拟燃烧装置上对比了添加氟碳表面活性剂前后三相泡沫的抗烧能力.结果表明,加入氟碳表面活性剂后,三相泡沫在油面的稳定性显著增强,且阴离子氟碳表面活性剂优于阳离子和两性离子表面活性剂.当阴离子氟碳表面活性剂、空心玻璃微珠和蛋白泡沫浓度分别为0.02%、6%和10%时,三相泡沫受热后表面形成黑色致密覆盖层,可有效隔绝热量向内部传递,使抗烧性得到明显提高.     

燃油箱系统静电实验研究

在飞机燃油箱内填充网状聚氨酯泡沫材料(以下简称“聚氨酯泡沫”)是一种十分有效的被动抑制损伤的防爆技术。但在飞机地面加油时,燃油与聚氨酯泡沫的高速冲刷与摩擦会产生静电并可能发生静电荷的积聚而使燃油带上高的静电电压,极有可能发生静电火花放电,威胁飞机安全。为了探寻填充聚氨酯泡沫燃油箱系统的静电电压积累规律,设计了简化的实验装置和测量系统,以几种较快的流速进行静电循环冲刷实验,并分类进行各项实验数据的整理和分析。通过Origin7.0软件采用非线性最小二乘法拟合(Levenbergmarquardt算法),编制了自定义参数初始化函数,完成了实验公式的参数求解。该参数估计不受人工干预,且拟合精度较高。通过实验和计算得到了填充聚氨酯泡沫燃油箱系统的静电电压积累数学表达式,基本符合静电电压经典物理公式。     

软质聚氨酯泡沫阴燃前期热解特性研究

采用DSC-TGA(差示扫描量热-热重分析)同步热分析仪对软质聚氨酯泡沫(聚氨酯软泡)在不同氧气体积分数(0、10％、30％、50％)和不同加热速率(10 K/min、20 K/min、50 K/min)下热解到800℃的过程及其对阴燃的影响进行了研究.结果表明,当氧气体积分数介于10％ ～ 50％时,聚氨酯软泡热失重DTG曲线只有1个峰;当氧气体积分数降低到10％时,DTG曲线开始逐渐分离为2个峰;当氧气体积分数降为0(即氮气气氛)时,DTG曲线已经明显分为2个峰.这表明氧气体积分数对聚氨酯软泡热解特性具有重要作用.氧气体积分数和加热速率降低均对聚氨酯软泡的热解有抑制作用,均能减小阴燃传播速率和向明火转化的可能性.加热速率降低主要是延长了聚氨酯软泡的热解周期,从而减小了热解可燃气体积分数和放热速率.氧气体积分数降低对聚氨酯软泡热解的影响相对复杂的多:当氧气体积分数从10％降低到0时,主要提高了聚氨酯软泡的分解温度,而对热解速率影响不大;当氧气体积分数介于10％～50％时,氧气体积分数减小主要会降低聚氨酯软泡的热解速率、放热速率和放热量而对热解温度影响相对不大.氧气体积分数和加热速率降低抑制了多元醇的分解,而多元醇是聚氨酯软泡维持阴燃或向明火转化的主要物质及能量来源.     

溜井泡沫抑尘剂的研制及其抑尘性能实验研究

矿山溜井卸矿过程中产生的大量冲击性粉尘已成为矿井可呼吸性粉尘的主要来源,为了有效解决溜矿井卸矿时产生的大量冲击性粉尘,基于泡沫抑尘的机理,研究了发泡倍数和半衰期两个指标进行优选实验,通过正交法和单因素法优选出最佳的泡沫抑尘配方为十二烷基硫酸钠、月桂酸钠和聚丙乙酰胺,各成分的质量浓度分别为0.6%、0.8%与0.4%。结果表明,通过模拟溜井卸矿测得不同泡沫高度的抑尘效率在85%~95%之间,呼吸性粉尘的抑尘效率为87%左右,其时效性可达2h以上。     

防灭火泡沫流体在采空区高位倾斜裂隙通道中的扩散研究

防灭火泡沫材料是1种新型的防灭火材料,对高位倾斜裂隙火灾的降温隔热、充填加固具有很好的应用性能。为了了解高位倾斜裂隙通道中泡沫流体的扩散规律,通过理论推导得出不同裂隙倾角和方位角下浆体2端面压力差随时间的变化方程式,以理论公式为基础进行修正,提出了泡沫流体的扩散规律函数式,并通过用其他实验测点进行误差对比分析。研究结果表明:误差均在允许的范围之内,证明拟合出的函数式具有普遍适用性,可以为大采空区隐蔽高温火源点的防治提供理论支持。