Evaluation of the performance of polymer gels mixed with asphalt particle as a novel composite profile control system

Guangwei Liu,Hanqiao Jiang,Junjian Li,Min Wang,Fuzhen Chen,Shuaiwei Ding,Xiangan Lu 한국공업화학회 2015 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.26 No.-

This paper presents gels with asphalt particle (GAP) as a novel composite profile control system, which has better sealing effect for plugging channeling in fractured reservoir. This composite agent was prepared by modified asphalt particle and polymer gels served as suspension. Laboratory core–flood tests showed good injectiviy of GAP solution in high permeability zone with a high plugging rate. Also, the enhance oil recovery mechanism of GAP and polymer gels in fractured reservoir were compared by parallel core–flood test. Simulation results indicate longer response time and better enhance oil recovery for GAP than polymer gels in fractured system.

Laboratory and Field Performance Evaluation of Warm Mix Asphalt Incorporating RAP and RAS

Guangwei Yang,Kelvin Wang,Joshua Qiang Li,Matt Romero,Wenyao Liu 대한토목학회 2022 KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Vol.26 No.1

Pavement sustainability draws attention from different stakeholders in recent years. Warm mix asphalt (WMA) incorporating reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) or reclaimed asphalt shingles (RAS) has been widely recognized as a sustainable combo for pavement construction by conserving natural resources and reducing greenhouse gas emission. However, as their usage surges, little research has been conducted to date through a comprehensive laboratory and field evaluation to verify the performance of WMA incorporating RAP and RAS compared to traditional hot mix asphalt (HMA). In this research, five WMA sections with different WMA techniques and one control HMA section constructed in Oklahoma were continuously monitored for four years. The aggregate consensus, source, and gradation properties were tested in the laboratory. Mixture characteristics for lab-compacted samples including cracking resistance, rutting performance, moisture susceptibility, and water permeability were measured to compare WMA to HMA incorporating RAP and RAS. In addition, pavement surface conditions in terms of pavement cracking, rutting, roughness, texture, and friction were collected from the field site ten times in four years by using several state-of-the-art high-speed devices without traffic control. The laboratory and four-years field monitoring results demonstrate that WMA incorporating RAP and RAS accomplishes desired performance while providing sustainable benefits.

Does IoT service orchestration in public services enrich the citizens’ perceived value of digital society?

Hu Guangwei,Chohan Sohail Raza,Liu Jianxia 기술경영경제학회 2022 ASIAN JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION Vol.30 No.1

The continuous growth of digital transformation aims to leverage the changes and opportunities for IoT technologies in public sector, which has created an impact on the sustainability of digital societies. The Internet of Things (IoT) contains significant challenges such as citizens’ perceived value towards intention to use in public services that could stand in a way of realizing its potential benefits. Our study aims to investigate the influencing factors of citizens’ usage intention concerning IoT service orchestration in public services along with the mediation influence of perceived value. A comprehensive public IoT Perceived Value Model (IoT-PVM) was enumerated to provide success factors for IoT service orchestration. This model was analytically tested by PLS-SEM approach. The results highlighted that perceived value has a mediation effect in IoT public service intentions to use with 59% perceived variance. The success of government IoT services is best measured by the perceptions of citizens, therefore, this study contributed to identifying the factors concerning public engagement with IoT service orchestration along with describing the positive role of digital society affinity. In terms of practical significance, a use case IoT model was presented with provides an intersectional perspective of citizens concerning IoT service orchestration in public services.

Distinct growth phenomenon observed on L-Arg․ CF3COOH crystals

Xiaojing Liu,Zeyan Wang,Guanghui Zhang,Guangwei Yu,Aidong Duan,Xinqiang Wang,Dong Xu 한국물리학회 2009 Current Applied Physics Vol.9 No.1

Atomic force microscopy has been employed to study the growth behaviour on the {101} facets of L-Arg ․ CF3COOH crystals grown at 25℃ at a supersaturation of σ = 0.2. Nucleation on the wider step terraces and a large nucleus composed of two separate 2D nuclei were observed for the first time. For the region where blocking occurs convex pattern are found in the macrosteps, which correspond to the sites of the impurities that act as pinning points hindering step propagation. Finally, liquid inclusions will be generated because of disparate formation mechanisms. Atomic force microscopy has been employed to study the growth behaviour on the {101} facets of L-Arg ․ CF3COOH crystals grown at 25℃ at a supersaturation of σ = 0.2. Nucleation on the wider step terraces and a large nucleus composed of two separate 2D nuclei were observed for the first time. For the region where blocking occurs convex pattern are found in the macrosteps, which correspond to the sites of the impurities that act as pinning points hindering step propagation. Finally, liquid inclusions will be generated because of disparate formation mechanisms.

Effect of Bi(Zn1/2Nb2/5)O3 addition on phase transition and energy storage properties of BaTiO3 ceramics

Ma Cuiying,Zhang Ruiying,Zhang Guangwei,Du Huiling,Liu Jia,Liang Ruinan,Wang Zhaoguo 한국물리학회 2023 Current Applied Physics Vol.55 No.-

Bi(Zn1/2Nb2/5)O3-modified BaTiO3 ceramics were designed with formula (1‒x)BaTiO3‒xBi(Zn1/2Nb2/5)O3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.15) and fabricated using conventional solid-state route. With increasing Bi(Zn1/2Nb2/5)O3 concentration, grain volume increased and phase structure was transformed from tetragonal to pseudo-cubic. Dielectric properties changed from temperature-dependent to temperature-insensitive and curves were flattened. Additionally, higher pseudo-cubic phase content induced slim P-E loop and low Pr. Therefore, 0.94BaTiO3‒0.06Bi(Zn1/2Nb2/5)O3 ceramic achieved energy storage density of 1.85 J/cm3 and high energy efficiency of 91.2% under electric field of 230 kV/cm. This energy storage density was 5 times higher than that of pure BT ceramic. Meanwhile, energy storage properties of this ceramic exhibited excellent thermal stability in the range of 30–120 °C and good frequency stability over 10–100 Hz. This work provides promising alternative option in energy storage materials.

Design and Development of a Single-photon Laser and Infrared Common Aperture Optical System

Wu Hongbo,Zhang Xin,Tan Shuanglong,Liu Mingxin,Wang Lingjie,Yan Lei,Liu Yang,Shi Guangwei 한국광학회 2022 Current Optics and Photonics Vol.6 No.2

A single-photon laser and mid-wave infrared (MWIR) common aperture optical system was designed and developed to detect and range a long-distance civil aviation aircraft. The secondary mirror of the Ritchey-Chretien (R-C) optical system was chosen as a dichroic lens to realize the design of a common aperture system for the laser and MWIR. Point spread function (PSF) ellipticity was introduced to evaluate the coupling efficiency of the laser receiving system. A small aperture stop and narrow filter were set in the secondary image plane and an afocal light path of the laser system, respectively, and the stray light suppression ability of the small aperture stop was verified by modeling and simulation. With high-precision manufacturing technology by single point diamond turning (SPDT) and a high-efficiency dichroic coating, the laser/MWIR common aperture optical system with a φ300 mm aluminum alloy mirror obtained images of buildings at a distance of 5 km with great quality. A civil aviation aircraft detection experiment was conducted. The results show that the common aperture system could detect and track long-distance civil aviation aircraft effectively, and the coverage was more than 450 km (signal-tonoise ratio = 6.3). It satisfied the application requirements for earlier warning and ranging of long-range targets in the area of aviation, aerospace and ground detection systems.

Injectable In situ Forming Chitosan-Based Hydrogels For Curcumin Delivery

Titima Songkroh,Xiaojun Ma,Hongguo Xie,Weiting Yu,Xiudong Liu,Guangwei Sun,Xiaoxi Xu 한국고분자학회 2015 Macromolecular Research Vol.23 No.1

In this paper, a series of injectable in situ forming chitosan-based hydrogels were prepared by chemicalcrosslinking of chitosan and genipin with the cooperation of ionic bonds between chitosan and sodium salts at roomtemperature. Four hydrogels (A, B, C, and D) were obtained by mixing chitosan, genipin and a sodium salt of trisodiumphosphate (Na3PO4·12H2O), sodium sulfate (Na2SO4), sodium sulfite (Na2SO3), or sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)and examined for their characteristics, morphology, and rheological properties. Their cell viability assaysexhibited low toxicity and the localized in situ gel formation was detected after subcutaneous injections in rat. Curcuminwhich possesses many pharmaceutical potentials but has low bioavailability, was chosen as a drug model. Invitro curcumin release profiles exhibit sustained release properties with initial burst release for all hydrogels withabout 3 to 6 times higher cumulative release than other gel controls. The results of this study demonstrate that ourhydrogels have a potential as local curcumin carriers.

Thioredoxin A of Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 Contributes to Virulence by Inhibiting the Expression of Pentraxin 3 to Promote Survival Within Macrophages

Zhao Chijun,Jia Xinglin,Pan Yanying,Liao Simeng,Zhang Shuo,Ji Chunxiao,Kuang Guangwei,Wu Xin,Liu Quan,Tang Yulong,Fang Lihua 한국미생물학회 2023 The journal of microbiology Vol.61 No.4

Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (SS2) is an important zoonotic pathogen that can infect humans in contact with infected pigs or their byproducts. It can employ different types of genes to defend against oxidative stress and ensure its survival. The thioredoxin (Trx) system is a key antioxidant system that contributes adversity adaptation and pathogenicity. SS2 has been shown to encode putative thioredoxin genes, but the biological roles, coding sequence, and underlying mechanisms remains uncharacterized. Here, we demonstrated that SSU05_0237-ORF, from a clinical SS2 strain, ZJ081101, encodes a protein of 104 amino acids with a canonical CGPC active motif and an identity 70–85% similar to the thioredoxin A (TrxA) in other microorganisms. Recombinant TrxA efficiently catalyzed the thiol-disulfide oxidoreduction of insulin. The deletion of TrxA led to a significantly slow growth and markedly compromised tolerance of the pathogen to temperature stress, as well as impaired adhesion ability to pig intestinal epithelial cells (IPEC-J2). However, it was not involved in H2O2 and paraquat-induced oxidative stress. Compared with the wild-type strain, the ΔTrxA strain was more susceptible to killing by macrophages through increasing NO production. Treatment with TrxA mutant strain also significantly attenuated cytotoxic effects on RAW 264.7 cells by inhibiting inflammatory response and apoptosis. Knockdown of pentraxin 3 in RAW 264.7 cells was more vulnerable to phagocytic activity, and TrxA promoted SS2 survival in phagocytic cells depending on pentraxin 3 activity compared with the wild-type strain. Moreover, a co-inoculation experiment in mice revealed that TrxA mutant strain is far more easily cleared from the body than the wild type strain in the period from 8–24 h, and exhibits significantly attenuated oxidative stress and liver injury. In summary, we reveal the important role of TrxA in the pathogenesis of SS2.