Replacement of methane from quartz sand-bearing hydrate with carbon dioxide-in-water emulsion

The replacement of CH4 from its hydrate in quartz sand with 90:10, 70:30, and 50:50 (W-CO2:W-H2O) carbon dioxide-in-water (C/W) emulsions and liquid CO2 has been performed in a cell with size of empty set 36 x 200 mm. The above emulsions were formed in a new emulsifier, in which the temperature and pressure were 285.2 K and 30 MPa, respectively, and the emulsions were stable for 7-12 h. The results of replacing showed that 13.1-27.1%, 14.1-25.5%, and 14.6-24.3% of CH4 had been displaced from its hydrate with the above emulsions after 24-96 It of replacement, corresponding to about 1.5 times the CH4 replaced with high-pressure liquid CO2. The results also showed that the replacement rate of CH4 with the above emulsions and liquid CO2 decreased from 0.543, 0.587, 0.608, and 0.348 1/h to 0.083, 0.077, 0.069, and 0.063 1/h with the replacement time increased from 24 to 96 h. It has been indicated by this study that the use of CO2 emulsions is advantageous compared to the use of liquid CO2 in replacing CH4 from its hydrate.

科尔沁沙地小叶锦鸡儿群落固沙作用的研究

建立人工植被是科尔沁沙地退化生态系统恢复与重建的基础，也是土地沙漠化防治的有效措施。本文以科尔沁沙地典型固沙灌木植物种——小叶锦鸡儿(Caragana microphylla)为研究对象，采用空间序列代替时间序列的方法，比较系统地研究了小叶锦鸡儿生长发育特征、更新途径，以及小叶锦鸡儿群落的固沙作用，并从水量平衡角度探讨了小叶锦鸡儿固沙植被的土壤水分状况和蒸散量变化。 研究结果表明：(1) 在生长季，小叶锦鸡儿的生物量在7月份达到最大值，且其生长发育速度与降水量相关；人工平茬和自然萌孽是小叶锦鸡儿主要且有效的更新途径。(2) 小叶锦鸡儿群落对近地表风速具有显著的阻滞作用，群落内总输沙量及各层输沙量均明显低于流动沙丘，小气候得到明显改善。(3) 6年生、11年生和22年生小叶锦鸡儿群落对土壤理化性质均有明显的改善作用。土壤中微沙(0.05～0.1 mm)和粘粒(<0.05 mm)含量增加，表层(0～10 cm)土壤容重减小，孔隙度和饱和含水率增大，土壤持水能力提高；土壤有机碳、全氮、碱解氮、全磷、有效磷和有效钾含量均有不同程度增加，尤以表层增加幅度最大，并且灌丛对养分有明显的富集效应。(4) 与天然小叶锦鸡儿群落的土壤含水量相比，人工小叶锦鸡儿群落内土壤含水量较低，且呈现出随植被生长发育年限增加而不断减少的趋势；在生长季，人工植被区绝大部分的降雨量都通过蒸散作用丧失，各试验样地蒸散量呈现单峰型曲线模式。