Chapter 004: A Good Comrade with High Awareness

The pore size of this membrane allows water molecules to pass through, but chloride ions cannot. By filtering several times with this membrane, the salt in seawater is removed, resulting in fresh water

In this era, those who understand English and can directly access foreign literature are regarded as admirable geniuses. Even the directors of state-owned enterprises hold them in high esteem

I am completely unclear about who specifically possesses such membranes, how to use them, and what impurities can be separated. However, at the very least, this represents a more economical and energy-efficient approach compared to pursuing ultra-low temperature separation, and it is also technically easier to implement.

This circumvents the technical challenge that "the refrigeration temperature of the helium production machine must be lowered to below minus 245 degrees Celsius in order to achieve the liquefaction of neon gas while helium remains in a gaseous state, thus enabling the separation of helium and neon"

Gu Chao estimates that both the French and the Germans can produce industrial refrigeration machines equivalent to "minus 245 degrees, 1 atmosphere"

Indeed, in this day and age, the most effective weapon is the recommendation to attend university

Gu Chao could not share all these considerations in his mind with Qin Hui

Filling the domestic gap is already quite commendable; as for achieving an internationally leading level, it is something that Qin Hui today does not even dare to imagine

He made up his mind and immediately decided: "Xiao Gu, although the situation has been rectified now, it is still not easy to discuss money in the factory. I will remember your contributions.

To say something harsh, not even knowing the membrane method, how can one still have the face to claim to be an engineering student of the 21st century

In this world, only a small portion of programmers have studied computer science as their major; most are graduates from other engineering disciplines who, upon realizing that being a programmer is financially rewarding, learn a programming language to switch careers.

Before the reform, the contributions of technical personnel were hardly valued

He did not intend to say it this way either

With Qin Hui's authority, at most he can only give his father a bonus for half a year, that is the limit

He thought for a long time and finally managed to squeeze out a "thank you".

Qin Hui spoke while secretly sighing in his heart, and accepted this arrangement

Tsk tsk... Going to the city library to read can yield so many rewards. Xiao Gu, you truly have gained; having a son with such accomplishments. Alas, perhaps we have wasted too much time while foreigners have developed so well.

Oh dear, Lao Qin, this... this is..." The old man immediately displayed a grateful expression, "Lao Qin! Factory Director! The matter of distributing houses can wait; if you can really help my family get into Zhejiang University, then all those department heads and bonuses are trivial matters.

The old man's response is very politically correct, clearly showing a level of awareness far superior to that of Gu Ao, who is merely a "white specialist".

It is quite common to develop a material, test its physical properties, yet remain unaware of the potential applications of these properties

The method currently employed by Air Liquide to produce helium still involves extracting it from natural gas that has relatively high concentrations of helium and neon, by burning off components such as natural gas and hydrogen, and removing water and carbon dioxide

In this era, there has not yet been a complete opening up; he has said so much, yet personally he has not gained many benefits.

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He did not think that Gu Ao's ideas would be more impressive than those of the French

When Qin Hui submits the proposal and personally takes action, he finds that he cannot comprehend it, and then comes to seek his help. At that time, he can raise the price at will, how delightful that would be

Many studies in materials science initially arise from serendipitous discoveries

As for the research and development work in the subsequent one to two years, it can be approached gradually

The score is still valid compared to the house

Let me do this: I will first grant you an additional three months' bonus. Once this plan is submitted and approved by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, I will apply for you to jump the queue and allocate housing to you ahead of others

The so-called membrane method, fully known as the semipermeable membrane osmotic pressure method

If everything goes smoothly in the future and Aowao also contributes to the project, when he graduates from high school, I will tell Director Chen to allocate one of the two annual university recommendation slots to Aowao!

And the final explanation also closed the loophole of "How did you suddenly become smart"

You rude person! I will slap you!" The old man was clearly dissatisfied with Gu Ao's attitude and raised his belt again

Finally, lower the temperature and pressure to the range where the neon gas and other impurities have liquefied, while the helium gas has not yet liquefied, in order to separate the impurities

Unless they are an engineering student who has played League of Legends for four years

Qin Hui was very satisfied with his father's performance

In 20 months, by December of next year, the great 11th session of a certain conference will be convened. Gu Ao believes that the helium production machine in the factory will not have overcome the difficulties by then

The college entrance examination has not yet resumed, but that does not mean there are no universities—since 1971, universities have already resumed classes

Gu Chao said to Qin Hui with a sincere expression

It is an industrial production method that utilizes polymer material semi-permeable membranes to separate mixed gases or liquids

I generally know this much. I recently visited the city library and occasionally came across two journals that introduced the advancements in foreign membrane technology, which is how I learned about it

However, in 1977, membrane technology, as a form of polymer science, was still quite novel

"Hey, Xiao Gu! Why are you arguing with a child?" Qin Hui held back the old man, "Then I will take my leave. Once the report is completed in the next couple of days and the department's commissioner is sent off, you can go to the finance department to collect the money"

The principle of membrane separation of air is the same.

He is in charge of production and technology, and does not possess as many ulterior motives as those involved in politics. However, after weighing the options, he believes that Gu Ao is indeed very valuable for utilization

Therefore, Gu Ao's line of thought can at least be considered a form of "method invention"

In later generations, the applications of membrane technology are countless. Due to its low energy consumption, humanity tends to prioritize membrane technology when faced with any issues related to the separation of gas and liquid mixtures

Moreover, speaking too much at once is also unsafe, as it does not align with others' perception of his level.

Qiantang Oxygen Machine Factory has two annual quotas for recommendations to Zhejiang University, as well as one each for Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a certain university of technology in Northeast China

Gu Chao studied Electrical Automation at Hangzhou Dianzi University in his previous life, which is known as "the jack of all trades with the highest employment rate but the lowest starting salary." He has a basic understanding of most engineering physics-related fields.

Therefore, the most valuable power held by those large state-owned enterprises, and even central enterprises, is the ability to recommend the children of employees for university admission

A common example is the membrane desalination method frequently employed by the Israelis

If Gu Ao can find a semi-permeable membrane for "separating helium and neon" from the Israelis, it could at least raise the operating temperature of the helium production machine by 20 degrees, saving more than half of the electricity and significantly reducing the cost of the machine

It is precisely for this reason that helium in the 1970s was many times more expensive than that of later generations, as it was extremely energy-intensive to produce. Helium from this era could absolutely not be used to fill balloons for children; instead, children could only play with hydrogen balloons, which posed a risk of explosion.

Hello, factory director, why talk about money? This is all for the contribution to the country. Being able to participate in such an important project is a lifelong honor for us

If a semi-permeable membrane can be created that allows only small molecules such as hydrogen and helium to pass through, while larger molecules like neon cannot, then the separation of helium and neon would be achieved

With his imagination, he mostly felt that Gu Ao was merely following the technological path already established by the French and replicating it.

His inability to do it himself does not mean he cannot provide direction to others

Today's insight was also something he inadvertently caught a glimpse of while reading an article on polymer materials science in his previous life

Unfortunately, Gu Ao's heart was only briefly filled with joy, and then it quickly turned to sarcasm: "Unfortunately, the college entrance examination will resume soon, and your promise can only be an empty check."

However, even these Israelis did not anticipate the application of this membrane for ultra-low temperature gas separation scenarios

In fact, my English is quite good. I often go to the city library to read foreign language books, including information about the death of former French President Pompidou and who his successor is, which I also learned from foreign materials.

Qin Hui's expression flickered unpredictably

Early seawater desalination relied on boiling seawater for distillation, which consumed a significant amount of energy. However, countries in the Middle East, such as Israel, facing water scarcity and unable to afford such high energy costs, developed a type of polymer semi-permeable membrane

Therefore, he could only slightly indicate the direction, elucidating the concept of the semi-permeable membrane method, enabling Qin Hui to complete the report to be submitted to the Ministry of Machine Industry, and then, based on the report, reach out for funding and resources

Gu Yao vaguely remembers that in a literature review he read in his previous life, it was mentioned that in the late 1970s, there seemed to be only a few Israeli companies that developed semi-permeable membranes with such physicochemical properties

In addition, he studies diligently in university and frequently reads cutting-edge technology journals, so the industrial knowledge he possesses far exceeds that of individuals from the 1970s

Gu Chao's awareness of this research direction is entirely due to his major in his previous life