A thermodynamic model for calculating the phosphorus distribution ratio between top-bottom combined blown converter steelmaking slags and molten steel has been developed by coupling with a developed thermodynamic model for calculating mass action concentrations of structural units in the slags, i.e., CaO-SiO 2 -MgO-FeO-Fe 2 O 3 -MnO-Al 2 O 3 -P 2 O 5 slags, based on the ion and molecule coexistence theory (IMCT). Not only the total phosphorus distribution ratio but also the respective phosphorus distribution ratio among four basic oxides as components, i.e., CaO, MgO, FeO, and MnO, in the slags and molten steel can be predicted theoretically by the developed IMCT phosphorus distribution ratio prediction model after knowing the oxygen activity of molten steel at the slag-metal interface or the Fe t O activity in the slags and the related mass action concentrations of structural units or ion couples in the slags. The calculated mass action concentrations of structural units or ion couples in the slags equilibrated or reacted with molten steel show that the calculated equilibrium mole numbers or mass action concentrations of structural units or ion couples, rather than the mass percentage of components, can present the reaction ability of the components in the slags. The predicted total phosphorus distribution ratio by the developed IMCT model shows a reliable agreement with the measured phosphorus distribution ratio by using the calculated mass action concentrations of iron oxides as presentation of slag oxidation ability. Meanwhile, the developed thermodynamic model for calculating the phosphorus distribution ratio can determine quantitatively the respective dephosphorization contribution ratio of Fe t O, CaO + Fe t O, MgO + Fe t O, and MnO + Fe t O in the slags. A significant difference of dephosphorization ability among Fe t O, CaO + Fe t O, MgO + Fe t O, and MnO + Fe t O has been found as approximately 0.0 pct, 99.996 pct, 0.0 pct, and 0.0 pct during a combined blown converter steelmaking process, respectively. There is a great gradient of oxygen activity of molten steel at the slag-metal interface and in a metal bath when carbon content in a metal bath is larger than 0.036 pct. The phosphorus in molten steel beneath the slag-metal interface can be extracted effectively by the comprehensive effect of CaO and Fe t O in slags to form 3CaOAEP 2 O 5 and 4CaOAEP 2 O 5 until the carbon content is less than 0.036 pct during a top-bottom combined blown steelmaking process.

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Ni/MgAl2O4 catalysts with high NiO loadings were highly active for isobutane cracking, which led to abundant formation of methane, hydrogen and coke. The results of activity testing and XRD characterization jointly revealed that large ensembles of metallic nickel species formed during reaction notably catalyzed cracking instead of dehydrogenation. However, after introduction of sulfur into Ni/MgAl2O4 catalyst through impregnation with ammonium sulfate, undesired cracking reactions were effectively inhibited, and the selectivity to isobutene increased remarkably. Totally, up to ∼42 wt % isobutene could be obtained at 560 °C in a single pass after the modification. From the characterization results, it was also concluded that, after sulfur introduction, NiO particles became much smaller and better dispersed on the catalyst surface. NiS species, formed during the induction period of the reaction, not only facilitated isobutene desorption from the catalyst, but also constituted the active sites for isobutane dehydrogenation. In addition, due to the appearance of NiS species, Ni/MgAl2O4 catalyst after H2S/H2 sulfuration exhibited a high initial activity without experiencing an induction period, further confirming the crucial role that introduced sulfur played.

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H-ZSM-5-based catalyst is a recognized catalyst which is particularly selective towards the formations of light olefins in the methanol reaction. A series of H-ZSM-5 (SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 = 38) modified with different amounts of magnesium have been investigated. All the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction instrument (XRD), temperature-programmed desorption of NH 3 (NH 3 -TPD) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectoscopy (FT-IR). The results indicated that the impregnation of H-ZSM-5 (SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 = 38) zeolite with various magnesium loading amount significantly affected the strength of acid sites and decreased the concentration of both weak and strong acid sites. As a result of modification, magnesium mainly interacted with strong Brønsted acid sites, thus generated new medium strong acid sites and enhanced the yield of propylene. The optimum acid property for methanol to propylene (MTP) reaction was gotten over 4.0 Mg-ZSM-5 (4.0 wt% Mg) zeolite catalyst. The maximum yield of propylene was 10.62 wt% over 4.0 Mg-ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst by the 30 min on stream. Coke which was mostly formed on strong Brønsted acid sites, would cause the catalysts deactivation, so the reduction of strong Brønsted acid sites could enhance the catalytic stability.

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Nomenclature a = positive parameter a tx a ty a tz T = linear acceleration due to the tether tension, m · s −2 a x a y a z T = linear acceleration of the gripper's thruster force, m · s −2 Ck = matrix in coordinated desaturation controller d = position vector of the capture position, m F l = tether tension, N I = inertia matrix of the combination, kg · m 2 I 0 = nominal value of combination's inertia matrix, kg · m 2 K ξ = positive-definite design matrix k 2 = positive-definite design matrix m = mass of tethered space robot-target combination, kg Ox l y l z l = space tether frame Ox p y p z p = space platform orbital frame Ox t y t z t = combination orbital frame Ox 0 t y 0 t z 0 t = combination body frame P = positive-definite design matrix R = transformation matrix from platform orbital frame to combination body frame Sk = constant positive weighting matrix T l = tether control torque, Nm x y z T = centroid position of the combination in the platform orbital frame, m ΔI = inertia matrix uncertainty, kg · m 2 ε = positive parameter λk = Lagrange multiplier λ L = upper bound of disturbancê λ L = estimation values of disturbance μ = positive design parameter ξ = state of the auxiliary design system σ = modified Rodrigues parameters σ d = desired modified Rodrigues parameters τk = vector of optimal thruster force and tether tension τ c = control torque of the combination, N · m τ d = disturbing torques, N · m τ t = control torque of the thruster, N · m τ l = control torque of the tether, N · m ω = absolute angular velocity of the combination, rad · s −1 ω d = desired angular velocity of the combination, rad · s −1