G. S. S. Saini2014-01-01OpenAlex
----------------------------------------------------ABSTRACT----------------------------------------------------To control the steric interactions induced by disubstitution in the polythiophene and its derivatives a series of 3,4-disubstituted polythiophene derivatives have been described. In the present study the eff…
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsConducting polymers and applicationsSynthesis and properties of polymers
I. V. Kasi Viswanath、K.R.S. Prasad、J. V. Shanmukha Kumar2014-01-01Research Journal of Pharmaceutical Biological and Chemical Sciences
Extraction of Heliotropium curassavicum. Aerial parts resulted . The crude extract was evaluated for their antibacterial and antifungal activity. The results indicate that Ethyl acetate and methanolic extracts, exhibited significant antimicrobial activity.
Marine Sponges and Natural ProductsAllelopathy and phytotoxic interactionsPhytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds
T. Y. Tan、Lye Hock Ong2014-01-01OpenAlex
Polarization in antiferroelectric liquid crystals has two origins: The piezoelectric polarization which is of chiral origin and the flexoelectric polarization which originates in different orientation of tilts in neighboring layers. The flexoelectric polarization is perpendicular to the tilt direction only if the stru…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsNonlinear Photonic SystemsAdvanced Materials and Mechanics
B. Milton Boaz2014-01-01OpenAlex
Zinc Cadmium thiocyanate single crystal was grown from aqueous solution by slow cooling technique. The lattice parameters of the crystal have been obtained by single crystal X ray diffraction analysis. Kurtz-Perry test confirms the emission of green radiation from the sample thus exhibiting SHG. Thermal stability and…
Nonlinear Optical Materials ResearchSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
Wenzhong Zheng、Baifu Luo、Shuang Lü2014-01-01OpenAlex
This paper presents the effect of temperature on mechanical properties of reactive powder concrete (RPC) at elevated temperatures. The influences of temperatures, polypropylene (PP) fibre and steel fibre content, hold time, dimension of specimens and explosive spalling were investigated. The microstructure of RPC was…
Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsFire effects on concrete materialsEngineering and Material Science Research
Shahreza Branch、Hasam Akrami、Ali Haji2014-01-01OpenAlex
CuO showed good efficiency towards the degradation of Methyl green dye in a wastewater sample. The process obeyed a first kinetics model and the results showed the best degradation rates at the following conditions: pH=6.5, dye concentration; 35 ppm.
TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applications
Tianyue Gao、Haiyu Fang、Yue Wu2014-01-01Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System)
Copper antimony sulfide, CuSbS2 nanoparticles have a large potential of being a good thermoelectric material because they are made up of earth abundant elements. Thermoelectric materials can convert thermal energy into electricity, so that the wasted energy can be saved. Also, by using this earth abundant material, we…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications
Saudi Arabia2014-01-01OpenAlex
Samples from sheets of the polymeric material cellulose triacetate have been exposed to alpha particles in the dose range 20 - 100 Gy . The modifications induced in the molecular and optical properties of cellulose tri acetate samples due to a lpha particles irradiation have been studied through different characteriza…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and IrradiationNanotechnology research and applications
Western Pennsylvania2014-01-01OpenAlex
a new species of Encyonema was found in several rivers and reservoirs in Western Pennsylvania, USa, in 2013. the new species, E. appalachianum , has only very slightly dorsiventral valves, which is one of the characters separating the genus Encyonopsis from Encyonema . on the other hand, the long, sharply bent termina…
Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyAnalytical Chemistry and SensorsDiatoms and Algae Research
Nitesh Goswami、Soumitra Kar2014-01-01OpenAlex
Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Evaluation of different approaches to scale up PBMR (Packed Bed Membrane Reactor) for HI decomposition has been carried out using numerical simulations. Numerical simulations involve coupled solution of momentum, energy and species transport equations. The results suggest that, to p…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysts for Methane ReformingAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
Paul Held2014-01-01OpenAlex
Parkinson’s disease is a debilitating neurological disorder characterized by selective and progressive degeneration of neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and by abnormal aggregation of α-synuclein. It is believed that cellular secretion of the protein fibrils or fibril precursors and subsequent endocytosis…
Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Aliakbar Dehno KhalajiFatemeh Malekan2014-01-01OpenAlex
Hausmannite Mn3O4 nanorods were successfully prepared via solid- state thermal decomposition route with manganese(III) Schiff base complex (Mn(Brsal-mepn)(l1,3-N3))n as manganese source in air at 400 C for 4 h. Powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectrometry and scanning electron microscopy were used…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsThermal and Kinetic Analysis
Titin Aryani、M.Eng. Roto2014-01-01OpenAlex
Synthesis of Zn-Al-EDTA hydrotalcite and its application as adsorbent for Pb2+ ion have been studied. The aim of this research was to study the ability of Zn-Al-EDTA hydrotalcite as adsorbent of Pb2+ ion. Acidity condition, kinetics, and adsorption capacity along with characterization of Zn-Al-EDTA hydrotalcite solid…
Geochemistry and Elemental AnalysisLayered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and ApplicationsHeavy Metal Pollution Remediation
Kean Pah Lim、J. K. Wong、S. A. Halim 等 6 位作者2014-01-01Universiti Putra Malaysia Institutional Repository (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Single and bi-layer thin films of LaMnO3 and La0.67Ba0.33MnO3 were deposited on amorphous fused silica substrate via pulsed laser deposition technique (PLD). In this work, the effect of stacking sequence in bi-layer manganite films of LaMnO3 and La0.67Ba0.33MnO3 was reported. The crystal structure formation, magnetic,…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsMultiferroics and related materialsMagnetic Properties of Alloys
Saja Amer、Abdul Majed2014-01-01OpenAlex
Corrosion behavior of pure Al and Al/ Al 2O3 composite with five weight percent of Al 2O3 particles (5,10,15,20 and 25) were investigated in 0.1M H 2SO4 and 3.5 % NaCl solutions at room temperature. The composites were prepared by powder metallurgy and their corrosion behavior were evaluated by potentiostatic polariza…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMaterial Properties and Applications
Nanocomposites V. Selvakumar、N. Manoharan2014-01-01OpenAlex
Polypropylene/Multiwall carbon nanotubes/Montmorillonite (PP/MWNTs/MMT) hybrid nanocomposites were prepared by using twin-screw extruder incorporating the polypropylene grafted maleic anhydride (PP-g-mA) as compotibilizer is used for better dispersion of nanoclay in the polymer matrix. The effect of MWNTs and MMT on t…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesTribology and Wear AnalysisPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation
Olugbenga Adeshola Omotosho、Joshua Olusegun Okeniyi、O. O. Ajayi 等 6 位作者2014-01-01OpenAlex
Statistical analyses of three probability density functions, from Normal, Rayleigh and Weibull distributions, were applied for studying steel-rebar corrosion risk/probability in inhibitor admixed steel-reinforced concrete immersed in aggressive media of 3.0% NaCl and 0.5 M H2SO4. For these, different concentrations, r…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionInfrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringConcrete Corrosion and Durability
Sachin J. Deshmukh、A. Venkatachalam2014-01-01OpenAlex
The spinel ferrite CuFe 2-2x Cr xAl xO4 where 0 � x � 1 has been prepared by the co-precipitation technique and is characterized by XRD, IR, Catalytic and saturation magnetization studies. All the compounds in the system form the single cubic spinel phase. IR spectra of the compounds show absorption bands in the regio…
Magnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites
Sandeep Agarawal2014-01-01OpenAlex
In this paper Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antenna with Slotted squares with triangles shaped metamaterial cover is designed and replicate at a height of 3.2mm from the ground plane.The antenna along with the proposed metamaterial cover is designed to resonate at 1.9 GHz frequency . But the proposed metamaterial struc…
Antenna Design and AnalysisMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
P. Parimaladevi、K. Srinivasan2014-01-01OpenAlex
Anti-solvent crystallization of lactose from aqueou s solutions with different concentrations of ethanol was studied at constant temperature. Supers aturation generated within the system and the induc tion times of nucleation were measured and the variation s in morphology of the nucleated crystals were anal yzed with…
Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyCrystallization and Solubility StudiesAdsorption, diffusion, and thermodynamic properties of materials