Chloride diffusion in concrete associated with single, dual and multi cation types

Zijian Song,Linhua Jiang,Ziming Zhang 사단법인 한국계산역학회 2016 Computers and Concrete, An International Journal Vol.17 No.1

Currently, most of the investigations on chloride diffusion were based on the experiments and simulations concerning single cation type chlorides. Chloride diffusion associated with dual or multi cation types was rarely studied. In this paper, several groups of diffusion experiments are conducted using chloride solutions containing single, dual and multi cation types. A multi-ionic model is also proposed to simulate the chloride diffusion behavior in the experimental tests. The MATLAB software is used to numerically solve the nonlinear PDEs in the multi-ionic model. The experimental and simulated results show that the chloride diffusion behavior associated with different cation types is significantly different. When the single cation type chlorides are adopted, it is found that the bound rates of chloride ions combined with divalent cations are greater than those combined with monovalent cations. When the dual/multi cation type chlorides are adopted, the chloride bound rates increase with the Ca2+/Mg2+ percentage in the source solutions. This evidence indicates that the divalent cations would markedly enhance the chloride binding capacity and reduce the chloride diffusivity. Moreover, on the basis of the analysis, it is also found that the complicated cation types in source solutions are beneficial to reducing the chloride diffusivity.

Performance of corrosion inhibitor extracted from enzymatic hydrolysate of waste Platanus acerifolia leaves

Zijian Song,Huanchun Cai,Qingyang Liu,Linhua Jiang,Hongqiang Chu 한국공업화학회 2022 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.111 No.-

In this study, an ultrasound-assisted enzymatic extraction (UEE) method was proposed to augment theanti-corrosion performance of the green inhibitor extracted from waste Platanus acerifolia leaves. Chemical compositions and anticorrosive properties of UEE extract were characterized via multiple technologies. The adsorption film on the steel surface was characterized via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). The surface information of corroded steel was also analyzed. Results showed that, compared withthe ultrasound-assisted alkali extraction (UAE), UEE increased the utilization rate of raw plant materialsby 22%39%. After optimized via response surface methodology, the maximum yield of UEE extract couldreach 27.081 mg/g. Electrochemical results showed, compared with 3% UAE extract, the inhibition efficiencyof 3% UEE extract after 72 h in 0.5 M NaCl was increased by 22% while the extraction time wassaved by 90%. Microscopic observations also proved that UEE extract can effectively mitigate the corrosiondegree where the roughness of steel surface decreased by 63.67%. XPS results revealed that a carbonaceousprotecting layer was formed on steel surfaces. The inhibition mechanism analysis suggestedthat flavonoids and their derivatives were apt to adsorb on the steel surface via chelation and surfacephysical adsorption, which could block the pathway of chloride attack.

Protective Effects of Bacillus coagulans JA845 against D-Galactose/AlCl₃-Induced Cognitive Decline, Oxidative Stress and Neuroinflammation

( Xinping Song ),( Zijian Zhao ),( Yujuan Zhao ),( Qing Jin ),( Shengyu Li ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2022 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.32 No.2

Recently, the efficacy of probiotics in treatment of neurodegenerative disorders has been reported in animal and clinical studies. Here, we assessed the effects of Bacillus coagulans JA845 in counteracting the symptoms of D-galactose (D-gal)/AlCl₃-induced Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in a mice model through behavioral test, histological assessment and biochemical analysis. Ten weeks of pretreatment with B. coagulans JA845 prevented cognitive decline, attenuated hippocampal lesion and protected neuronal integrity, which demonstrated the neuroprotective features of B. coagulans JA845 in vivo. We also found that supplementation of B. coagulans JA845 alleviated amyloid-beta deposits and hyperphosphorylated tau in hippocampus of D-gal/AlCl₃-induced AD model mice. Furthermore, B. coagulans JA845 administration attenuated oxidative stress and decreased serum concentration of inflammatory cytokines by regulating the Nrf2/HO-1 and MyD88/TRAF6/NF-κB pathway. Our results demonstrated for the first time that B. coagulans has the potential to help prevent cognitive decline and might be a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

A state-of-the-art review of self-healing stimuli-responsive microcapsules in cementitious materials

Zilang Huang,Zijian Song,Yunsheng Zhang,Saddick Donkor,Linhua Jiang,Hongqiang Chu 한국공업화학회 2023 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.119 No.-

Cracking is a recurring defect that typically arises during the construction and service periods of cementitiousmaterials. Self-healing based on stimuli-responsive microcapsules has shown to be a cutting-edgetechnology to make cementitious materials sustainable. Despite the reported implementation of microcapsulesin various fields, the strategies toward self-healing of cementitious materials via embeddingmicrocapsules remain a significant challenge. Given this, a review concentrating on the healing explorationof cementitious materials assisted by self-healing stimuli-responsive microcapsules is conductedto bridge the gap. Special attention is given to the encapsulation designs and preparation processes, followedby capsules’ response mechanisms and healing processes. In particular, application scenarios, challengesand future prospects of self-healing stimuli-responsive microcapsules for cementitious materialsare summarized and proposed in detail for the first time. This review attempts to better grasp the futureresearch direction of this field, which provides new perspectives for addressing the cracking issue ofcementitious materials.

Real-time surgical tool detection in computer-aided surgery based on enhanced feature-fusion convolutional neural network

Liu Kaidi,Zhao Zijian,Shi Pan,Li Feng,Song He 한국CDE학회 2022 Journal of computational design and engineering Vol.9 No.3

Surgical tool detection is a key technology in computer-assisted surgery, and can help surgeons to obtain more comprehensive visual information. Currently, a data shortage problem still exists in surgical tool detection. In addition, some surgical tool detection methods may not strike a good balance between detection accuracy and speed. Given the above problems, in this study a new Cholec80-tool6 dataset was manually annotated, which provided a better validation platform for surgical tool detection methods. We propose an enhanced feature-fusion network (EFFNet) for real-time surgical tool detection. FENet20 is the backbone of the network and performs feature extraction more effectively. EFFNet is the feature-fusion part and performs two rounds of feature fusion to enhance the utilization of low-level and high-level feature information. The latter part of the network contains the weight fusion and predictor responsible for the output of the prediction results. The performance of the proposed method was tested using the ATLAS Dione and Cholec80-tool6 datasets, yielding mean average precision values of 97.0% and 95.0% with 21.6 frames per second, respectively. Its speed met the real-time standard and its accuracy outperformed that of other detection methods.

Preparation and enhanced CO2 adsorption capacity of UiO-66/graphene oxide composites

Yan Cao,Qin Zhong,Yunxia Zhao,Zijian Lv,Fujiao Song 한국공업화학회 2015 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.27 No.-

New composites of UiO-66 and graphene oxide (GO) were synthesized and tested as CO2 adsorbents atroom temperature. The materials and the parent composite components were characterized using X-raydiffraction (XRD), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), nitrogen adsorption–desorption isothermanalysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and FT-IR spectroscopy. The CO2 isotherms on theUiO-66/GO composites and the UiO-66 were measured by a static volumetric method separately. Experiments of multiple adsorption/desorption cycles were conducted to estimate reversibility of CO2on the UiO-66/GO. The results showed that the BET surface area of the composites was higher than thatof the parent UiO-66, and the adsorption capacities of CO2 on the composites were greatly higher thanthat on the UiO-66 sample. The composite UiO-66/GO-5 exhibited the maximum CO2 uptake of3.37 mmol/g at 298 K and 1 bar, which increased by 48% in comparison with that of the UiO-66, and wasmuch higher than those of the conventional activated carbons and the zeolites. The CO2 adsorptioncapacity was dependent on the BET surface area and the micropore volume of the composites. Finally, theadsorption/desorption cycle experiment revealed that the adsorption performance of UiO-66/GO-5 wasfairly stable, without noticeable degradation in the adsorption capacity of CO2 after 6 cycles. Therefore,this kind of composites has a potential application on CO2 capture technologies to mitigate globalwarming.