Hydrothermal Synthesis of Hierarchical Hollow Li(Ni0.8Co0.15Al0.05)O2 Microspheres for Lithium Ion Batteries

Liu Wenlong,Jiang Weiwei,Yan Chenran,Feng Wei,Wang Dongxia,Zhao Liming,Feng Tingting,Gong Feng 대한화학회 2017 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.38 No.11

Li(Ni0.8Co0.15Al0.05)O2 (NCA) cathode material for lithium ion batteries is synthesized by calcining Ni–Co–Al hydroxide or carbonate hydroxide hydrate precursor, which is obtained by hydrothermal method, and the NCA cathode material is hierarchical hollow microspheres with the diameter in the range of 3–5 µm and composed of nanoflakes and/or nanowires. The effect of hydrothermal reaction time on the morphologies and the crystalline quality of the NCA cathode material is investigated on the basis of scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and tunneling electron microscopy. The NCA cathode material shows smooth and monotonous charge/discharge characteristics, delivers a reversible capacity as 144.4 mAh/g and retains 90.4% after 50 cycles at a current density of 0.1 C between 2.5 and 4.3 V.

Dissymmetric beauty: A novel design of heterogemini viscoelastic surfactant for the clean fracturing fluid

Jincheng Mao,Heng Zhang,Wenlong Zhang,Jinming Fan,Chong Zhang,Jinzhou Zhao 한국공업화학회 2018 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.60 No.-

Herein, a new heterogemini surfactant (YS-18), which has a novel structure with two different hydrophobic chains, was designed and easily synthesized with excellent yields. When YS-18 was employed as a thickening agent for the clean fracturing fluid, the results of laboratory evaluation obviously showed that it has much better tolerance of salt and thermostability than the corresponding symmetrical surfactants (YS-YS and 18-18). This not only could prove the dissymmetric beauty, but also provides an alternative way to prepare high-functional materials. The fluid system with a formula of 5 wt% of YS-18 and 0.6 wt% of KCl could maintain high fluid viscosity (more than 100 mPa s) for 60 min under a share rate of 170 s−1 at 110 °C. Meanwhile, the fluid could also provide good support to achieve proppant suspension. The SEM study and rheology test revealed that the fluid system has good network structure, and exhibits good elastic fluid properties. Furthermore, the YS-18/KCl fluid system could be easily and thoroughly broken by reservoir brines and hydrocarbon.

Effect of Bacterial Wilt on Fungal Community Composition in Rhizosphere Soil of Tobaccos in Tropical Yunnan

Yuanxian Zheng,Jiming Wang,Wenlong Zhao,Xianjie Cai,Yinlian Xu,Xiaolong Chen,Min Yang,Feiyan Huang,Lei Yu,Yuansheng He 한국식물병리학회 2022 Plant Pathology Journal Vol.38 No.3

Bacterial wilt, which is a major soil-borne disease with widespread occurrence, poses a severe danger in the field of tobacco production. However, there is very limited knowledge on bacterial wilt-induced microecological changes in the tobacco root system and on the interaction between Ralstonia solanacearum and fungal communities in the rhizosphere soil. Thus, in this study, changes in fungal communities in the rhizosphere soil of tobaccos with bacterial wilt were studied by 18S rRNA gene sequencing. The community composition of fungi in bacterial wilt-infected soil and healthy soil in two tobacco areas (Gengma and Boshang, Lincang City, Yunnan Province, China) was studied through the paired comparison method in July 2019. The results showed that there were significant differences in fungal community composition between the rhizosphere soil of diseased plants and healthy plants. The changes in the composition and diversity of fungal communities in the rhizosphere soil of tobaccos are vital characteristics of tobaccos with bacterial wilt, and the imbalance in the rhizosphere microecosystem of tobacco plants may further aggravate the disease.

Fuzzy-PID controller for motion control of CFETR multi-functional maintenance platform

Li, Dongyi,Lu, Kun,Cheng, Yong,Zhao, Wenlong,Yang, Songzhu,Zhang, Yu,Li, Junwei,Wu, Huapeng Korean Nuclear Society 2021 Nuclear Engineering and Technology Vol.53 No.7

The motion control of the divertor maintenance system of the China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) was studied in this paper, in which CFETR Multi-Functional Maintenance Platform (MFMP) was simplified as a parallel robot for the convenience of theoretical analysis. In order to design the motion controller of parallel robot, the kinematics analysis of parallel robot was carried out. After that, the dynamic modeling of the hydraulic system was built. As the large variation of heavy payload on MFMP and highly nonlinearity of the system, A Fuzzy-PID controller was built for self-tuning PID controller parameters by using Fuzzy system to achieve better performance. In order to test the feasibility of the Fuzzy-PID controller, the simulation model of the system was built in Simulink. The results have showed that Fuzzy-PID controller can significantly reduce the angular error of the moving platform and provide the stable motion for transferring the divertor.

Dynamic analysis of multi-functional maintenance platform based on Newton-Euler method and improved virtual work principle

Li, Dongyi,Lu, Kun,Cheng, Yong,Zhao, Wenlong,Yang, Songzhu,Zhang, Yu,Li, Junwei,Shi, Shanshuang Korean Nuclear Society 2020 Nuclear Engineering and Technology Vol.52 No.11

The structure design of divertor Multi-Functional Maintenance Platform (MFMP) actuated by hydraulic system for China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) was introduced in this paper. The model of MFMP was established according to maintenance requirements. In this paper, Newton-Euler method and the improved virtual work principle were used, the equivalent driving force of each actuator was obtained through the equivalent Jacobian inverse matrix derived from velocity relationship among the components. The accuracy of the model was verified by ADAMS simulation. The stability control of the heavy-duty components driven by hydraulic cylinders based on Newton-Euler method and improved virtual work principle was established.

Screening a Panel of Acid-producing Strains by Developing a High-throughput Method

Lijuan Zhu,Hui Zhang,Shiyuan Wang,Anqi Zhao,Lingbo Qu,Wenlong Xiong,Md. Asraful Alam,Wenlong Ma,Yongkun Lv,Jingliang Xu 한국생물공학회 2022 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering Vol.27 No.5

Organic acids are natural cellular metabolites, which are widely used in food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Among them, L-lactic acid is of special interest, because it is widely used in food and pharmaceutical industries and its monopolymer (poly (lactic acid)) is a green, renewable, biodegradable, and biocompatible alternative to the petroleum-based polymers. Currently, organic acids are predominantly produced by microbial fermentation. Their productions have been substantially improved by genetic modifications, metabolic engineering, and fermentation optimizations. However, the commonly used microbial producers still suffer from low acidic tolerance. Screening higher tolerant acid-producing microorganisms from the nature is relatively less explored. The traditional fermented foods are good resources for the screening of acid-producing and probiotic microorganisms. However, they are relatively less explored, especially those foods in developing countries. To speed up the acid-producing microorganism screening, we developed and validated a high-throughput method in this study. By using this method, we screened 1,296 colonies in 4 days and obtained a panel of acid-producing microorganisms. Among them, a Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus showed the potential for organic acid production and probiotics applications.

Position error compensation of the multi-purpose overload robot in nuclear power plants

Qin, Guodong,Ji, Aihong,Cheng, Yong,Zhao, Wenlong,Pan, Hongtao,Shi, Shanshuang,Song, Yuntao Korean Nuclear Society 2021 Nuclear Engineering and Technology Vol.53 No.8

The Multi-Purpose Overload Robot (CMOR) is a key subsystem of China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) remote handling system. Due to the long cantilever and large loads of the CMOR, it has a large rigid-flexible coupling deformation that results in a poor position accuracy of the end-effector. In this study, based on the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm, the spatial grid, and the linearized variable load principle, a variable parameter compensation model was designed to identify the parameters of the CMOR's kinematics models under different loads and at different poses so as to improve the trajectory tracking accuracy. Finally, through Adams-MATLAB/Simulink, the trajectory tracking accuracy of the CMOR's rigid-flexible coupling model was analyzed, and the end position error exceeded 0.1 m. After the variable parameter compensation model, the average position error of the end-effector became less than 0.02 m, which provides a reference for CMOR error compensation.

Extreme Value Prediction of Traffic Loads Using the Average Conditional Exceedance Rate Method

Liping Zhang,Jianqing Bu,Liming Zhou,Wenlong Cao,Cunbao Zhao,Wei Chai 대한토목학회 2023 KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering Vol.27 No.12

An efficient prediction of the extreme value of traffic loads is crucial for the structural design, reliability evaluation, maintenance planning, and further life-cycle cost analysis of bridges. In this work, a novel method is proposed for predicting the appropriate extreme traffic load distribution. Specifically, the average conditional exceedance rate (ACER) statistical model is estimated from the historical traffic loads which was collected through a weigh-in-motion system installed in toll stations. The basic idea of the ACER approach lies in the introduction of a cascade of conditioning approximations and the average exceedance rate to capture the dependence effects and obtain the data tail, the trend features of which are fitted with a similar Gumbel distribution function and extrapolated to the concerned level. An illustration case dealing with traffic loads using the ACER strategy is presented, the extreme value and confidence interval (CI) in any return period can be predicted by application of this approach. Furthermore, the peaks-over-threshold (POT) method based on the asymptotic extreme theory is also applied to illustrate the advantages of the ACER method. The ACER method has advantages in analyzing extreme traffic loads, with good robustness and the ability to handle extreme value prediction for different sampling strategies, it also can produce more accurate confidence intervals and predicts consistent extreme values. The study results are expected to help accurately determine traffic loads and ensure safety in bridge engineering.

Surfactant-free synthesis of CuBr NPs decorated by Pt for glucose and nitrite sensors

Xinmei Liu,Xue Zhou,Chunyang Yang,Wenlong Yang,Gang Liu,Yuhang Li,Guangyu Zhang,Xu Zhao 한국공업화학회 2023 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.124 No.-

The high cost and narrow detection range of electrocatalyst are the two major challenges for the electrochemicalbiosensors. This work provided a surfactant-free synthesis of CuBr@Pt nanoparticles (CuBr@PtNPs) with controllable Pt loading rates. The introduction of chloroplatinic acid (H2PtCl6) and an elevatedsynthesis temperature resulted in a high surface area for CuBr@Pt NPs. The abundant active sites enabledthe CuBr@Pt NPs a superior performance as applied in glucose and nitrite detection. Moreover, an optimalPt loading would be conducive to optimize sensor performances of CuBr@Pt NPs. In the glucose detection,the sensor by CuBr@Pt-15% could reach the detection concentration up to 68.0 mM, which was 1.9 timeshigher than that by pure CuBr. And the corresponding sensitivity by CuBr@Pt-15% was calculated to be382.73 lA/mMcm2. In the detection of sodium nitrite, CuBr@Pt-15% also revealed a superior behaviorthan previous work. And the detection concentration (by the linear sweep voltammetry) was form 0 to80.0 mM. This work demonstrated the superior biosensor performance of CuBr@Pt-15%, which offereda promising material for sensor with wider detection range and rationalized cost.