Advanced Materials Research Vols. 734-737

Abstract: Reducing the weight of a vehicle, which helps to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by a large extent, has become a research focus in the automotive industry. Application of magnesium alloy lightweight materials is one of the most lightweight methods. This paper introduces the characteristics of magnesium alloys and reviews the application of magnesium alloys in automotive industry at present.

Abstract: The Properties of fly ash is introduced and the harm for environment is evaluated,the utilization of fly ash in agriculture ,industry and environmental protections are summarized.

Abstract: In this article, calcium carbonate filled linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) was prepared and the influences of particle size and size distribution on the rheological and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated. The results showed that the glass transition and thermal decomposition temperatures of LLDPE phase in LLDPE/CaCO₃ composites were shifted toward higher temperatures by the restriction of CaCO₃ particles on the segmental and long-range chain mobility of the LLDPE phase. The composites showed shear thinning behaviors and the viscosity decreased with the rational size and size distribution. Additionally, the elongation at break notably improved to some extent.

Abstract: In this paper, effect of oxygen partial pressure on formation of Fe₂O₃ nanostructure during Thermal Oxidation was studied. Fe₂O₃ nanostructure was formed by controlling oxidation conditions (Po₂) and using the method of thermal oxidation. To begin with, a piece of pure iron in a ceramic crucible was put in the tube furnace (SYS-G-Z-13). Next the metallic Fe was oxidized at 500°C for 4 hours, under different oxygen partial pressure including pure argon (Po₂ = 0atm), air Po₂ = 0.21atm) and pure oxygen (Po₂ = 1atm) to produce nanostructure, respectively. The surface morphology of the oxidized specimens was observed by SEM. The crystalline structure of the nanostructure was determined by transmission electron microscope. The experimental results show that the density of nanosheets increases with increasing oxygen partial pressure.

Abstract: Ovotransferrin (OVT) is an iron-binding glycoprotein, found in egg white and serum. It appears to be a multi-functional protein with a major role in avian natural immunity and antimicrobial activity. In this study, the effects of high-intensity pulsed electric fields (HIPEF) on antibacterial activity of OVT particularly for Escherichia coli and the changes in its iron-binding capacity were investigated. Fluorescence spectra technology was used to analyze possible structural changes of OVT, explaining and exploring the effects of the HIPEF technology on the mechanisms that determine the protein activity. The results showed that when the electrical field intensity was 40 kV.cm^-1, the antibacterial activity of OVT solution was the highest 87.9% as compared to the control (6.052×107CFU.mL^-1) and iron-binding capacity reached the maximum 0.733, which was 2.4 times higher as compared to the control. When the pulse number reached at 80, the antibacterial activity of OVT solution increased up to 74.5% as compared to the control (6.052×107CFU.ml^-1) and iron-binding capacity was 1.9 times higher than that of control. With the change of pH values from 7.0 to 8.0, the iron-binding capacity was slightly decreased, the difference was not significant among the groups (P>0.05). Fluorescence spectra analysis showed that the microenvironment of OVT changed with the increase of the pulsed electric field intensity and number and changes in the fluorescence intensity were measured constantly with fluroescensce quench phenomena occurring. The fluorescence intensity was reduced to minimum at 40 kV.cm^-1or 80 pulse number. The results showed that the changes of the iron-binding capacity after HIPEF treatment were strongly linked with the changes of the antibacterial activity. An increase of the electrical field intensity and change in treatment time induced higher inhibition of Escherichia coli with OVT.

Abstract: In this paper, a low carbon steel was used as the substrate to prepare the carbon nanostructural materials by the oxygen-acetylene flame method. The experimental results show that the composite products including nodular carbon nanoparticles and amorphous carbon were obtained on the substrate after a mechanical polishing pretreatment. Comparatively, the short tubular carbon nanofibers with the diameter of around 100 nm were deposited on the substrate pretreated by dipping in the concentrated nitric acid solution. The possible mechanism for the growth of such carbon nanofibers was discussed.

Abstract: A orange organic light-emitting device has been fabricated with a structure of ITO/m-MTDATA (45 nm)/NPB (8 nm)/ DPVBi:DCJTB 0.5 % (15 nm)/TPBi (x nm)/Alq₃ [(60-x) n /LiF (1 nm)/Al£¬where x=0, 4, 7 and 10, respectively. N-arylbenzinmidzoles (TPBi) was used as the excton-blocking layer resulting mixture of lights from DPVBi molecules (blue-light) and DCJTB (yellow-light) molecules, thereby producing orange light emission. The performance of device can be readily adjusted by only varying the thickness of the TPBi layer. The Commission Internationale de 1'Eclairage (CIE) coordinates of the device are largely insensitive to diffrent of the driving voltages. When the thickness of TPBi is 7 nm, the device exhibits peak efficiency of 6.16 cd/A at the applied voltage of 8 V, and the maximum brightness is 43310 cd/m² at 15 V, respectively.

Abstract: In this paper, SnO₂ and Fe₂O₃ doped-SnO₂ photocatalysts with different molar ratio of Fe/Sn were synthesized by a parallel flow coprecipitation method. The photocatalysts prepared were characterized by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and UV/Vis diffuse reflectance, respectively. The photocatalytic activity of photocatalysts prepared toward decolorization of methyl orange (MO) solution was evaluated. Of all of the photocatalysts prepared among the experimented compositions, Fe₂O₃ doped-SnO₂ with 1.5%Fe possesses the best photocatalytic activity.

Abstract: A novel catalyst CF-R for hydrogen peroxide bleaching to wine cork stopper was chosen to substitute the traditional imported item, and the corresponding bleaching process was studied. The influence of catalyst CF-R dosage, H₂O₂ concentration, bleaching temperature and time on cork whiteness and capillary effect were discussed. The optimized bleaching process for wine corks was obtained as follows: H₂O₂ concentration 14%, catalyst CF-R dosage 80g/L, bleaching temperature 70°Cand bleaching time 60 min. Comparing with the expensive imported catalyst, the amount of catalyst CF-R is greatly decreased, as is significant for not only cutting down the expenditure of chemicals, but also minimizing the burden on bleaching sewage disposal.

Abstract: Fiber asphalt concrete has been more and more widely used in highway construction. For analyzing high and low temperature performance of fiber asphalt mixture, rheological properties of fiber asphalt mortar were studied through indoor test. Impact of Rheological properties of the fiber asphalt mortar on high temperature and low temperature properties of asphalt mixture was analyzed. Results showed that the larger fiber content was, the better performance of asphalt mixture's high temperature stability, fiber asphalt mortar rut factor and rutting tests results of asphalt mixture were linear correlation, reflecting the high temperature performance of asphalt mixture; With the increase of fiber content, variation of stiffness modulus, creep rate indicators and mixture low temperature performance was consistent, and rheological properties of fiber asphalt mortar could characterize low temperature performance of asphalt mixture.