Optimization of biodiesel production via transesterification of soybean oil using α-MoO3 catalyst obtained by the combustion method

A catalyst based on MoO₃ was synthesized by a simple and fast pilot-scale combustion reaction method and applied to the conversion of soybean oil to biodiesel via transesterification. For that, the statistical analysis of the catalyst amount and temperature, factors that influence the process, was evaluated by means of central composite design 2². MoO₃ was characterized in terms of structure by X-ray diffraction (XRD), textural characterization Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), density by helium pycnometry (DE), particle size analysis (DG) and acidity tests by temperature-programmed desorption of ammonia (NH₃-TPD), chemical analysis by X-ray fluorescence (EDX), morphology by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and catalytic properties. The transesterification products were characterized by gas chromatography (GC), acidity index (AI) and kinematic viscosity (KV). The results indicate the catalyst formation with a surface area of 1.36 m²g^?1, and density of 4.5 g/cm³ which consists of a single crystalline phase of orthorhombic configuration, with total NH₃ acidity of 33.61 μ.mol/g. Morphological characterization revealed that the catalyst is formed by irregular plates of various sizes and shapes, with a wide sizes range of agglomerated particles. In the soybean oil transesterification reactions, the catalyst was active showing 96.9% conversion to ethyl esters. The experimental design was meaningful and predictive, with a reliability level of 95%. The statistical analysis identified temperature as a significant variable for the adopted planning. To conclude, a new single-phase catalyst (α-MoO₃) has been developed and successfully applied to the biodiesel Synthesis from soybean oil. These results have a positive and promising impact for biodiesel production by transesterification of soybean oil against ethanol.     

Media pressures on Welsh language preservation

Despite compulsory school instruction in the Welsh language and strong cultural incentives to acquire the language, the most recent UK Census showed a downward trend in the number of speakers. The asymmetry in explicit language acquisition incentives is here considered to be offset by the media dominance of the English language. This dominance is modeled by the introduction of time-dependent connectivity and infectivity among English speakers into an adapted epidemiological model. Extrapolations up to 2050 are made, this being the announced date of a Welsh Assembly language-planning target of one million Welsh speakers.     

地方高校高分子材料与工程专业生产实习协同创新模式探讨

地方高校已成为我国高等教育的重要组成部分,由于办学目标、生源构成、服务地区不同于部属高校,其生产实习教学环节面临各种困境。寻求有效的途径突破生产实习的困境成为当前各地方高校亟待解决的问题。本文以广东工业大学为例,在分析该校的办学特点以及高分子材料与工程专业近年来生产实习状况的基础上,介绍该校以大学联盟为平台的生产实习新模式,并详细说明其实施方案。该模式基于该校的协同创新战略,已取得良好的教学效果。     

考虑完全拆分的拣选分批与拣选路径集成优化模型

在电商海量订单背景下,在线订单拣选作业难度加大,因此设计了基于订单完全拆分的拣选分批与拣选路径综合优化模型解决此问题.模型共分两阶段.第一阶段,基于种子算法,设计考虑订单完成度、等待时间与拣选路径的拣选分批模型;第二阶段以拣选单流为单队列,设计多拣选员并行服务的拣选系统.行走策略为基于返回型和遍历型的综合策略,拣选路径优化模型采用模拟退火算法求解.算例分析表明,与传统的不拆分拣选分批模型相比,构建的综合优化模型能够显著提高拣选系统效率.拣选员为4人时,模型能够使总服务时间减少58.79%,订单完成率提高10.09%.     

Innovative Electrochemical Strategies for Hydrogen Production: From Electricity Input to Electricity Output

Renewable H₂ production by water electrolysis has attracted much attention due to its numerous advantages. However, the energy consumption of conventional water electrolysis is high and mainly driven by the kinetically inert anodic oxygen evolution reaction. An alternative approach is the coupling of different half-cell reactions and the use of redox mediators. In this review, we, therefore, summarize the latest findings on innovative electrochemical strategies for H₂ production. First, we address redox mediators utilized in water splitting, including soluble and insoluble species, and the corresponding cell concepts. Second, we discuss alternative anodic reactions involving organic and inorganic chemical transformations. Then, electrochemical H₂ production at both the cathode and anode, or even H₂ production together with electricity generation, is presented. Finally, the remaining challenges and prospects for the future development of this research field are highlighted.     

An Unlocked Two-Dimensional Conductive Zn-MOF on Polymeric Carbon Nitride for Photocatalytic H2O2 Production

Developing highly efficient catalytic sites for O₂ reduction to H₂O₂, while ensuring the fast injection of energetic electrons into these sites, is crucial for artificial H₂O₂ photosynthesis but remains challenging. Herein, we report a strongly coupled hybrid photocatalyst comprising polymeric carbon nitride (CN) and a two-dimensional conductive Zn-containing metal–organic framework (Zn-MOF) (denoted as CN/Zn-MOF(lc)/400; lc, low crystallinity; 400, annealing temperature in °C), in which the catalytic capability of Zn-MOF(lc) for H₂O₂ production is unlocked by the annealing-induced effects. As revealed by experimental and theoretical calculation results, the Zn sites coordinated to four O (Zn-O₄) in Zn-MOF(lc) are thermally activated to a relatively electron-rich state due to the annealing-induced local structure shrinkage, which favors the formation of a key *OOH intermediate of 2e⁻ O₂ reduction on these sites. Moreover, the annealing treatment facilitates the photoelectron migration from the CN photocatalyst to the Zn-MOF(lc) catalytic unit. As a result, the optimized catalyst exhibits dramatically enhanced H₂O₂ production activity and excellent stability under visible light irradiation.     

Solar Light Driven H2O2 Production and Selective Oxidations Using a Covalent Organic Framework Photocatalyst Prepared by a Multicomponent Reaction

A chemically stable 2D microporous COF ( PMCR-1 ) was synthesized via the multicomponent Povarov reaction. PMCR-1 exhibits a remarkable and long-term stable photocatalytic H₂O₂ production rate (60 h) from pure and sea water under visible light. The H₂O₂ production is markedly enhanced when benzyl alcohol (BA) is added as reductant, which is also due to a strong π–π interaction of BA with dangling phenyl moieties in the COF pores introduced by the multicomponent Povarov reaction. Motivated by the concomitant BA oxidation to benzaldehyde during H₂O₂ formation, the photocatalytic oxidation of various organic substrates such as benzyl amine and methyl sulfide derivatives was investigated. It is shown that the well-defined micropores of PMCR-1 enable size-selective photocatalytic oxidation.     

Single-Atom Zinc Sites with Synergetic Multiple Coordination Shells for Electrochemical H2O2 Production

Precise manipulation of the coordination environment of single-atom catalysts (SACs), particularly the simultaneous engineering of multiple coordination shells, is crucial to maximize their catalytic performance but remains challenging. Herein, we present a general two-step strategy to fabricate a series of hollow carbon-based SACs featuring asymmetric Zn−N₂O₂ moieties simultaneously modulated with S atoms in higher coordination shells of Zn centers (n≥2; designated as Zn−N₂O₂−S). Systematic analyses demonstrate that the synergetic effects between the N₂O₂ species in the first coordination shell and the S atoms in higher coordination shells lead to robust discrete Zn sites with the optimal electronic structure for selective O₂ reduction to H₂O₂. Remarkably, the Zn−N₂O₂ moiety with S atoms in the second coordination shell possesses a nearly ideal Gibbs free energy for the key OOH* intermediate, which favors the formation and desorption of OOH* on Zn sites for H₂O₂ generation. Consequently, the Zn−N₂O₂−S SAC exhibits impressive electrochemical H₂O₂ production performance with high selectivity of 96 %. Even at a high current density of 80 mA cm⁻² in the flow cell, it shows a high H₂O₂ production rate of 6.924 mol g_cat⁻¹ h⁻¹ with an average Faradaic efficiency of 93.1 %, and excellent durability over 65 h.     

聚变堆遥操作上层协同控制系统设计和测试

为了解决聚变堆遥操作维护上层控制系统普遍存在的软件功能模块过于集中、拓展性差、不具备中层运动规划能力等问题,设计了一种基于机器人操作系统(ROS)的上层协同控制系统。该系统采用分布式架构,基于市场成熟的开发平台进行设计,集成了中层运动规划与动力学虚拟仿真功能。通过“轴销抓取”的实验场景测试的结果表明：该系统满足设计需求,运行稳定。     

带空间机械臂航天器姿态运动规划的数值算法研究

自由漂浮空间机械臂系统在无外力矩作用时,系统的动量矩守恒而成为非完整系统。利用这一特性本文研究了自由漂浮空间机械臂系统的三维姿态运动规划问题。导出带空间机械臂的航天器三维姿态运动数学模型,将系统的非完整运动规划问题转化为非线性系统最优控制问题,在最优控制中利用小波逼近控制输入规律,提出基于遗传算法的最优控制数值算法。通过数值仿真,表明该方法对带空间机械臂航天器系统的非完整姿态运动规划是有效的。