Thermal and Rheological Properties of Commercial-Grade Poly(Lactic Acid)s

Poly(lactic acid) is the subject of considerable commercial development by a variety of organizations around the world. In this work, the thermal and rheological properties of two commercial-grade poly(lactic acid)s (PLAs) are investigated. A comparison of the commercial samples to a series of well-defined linear and star architecture PLAs provides considerable insight into their flow properties. Such insights are valuable in deciding processing strategies for these newly emerging, commercially significant, biodegradable plastics. Both a branched and linear grade of PLA are investigated. The crystallization kinetics of the branched polymer are inferred to be faster than the linear analog. Longer relaxation times in the terminal region for the branched material compared to the linear material manifests itself as a higher zero shear rate viscosity. However, the branched material shear thins more strongly, resulting in a lower value of viscosity at high shear rates. Comparison of the linear viscoelastic spectra of the branched material with the spectra for star PLAs suggests that the branched architecture is characterized by a span molecular weight of approximately 63,000 g/mol. The present study conclusively demonstrates that a wide spectrum of flow properties are available through simple architectural modification of PLA, thus allowing the utilization of this important degradable thermoplastic in a variety of processing operations.     

Regional differences of column-related aerosol parameters in Germany

With the development of satellite experiments supplementary and validating ground-based measurements are gaining growing importance for the inference and evaluation of radiation-related aerosol parameters. Both kinds of measurements have been conducted and interpreted mainly under globally or locally restricted aspects for a limited time period only. Results are presented from four rural regions (coastal zone, lowlands, highlands, high mountain); they are column-related aerosol parameters, deduced from monitoring programs of spectral aerosol optical depth (AOD) as well as almucantar sky irradiance measurements. After 13 years of continuous measurements of trends and variations in aerosol optical depths, these results are based on 5 years of data collection (1994–1998). There are significant differences among the parameters of the four regions when related to the inversion method of the AOD spectra. A clear interdependence was found between all column-related parameters and the real part of the refractive index, which in turn depends on the chosen retrieval method. The differences among the four regions are characterized mainly by their different altitudes, with relative humidity being responsible for their internal variation. An increase in the relative humidity from 35 to 55–60% influences the most interesting parameters such as refractive index (real part), hemispheric backscattered fraction b, and direct radiative forcing ΔF as follows: The real part of the refractive index decreases from 1.6±0.05 to 1.42±0.04, b decreases by 8–10%, and, due to the increase in AOD, ΔF increases by about 20% in the spectral region 0.4–1.0 μm. The quantities of the parameters depend on the retrieval methods too.     

铝塑包装废物的热解特性研究

利用热重-差热-傅立叶变换红外光谱联用仪对铝塑包装废物热解特性进行分析,并对物料性质、纸质存在对热解过程的影响进行研究. 结果表明:铝塑包装废物热解主要发生于438～500 ℃,最大失重速率出现在470～475 ℃;产物中主要是—C—C—以及少量的—CC—与芳香烃;反应温度由50 ℃升至850 ℃,铝塑包装废物依次经历聚乙烯熔融软化、热解,铝熔融,铝与焦状物反应等过程;铝塑包装废物中含纸质时,在312.4～363.2 ℃增加了一个失重过程,同时高温时的热解反应更为复杂.      

巢湖水体固有光学特性研究

水体的固有光学特性是描述水体辐射传输的基本光学特性,是建立水质参数遥感模型的基础.黄色物质、非色素悬浮物和浮游植物是影响内陆水体光学特性的3种主要物质,对巢湖水体中这3种物质在波长为400～800 nm的吸收系数进行了测量和分析.结果表明,各组分的吸收系数随其含量的增加而增加;黄色物质和非色素悬浮物的吸收系数随波长的增加呈负指数形式递减;浮游植物吸收光谱的形状与不同藻类的色素组成密切相关.绿色到近红外波段范围是遥感监测内陆水质参数的最佳波段.      

Analysis of competition models in periodic medium

We propose special models (the so-called D-systems) with periodic delta-functions being used as the growth velocities of the populations. This allows to build, in a practically explicit form, corresponding Poincare mapping and to reveal a series of “paradoxical” phenomena and selection criteria in the dynamics of the competitors. For the analysis of non-autonomous models, new general principle of inheritance of a series of local properties by the global Poincare shift mapping is worked up. Specifically, key heritable properties are determined for non-autonomous competition models. The selection criterion for competitive selection, based on the concept of the universal allowance constant, is derived in this work.     

天然次生林人工更新后对土壤物理性质及碳贮量的影响

天然林被人工林取代后对土壤水文物珲性质及土壤碳贮量有重要的影响.文章以海南天然次生林人工更新为尾细桉(Eucalyptus urophylla×E.tereticornis)和马占相思(Acacia mangium)林前后的土壤为研究对象,研究分析了人工植被更新对土壤水文物理性质和土壤碳贮量的影响.结果表明:天然次生林更新为桉树、马占相思人工林后,土壤容重增加,土壤总孔隙度、毛管孔隙度和非毛管孔隙度减小,0～80 cm土壤的最大贮水量、毛管贮水量和非毛管贮水量降低,桉树和马占相思人工林最大贮水量分别降低19.8 mm和43.3mm,桉树人工林0～40cm土壤碳贮量降低6.77t·hm-2,马占相思人工林的增加14.68t·hm-2.     

泰勒杆试验的动态本构模型确认应用研究

本文运用模型确认理论,对泰勒杆试验在材料动态本构关系确认性方面的应用进行研究。以Johnson-Cook模型描述的OFHC材料为例,采用试验和数值模拟相比较迭代的优化方法,结合灵敏度分析,提出了一种简捷的确认和确定动态本构关系参数的方法。     

生活垃圾焚烧副产物产生源特征

焚烧在我国某些城市逐渐开始成为主要的生活垃圾处理方式之一,同时,焚烧过程产生的副产物的二次污染及其性质渐受关注。本研究选取某典型生活垃圾焚烧发电厂,经过2年多在不同季节的多次取样,对其贮坑沥滤液、炉渣以及飞灰的产生状况及污染特性进行了分析,并着重讨论了垃圾中重金属在焚烧厂各股物流中的分布。     

半月周期的潮汐对滨海湿地土壤理化性质的影响

周期性的潮汐是滨海湿地重要的水文特征,为了探讨潮汐的半月周期(包括小潮期和大潮期)对土壤理化性质的影响及可能的机制,于2009年7月中下旬测定了长江口崇明东滩湿地土壤理化性质在小潮期和大潮期交替周期内的变化规律。结果表明,与小潮期相比,由于频繁的潮水淹没,大潮期0～5 cm土壤含水量的增加量从低潮滩向高潮位依次为:44.8%、18.5%、10.9%和14.3%,5～10 cm含水量的增加量从低潮滩向高潮位依次为:19.2%、9.8%、12.6%和16.2%,10～20 cm则依次为:5.6%、6.1%、2.5%和7.3%。大潮期,从低潮滩向高潮滩增加的盐度依次为0.18、0.13、0.10和0.09 ms·cm^-1,增加的硫酸盐依次为0.32、0.21、0.16、0.13 mg·g^-1。与小潮期相比,大潮期氧化还原电位(Eh)显著降低;土壤容重、pH、可溶性有机碳和可溶性氮在大小潮期间无明显差异。此外,在潮汐的半月周期内,低潮滩土壤比高潮滩有更高淹水频率和更长淹水时间,受潮水的影响更明显,大潮期低潮滩土壤含水量、盐度和硫酸盐的增加幅度大于高潮滩,低潮滩土壤Eh降低幅度则小于高潮滩。半月周期的潮汐可以显著影响滨海湿地的部分土壤理化性质,且不同潮位的土壤性质对潮汐的响应程度不同,进而可能会对湿地植物生长和相关生态过程起到重要的调控作用。     

沿海滩涂垦殖对土壤氮总转化速率的影响分析

滩涂湿地在吸收、转化和滞留氮、磷等营养元素方面具有重要功能。选取江苏东部沿海典型滩涂区,分别对垦殖时间为0、3、6、17、30、60 a的沿海滩涂进行采样,对相应的土壤氮总转化速率指标进行实验测定。结果表明,滩涂垦殖后,表征氮素活化过程的指标,如总矿化率、总硝化率、净矿化率和净硝化率等有所增加,而有利于氮固持的铵态氮同化率指标无显著变化,硝态氮同化率指标变慢;围垦期限超过30 a后,各氮总转化速率指标渐趋稳定。相关性分析表明,净矿化率、总矿化率、铵态氮同化率、净硝化率、总硝化率与围垦年限呈显著正相关(p<0.01),相关性系数分别为0.966、0.929、0.819、0.800、0.798;硝态氮同化率与围垦年限呈显著负相关(p<0.01),相关性系数为-0.685;除铵态氮外,全氮、硝态氮、pH值、有机碳均与各氮总转化速率指标呈显著相关关系(p<0.01)。滩涂垦殖后土壤理化性质指标的改变带来土壤氮总转化速率的变化,一定程度上破坏了土壤氮生态系统平衡。