Mechanical Properties of Aeolian Sand Concrete Made from Alkali-Treated Aeolian Sand and Zeolite Powder.

The aim of this study is to promote the application of the excited zeolite powder (ZP)with aeolian sand powder (ASP) in the field of aeolian-sand concrete (ASC) production. This study utilises NaOH to treat composite cementitious materials containing aeolian sand and zeolite powders, which were used to replace 50% of the cement in aeolian-sand concrete (ASC). Production of alkali-inspired cement-based windswept concrete(AAZC).The mechanical properties of treated ASC considerably improved, especially when the NaOH dosage was 4% by mass. After curing this sample (denoted as AAZC-4) for 28 d, its compressive strength improved by 17.2%, and its split tensile increased by 16.3%. Potassium feldspar and montmorillonite in zeolite powder and SiO2 in the sand were decomposed by OH- and combined with other elements to generate various silicate gels and A-type potassium zeolite crystals inside the concrete. Microscopic examination showed that the gels and crystals intertwined to fill the pores, decreasing (increasing) the percentage of large (small) pores, thus optimising the pore structure. This substantially improved the mechanical properties of ASC. Freeze-thaw salt-intrusion tests showed that the extent of mass loss, degree of damage and loss of compressive strength of AAZC-4 were similar to those of ordinary concrete but were reduced by 36.8%, 19% and 52.1%, respectively, compared with those of ASC. Therefore, AAZC-4 has a sustainable working performance in chloride-ion permeable environments in cold and arid areas.

[Study on the effect of electric field on the secondary structure of HRP by circular dichroism].

After the HRP was treated with different strength of electric field, the effect of electric field on the secondary structure of HRP was studied by circular dichroism. The results show that different electric field strength ranging from 1.0 to 6.0 kV x cm(-1) has a different effect on the relative contents of alpha-helix, beta-sheet, beta-turn and random coil of the HRP. As compared with the contrast, the relative contents of alpha-helix, beta-turn and random coil decreased by 0.3%-11.4%, 1.7%-15.3% and 0.9%-20.4% respectively, while beta-sheet content increased by 0.9%-82.7%. The electric treatment tends to transform the alpha-helix, beta-turn and random coil into beta-sheet for the HRP. The result of this study has important meaning to explain the biological effect of electric treatment seeds.

[Study on the effect of electric field on the secondary structure of lipase by circular dichroism].

After the lipase was treated with electric field for five minutes, the effect of electric field on the secondary structure of lipase was studied by circular dichroism (CD). The results showed that different electric field strength in the range from 0. 5 to 6. 0 kV x cm(-1) has a different effect on the relative contents of alpha-helix, beta-sheet, beta-turn and random coil of the lipase, and whose changes were non-monotonous with the raising of electric field. In general, the electric treatment tends to transform the alpha-helix and beta-sheet into beta-turn and random coil. The decrease in alpha-helix and beta-sheet ranged respectively from 4. 6% to 48. 0% and from 13. 2% to 35. 1%, and the increase in beta-turn and random coil ranged respectively from 2. 8% to 33. 3% and from 0. 9% to 48. 1%. The result of this study has important meaning to explain the biological effect of electric treatment seeds.