The measurement of the diffusion coefficient and the sorption isotherm of water in paint films

An experimental technique together with a numerical model is proposed with which the diffusion coefficient and the sorption isotherm of water in paint can be measured. Inside a closed vessel, paint films are on stainless-steel plates. Water is present as water vapour in the air and in the paint. After blowing dry or wet air through the vessel for some time, the situation moves to a new equilibrium. The relative humidity of the air inside the vessel is measured as a function of time. From fitting the theoretical/numerical model against the experimental values, follow the diffusion coefficient and the sorption isotherm of water in the paint. The results show large scattering. When the independently measured sorption isotherm is used as an input parameter in the model, the fitting procedure gives much smaller scattering for the diffusion coefficient.     

Studies on adsorption equilibrium of xylenes in AEL framework using biased GCMC and energy minimization

The adsorption of xylene isomers in AlPO₄-11 (AEL network) was investigated using biased grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations. Preferential o-xylene adsorption was predicted by the simulations, in agreement with previously reported experimental data. In AlPO₄-11 the selective adsorption behavior comes from the smaller length of the o-xylene molecule along the crystallographic c-axis compared to p-xylene. This is in contrast to AlPO₄-5 and AlPO₄-8, where the ortho-selectivity is caused by the characteristic face-to-face positioning of o-xylene. Energy minimization studies were also performed in a flexible AlPO₄-11 lattice to study the structural changes upon xylene adsorption. The energy minimization study showed that the AlPO₄-11 crystal distorts upon p- and o-xylene adsorption. The distortion mechanism is related to the strong interaction between xylene methyl groups and the sieve oxygen atoms in the O3 position in the wide region of the pore.     

Modeling of Moisture Behavior of Wood Planks in Nonvented Flat Roofs

A computer model was extended and adapted to simulate the hygrothermal behavior of building envelope-wood components. The model was used to predict moisture movement in wood planks forming the decks of nonvented flat roofs insulated with cellulose. The gradient of water potential was considered as the driving force for moisture movement in wood. The model required the determination of convective heat- and mass-transfer coefficients, the sorption curves, the effective water conductivity for different wood species, and the hygrothermal conditions within the assembly to characterize the mass-conservation equation. Once these parameters were integrated in the computer model, this approach was then validated by carrying a simulation of the drying process of wood planks using experimental data from a large-scale test.     

Moisture sorption study on Nigerian foods: Kuka

Kuka is an important vegetable in the Nigerian food chain. The moisture sorption characteristics of the vegetable studied at 34, 37 and 45°C between a_w 0.10–0.96, revealed a BET type II behaviour. The Kuka exhibited hysteresis and an increase in EMC with increase in a_w and decrease in temperature. Four sorption models (Oswin, Halsey, Kuhn, and GAB) were studied and the Oswin model was the most suitable. The constants in the Oswin model and GAB monolayer moisture contents were obtained and found to be temperature-dependent. Heats of sorption were greater for desorption than adsorption and in either mode, they reduced with an increase in moisture content. An exponential equation was obtained to relate heat of sorption with moisture content.     

新型非蒸散消气剂的激活温度和吸气性能的实验研究

对主要成分为Zr和Co的新型非蒸散消气剂进行了活化温度及吸气性能的实验研究。实验表明其活化温度为200—250℃，对N2，H2等活性气体有很好的抽速，对惰性气体He等无抽速。     

放射性核素迁移的实验室研究——Ⅱ.用混合裂变产物溶液研究核素在地质材料上的吸附

应用裂变产物混合物做为示踪剂研究了~(137)Cs,~(141,144)Ce,~(103,106)Ru,~(103,106)Ru,~(95)Zr,~(95)Nb,~(89,90)Sr在花岗岩、凝灰岩、页岩上的吸附行为。应用批式技术测定了吸附比。核素的γ放射性是用连有SCORPIO-3000多道计算机系统的Ce(Li)探测器测量的。β放射性~(89,90)Sr是放化分离后在G-M计数器上测量的。结果表明:凝灰岩、页岩能强烈吸附Ce,Nb,Zr;吸附Cs居中;吸附Sr,Ru较差;花岗岩的吸附性能都差。     

膨胀石墨对各种油类的吸附动力学

通过对吸附率(有效吸附系数)Ks和饱和吸附量msat的测量,描述了粘度为0.001 Pa·s～0.850 Pa·s的各种油类在膨胀石墨柱中的吸附动力学,发现吸附率Ks对油类粘度有很强的相关性.吸入膨胀石墨柱中的饱和吸附量msat几乎恒定在50kg/kg,该值略低于由膨胀石墨块直接浸渍在油中测得的吸附容量,这是由于所吸附的油沿膨胀石墨柱高度存在重力梯度.     

Methane/natural gas storage and delivered capacity for activated carbons in dry and wet conditions

Methane/natural gas storage and delivered capacity for three different activated carbons in dry and wet conditions were measured. In all tests the temperature of the bed was maintained constant at 277.15 K and pressure was increased up to 10 MPa. Natural gas storage capacity was less than methane storage capacity in dry conditions for all the three activated carbons tested, while the gas delivery was almost the same. One of activated carbon tested (NC120) showed the possibility of hydrate forming for pressures higher than 4 MPa but the amount of gas stored still was less than the amount stored in dry conditions over the whole range of pressure. The analysis of the gas delivered at each pressure steps shows that considerable amount of heavy components do not come out from the bed even at very low pressures in both dry and wet condition tests. Repeatability of the sorption/desorption processes - vital for possible commercial/industrial use - has been examined over various cycles.     

用自射线照相技术研究放射性核素在岩石和矿物上的吸附

应用自射线照相和岩相照相技术联合图象法研究了锕系元素和长寿命裂变产物在岩石和矿物上的吸附行为，直接观察到不同矿物和化学成份对核素的吸附。应用这个方法，研究了＾２３９Ｐｕ、＾２４１Ａｍ在花岗岩上的吸附，＾９０Ｔｃ在辉锑矿、锑赭石和脆硫锑铅矿上的吸附以及＾１２５Ｉ在灰硒汞矿上的吸附，得到了一些有价值的结果。     

Sorption of solvents in plastics and solvent desorption and retention

The experiments reported here have studied the following systems within the temperature range 25–50°C: sorption and desorption of solvents on LDPE, OPP, PS, rigid PVC, OPA, PETP and regenerated cellulose with methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, and ethyl acetate. With reference to these, the theory presented indicates the most important aspects related to the tests, refers to identification data on similar problems and enumerates the possibilities of interaction. The application of equation 1 and the reported measuring method allows the determination of diffusion coefficients within a vapour-saturated atmosphere system. As the gravimetric method also allows the determination of solubilities (α_L, the solubility coefficient), the permeation behaviour in the Fick range is calculable from The equation used by the author can be related to other equations from the technical literature, such as for the range Q_(t)Q∞>0.4, or where for the range <0.4 The agreement can be considered as good. The D values provide a calculation base within the scope of the outlined problem definition. The taste limits for solvents in water reveal which solvents could, as residual solvents, become critical. These values—connected with sorption/desorption identification values, evaporation numbers etc. —indicate where there is a risk and those cases where sufficient drying, or even the use of more adequate solvents is essential.