Cover Picture: Programmable Motion and Separation of Single Magnetic Particles on Patterned Magnetic Surfaces (Adv. Mater. 14/2005)

Structured magnetic surfaces enabling programmable motion of single micrometer‐sized magnetic particles are reported on p. 1730 by Gunnarsson and co‐workers. Patterns of thin‐film magnetic elements are tailored to form transport lines with junctions for the separation of individual particles. This method has the potential to improve and generate new applications in biotechnology. The cover shows a schematic of the transportation and separation of magnetic particles functionalized with antibodies capable of selectively capturing the corresponding analytes from a sample.     

Electrokinetic remediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals

This paper describes the results obtained from an electrokinetic treatment of a real soil polluted by lead acetate. Powdered soil samples were pressed with a consolidometer till 100 kPa to obtain cylindrical specimens with the same characteristics as a subsoil. Tests were carried out in a Perspex electrochemical cell where soil specimens were introduced with a hollow punch. A low intensity direct current was applied in order to remove contaminants, due to electrophoresis and electroosmosis phenomena. The water flow, conductivity, apparent electroosmotic coefficient, as well as other characteristic parameters, were measured throughout the test. The water content and degree of pore saturation were estimated at the beginning and end of the test. The soil slab was divided into four slices and the Pb concentration profile determined. The main factor governing the extraction of contaminant was found to be the pH in the acidic range. Indeed, under these conditions high removal efficiencies could be reached. These results could lead to the design of a new electrochemical treatment cell equipped with a cationic membrane to expand the region of favourable pH within the soil.     

单家寺油田单10块稠油油藏剩余油挖潜措施

利用油藏数值模拟、剩余油饱和度监测、钻密闭取心井、常规油藏工程分析等手段，寻找单家寺油田单10块稠油热采油藏剩余油饱和度的相对富集区。通过新钻井、老井侧钻、深度调剖、注氮气等技术进行剩余油挖潜，油藏开发效果得到明显改善。综合递减率下降10．0％，采收率提高2．94％，油汽比上升0．11。对单10块剩余油研究拓展了多轮次吞吐稠油油藏的挖潜方向，对同类油藏改善开发效果和提高采收率具有参考价值。     

锰在有色金属中的应用

对常见的含锰有色合金的性能及其应用作了较为系统的介绍，锰作为一种重要的合金元素，与铁，铝，镁，钛等构成了极其广泛地合金系列。     

高温高压蒸汽凝析液对超稠油油藏储层的伤害研究

以胜利单家寺油田单6东超稠油储层为例，利用高温高压动态物理模拟流程研究了蒸汽凝析液对超稠油油藏储层的伤害，得出主要注汽工艺参数对储层渗透率的影响程度和规律，在此基础上对现场注汽工艺参数进行优化，并筛选出适合该区块的热采油层保护添加剂，为指导矿场实施油层保护工作提供了重要的依据。     

Sequentially Enhanced Electrokinetic Remediation of Heavy Metals in Low Buffering Clayey Soils

This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation undertaken to evaluate different purging solutions to enhance the removal of multiple heavy metals, particularly chromium, nickel, and cadmium, from a low buffering clay, specifically kaolin, during electrokinetic remediation. Experiments were conducted on kaolin spiked with Cr(VI), Ni(II), and Cd(II) in concentrations of 1,000, 500, and 250 mg/kg, respectively, which simulate typical electroplating waste contamination. A total of five different tests were performed to investigate the effect of different electrode purging solutions on the electrokinetic remedial efficiency. A constant DC voltage gradient of 1 V/cm was applied for all the tests. The removal of heavy metals from the soil using tap water as the purging solution was very low. When 1 M acetic acid was used as the purging solution in the cathode, the removal of chromium, nickel, and cadmium was increased to 20, 19, and 13%, respectively. Using 0.1 M ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid as the purging solution in the cathode, 83% of the initial Cr was removed; however, the nickel and cadmium removal was very low. A sequentially enhanced electrokinetic remediation approach involving the use of water as a purging solution at both the anode and cathode initially, followed by the use of acetic acid as the cathode purging solution and a NaOH alkaline solution as the anode purging solution was tested. This sequential approach resulted in a maximum removal of chromium, nickel, and cadmium of 68–71, 71–73, and 87–94%, respectively. This study shows that the sequential use of appropriate electrode purging solutions, rather than a single electrode purging solution, is necessary to remediate multiple heavy metals in soils using electrokinetics.     

五年来我国有色金属工业结构调整状况及对策建议

本文总结了近5年来我国有色金属工业结构调整和产业升级的基本情况,即中国有色金属工业集约化程度、技装备水平提高,生产成本下降,行业整体实力增强。而这些成绩的取得都有赖于国家积极的财政政策及“债转股”政策的推动,有赖于深化企业改革及发挥市场资源配置的作用等等。同时,针对对当前及今后有色金属工业结构调整和产业结构升级所面临的问题,提出了有关对策建议     

核磁共振测井在桩1区块底水稠油油藏开发中的应用

针对桩1区块特高含水期底水稠油油藏的开发特点,利用核磁共振测井资料定量评价其孔隙流体流动特性,准确划分产层,直接识别油、水层,准确地评价了区块剩余油分布情况.依此部署了水平井,取得了很好的开发效果.实践证明,核磁共振测井具备常规测井所不具备的某些技术优势,能解决一些特殊的地质问题,有广泛的应用前景.     

Density measurements on levitated liquid metal droplets

Electromagnetic levitation is a useful tool for measuring thermophysical properties of high-temperature melts such as liquid metals. Due to its noncontact nature, the undercooled regime is also accessible. Density and thermal expansion of a levitated drop can be derived from volume measurements, if its mass is known. Assuming cylindrical symmetry, the volume of a drop can be determined from its cross section. Using photography, such measurements on liquid metals have been performed in the past. Here we present an improvement of this method, which replaces the photographic camera with a CCD videocamera and subsequent digital image processing. This reduces the time effect required to obtain the results and allows one to average over disturbing surface oscillations. The specific problems of digital image processing, namely resolution and edge detection, are addressed and results on nickel are presented.Paper presented at the Fourth International Workshop on Subsecond Thermophysics, June 27–29, 1991, Köln, Germany.     

Mode of deformation and the rate of energy storage during uniaxial tensile deformation of austenitic steel

The mechanism of slip and its consequence in the process of energy storage during uniaxial tension of austenitic steel was studied. The interpretation of the energy storage process in terms of the slip development and microscopic shear band formation is presented.