不同方法计算湿地松林生物量的比较

利用实测值建模法、估计值建模法和平均标准木法计算中国科学院千烟洲试验站湿地松(Pi-nus elliotii)人工林各器官生物量和总地上生物量,并与利用文献中的湿地松相对生长方程计算的结果进行比较。结果表明,枝条基径与该枝条叶生物量及总生物量之间存在显著的相关关系;不同方法计算的总地上生物量存在一定的差别,其中实测值建模法和估计值建模法的计算结果最接近,分别为7.9×104和8.0×104kg.hm-2,利用平均标准木法得到的生物量偏低,为7.41×104kg.hm-2;3种方法得到的各器官生物量差别较大,尤其是叶生物量,利用实测值建模法的计算结果为8450 kg.hm-2,估计值建模法和平均标准木法的计算结果分别为6 580和1.0×104kg.hm-2,其中平均标准木法的计算结果因取样的不同而有所差异;直接利用他人建立的相对生长方程计算的生物量与以上3种方法计算结果相比差异较大,使用时须谨慎。计算总地上生物量时,实测值建模法是最可靠的方法,估计值建模法在一定程度上可以代替实测值建模法。

贵阳木本植物物候对气候变化的响应

根据1978~2007年贵阳站的物候和气象资料,分析了贵阳站71种木本植物春秋季芽膨大期、展叶始期、始花期、叶完全变色期和落叶末期等5个关键物候期的变化趋势及其对气候变化的响应。结果表明:自1978年以来,贵阳年平均气温在振荡中明显下降,其中夏季气温降低最为明显,2月平均气温略有上升;春季芽膨大期、展叶始期和始花期等三种物候期均呈现出提前趋势,而秋季叶完全变色期和落叶末期呈现推迟趋势;春季物候期与物候期发生前若干月月平均气温的相关性较好,特别与当月和上月平均气温的相关关系最为显著。其中,2月月平均气温是影

Polymer Crystallization Influenced by Initial Orientation of Cylindrical Diblock Copolymers in Thin Films

The effect of the initial states (disordered perpendicular cylinder structure vs. parallel cylinder structure) on the crystallization of polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PEO) thin films during cyclohexane annealing was investigated. The cylindrical domains perpendicular or parallel to the surface were obtained by controlling the film thickness. During solvent annealing, for the film with the perpendicular cylinders, the ordering degree of cylinders was increased.

Direct synthesis of ordered N-methylimidazolium functionalized mesoporous silica as highly efficient anion exchanger of Cr(VI)

Ordered N-methylimidazolium functionalized mesoporous silica (SBA-15) anion exchangers were directly synthesized by co-condensation of tetraethoxysilane with 1-methyl-3(triethoxysilylpropyl)imidazolium chloride. The prepared samples with rod-like morphology showed high surface areas (> 400 m(2) g(-1)), well-ordered pores (> 58 angstrom), and excellent thermal stability up to 387 degrees C. The adsorption behaviors of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution on the anion exchangers were studied using the batch method. The anion exchangers had high adsorption capacity ranging from 50.8 to 90.5 mg g(-1), over a wider pH range (1-8) than amino functionalized mesoporous silica. The adsorption rate was fast, and the maximum adsorption was obtained at pH 4.6. The adsorption data for the anion exchangers were consistent with the Langmuir isotherm equation. Most active sites of the anion exchangers were easily accessible. The mixed solution of 0.1 mol L-1 NH3 center dot H2O and 0.5 mol L-1 NH4Cl was effective desorption solution, and 95% of Cr(VI) could be desorbed.

Synthesis of a novel electroactive ABA triblock copolymer and its spontaneous self-assembly in water

An electroactive triblock copolymer of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and aniline pentamer (AP), PEG-block-AP-block-PEG (PAP), was synthesized via polycondensation in the presence of N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC). The UV-vis spectra and cyclic-voltammograms (CV) spectra exhibited an excellent electroactivity of the triblock copolymer. The amphiphilic triblock copolymer self-assembles spontaneously into uniform micellar aggregates when the triblock copolymer was added directly to the aqueous solution. The size of the aggregates can be changed with the oxidation state of the AP segment in the PAP copolymer and the aggregates were pH-sensitive to the surrounding water solution, which provides a potential application in controlled drug release.

A Monte Carlo simulation of morphology and structure for thin films of symmetric triblock copolymer after quenching and annealing

Self-assembly thin films of symmetric triblock copolymer after annealing and quenching were examined by an effective Monte Carlo simulation method. The defects in the ordered lamellae of the thin films after quenching, which were dependent on the initialization of copolymer melts, are removed in the thin films after annealing. The mean-square gyration radius and end-to-end distance of copolymer chains in the thin films after annealing are smaller than those in the thin films after quenching because of the complete relaxation of polymer during annealing. We also find that the density of A block in the region near to the surface is higher than that in the interior of the thin films. As a result, it is different from the thin films of symmetric A(n)B(n) diblock copolymer, in which surface ordering forms before the interior, that ordering phenomena occurs first in the interior region in the thin films of symmetric A(n)B(m)A(n). triblocl copolymer.

Luminescent properties of Gd2Ti2O7 : Eu3+ phosphor films prepared by sol-gel process

Gd2Ti2O7: Eu3+ thin film phosphors were fabricated by a sol-gel process. X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and photoluminescence (PL) spectra as well as lifetimes were used to characterize the resulting films. The results of XRD indicated that the films began to crystallize at 800 degreesC and the crystallinity increased with the elevation of annealing temperatures. Uniform and crack free phosphor films were obtained, which mainly consisted of grains with an average size of 70 nm. The doped Eu3+ showed orange-red emission in crystalline Gd2Ti2O7 phosphor films due to an energy transfer from Gd2Ti2O7 host to them. Both the lifetimes and PL intensity of the Eu3+ increased with increasing the annealing temperature from 800 to 1000 degreesC, and the optimum concentrations for Eu3+ were determined to be 9 at.%. of Gd3+ in Gd2Ti2O7 film host.

Effects of rubber content and temperature on dynamic fracture toughness of ABS materials

The effects of rubber content and temperature on dynamic fracture toughness of ABS materials have been investigated based on the J-integral and crack opening displacement (COD, delta) concepts by an instrumented Charpy impact test. A multiple specimens R-curve method and stop block technique are used. It is shown that the materials exhibit a different toughness behavior, depending on rubber content and temperature. The resistance against stable crack initiation (J(0.2) or delta(0.2)) increases with increasing rubber content. However, J(0.2) first increased with increasing temperature until reaching the maximum value; after that, it decreases with further increasing the temperature. (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.