Suchata Kirdponpattara、Bi‐min Zhang Newby、Muenduen Phisalaphong2013-08-16Advanced materials research
A bacterial cellulose-alginate composite sponge (BCA) was developed for use as a cell carrier in ethanol fermentation. Its hydrophilicity was improved by oxygen plasma treatment. Due to the etching effect in plasma application, the external surface roughness of treated BCA was increased, resulting in a decrease of adv…
Biofuel production and bioconversionAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Qing Lin、Ping Fan、Jing Luo 等 7 位作者2013-08-16Advanced materials research
Ti doped aluminum zinc oxide thin film was prepared by DC reaction magnetron sputtering method on the transparent glass substrates. The structure and thermoelectric performance of the deposited (TAZO) thin films are studied by various methods. XRD pattern shows that the TAZO thin film exhibits hexagonal wurtzite struc…
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
Zhi Jun Peng、Pattarapong Choopanya2013-08-16Advanced materials research
It is the objective of this study to present the 3-dimensional comprehensive computational fuel cell dynamics (CFCD) model of a scaled-down single PEM cell featuring a nominal active surface of 0.0004 m2 for both conventional and serpentine flow field designs. The performance of these two designs are then analysed and…
Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel CellsFuel Cells and Related Materials
Gururaj N. Manvi、Ramanand N. Jagtap2013-08-16Pigment & Resin Technology
Purpose The purpose of this work is to develop flexible as well as rigid polyurethane coating by using mixed polyol. It is developed by using low cost reactant such as polyether and introducing branching in it. Design/methodology/approach Radiation curable branched polyurethanes were synthesised. In this work, branche…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer composites and self-healingPhotopolymerization techniques and applications
Jon D. Wright、Karen Sargsyan、Xiongwu Wu 等 5 位作者2013-08-16Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
In this work, we have (i) evaluated the ability of the EMAP method implemented in the CHARMM program to generate the correct conformation of Ab/Ag complex structures and (ii) developed a support vector machine (SVM) classifier to detect native conformations among the thousands of refined Ab/Ag configurations using the…
Protein Structure and DynamicsComputational Drug Discovery MethodsEnzyme Structure and Function
Annibale Mottana、A. Marcelli2013-08-16Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
The first absorption spectra recorded in Europe using synchrotron radiation as the X-ray source were the K-edge of Al and the LIII-edge of Cu taken at Frascati electron synchrotron in May 1963 by the French-Italian group comprised of Y. Cauchois, C. Bonnelle and G. Missoni.
Atomic and Molecular PhysicsX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence AnalysisElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
Leonardo Urbiola-Soto、Víctor Caínzos López2013-08-16Textile Research Journal
The appliance industry requires a reliable method for wrinkle evaluation in textile materials. This method is necessary to assess the performance of new designs of tumble dryers. In this paper, we describe an objective evaluation system for wrinkle appearance grading based on the digital analysis of luminance images.…
Textile materials and evaluationsColor Science and ApplicationsIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection
Kristian Bartnes、Stig Eggen Hermansen、Øystein Dahl-Eriksen 等 7 位作者2013-08-16European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
OBJECTIVES: Grafted, non-occluded coronary arteries might contribute substantially to the myocardial blood supply and serve as a basis for vascular collateralization which preserves the myocardium in the event of graft occlusion. Early studies indicated that grafting with saphenous vein, but not internal mammary arter…
Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsCardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
Peter Rantuch、Tomáš Chrebet、Karol Balog2013-08-16Advanced materials research
This paper deals with expanded polystyrene (EPS) as a potential source of smoke. We compared specific optical density of smoke from EPS and EPS strengthened by glass fibre mash and plaster which is used in external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS). There was used testing method by ISO 5659 Plastics Smoke g…
Fire dynamics and safety researchFlame retardant materials and properties
Haruo Kishimoto、Teruhisa Horita、Harumi Yokokawa2013-08-16RSC energy and environment series
Characteristic features of SOFC stacks are summarized in their relations to fabrication sequences adopted for respective stack designs. Important correlation has been obtained between degraded parts and their sintering temperatures; a lower sintering temperature gives rise to more vulnerability against microstructure…
Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel CellsFuel Cells and Related MaterialsElectrophoretic Deposition in Materials Science
Rui Zheng、Ning Liu、Wan Yi Liu 等 5 位作者2013-08-16Advanced materials research
Coaled carbon-based solid acid (Coal-SO3H) was prepared by sulfonating ultra-low ash Taixi coal and characterized by XPS, IR and PXRD. It was used as a new, efficient and recyclable catalyst for fructose dehydration to form 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Reaction time, temperature and ca…
Mesoporous Materials and CatalysisCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
Jing Chang、Fanglin Du2013-08-16Advanced materials research
The hydrolysis reaction of sodium borohydride (NaBH4) can generate highly pure hydrogen. In this paper, the Co-Y-B catalyst is prepared using the simple chemical reduction method. Its catalytic reactivity is investigated for different NaBH4 concentrations, NaOH concentrations, the catalyst amounts and the reacting tem…
Hydrogen Storage and MaterialsHybrid Renewable Energy SystemsSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
P. M. Krstajić2013-08-16Journal of Applied Physics
Analytical expression for the Hall conductivity σyx in graphene is derived in more general case, in which magnetic field is not perpendicular to the plane of the sample. The derivations were carried out using Kubo-Greenwood formulism, which is more suitable when the spectrum is discrete. The results are analyzed as a…
Graphene research and applicationsLow-power high-performance VLSI designQuantum and electron transport phenomena
Hassan S. Emira、Y.M. Abu‐Ayana、Sanaa Mohammad El‐Sawy2013-08-16Pigment & Resin Technology
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the corrosion protective properties of modified urea and/or thiourea formaldehyde resins for steel surface. Design/methodology/approach Three butyl alcohol modified amino resins were laboratory prepared. The three modified resins were characterized using thermal gravimetri…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionSynthesis and properties of polymersPhotopolymerization techniques and applications
Xue Zhao、Xue Luo、Xiao Lin 等 4 位作者2013-08-16Advanced materials research
Blends of recycled LDPE and LDPE were prepared by the twin-screw extruder at different ratios. Recycled LDPE was used as matrix in this work, LDPE was used to improve the properties of RLDPE. Thermal and rheological properties of the blends were carefully evaluated and compared with pure LDPE. DSC measurements indicat…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesMaterial Properties and Processing
Li Zhang、Qin Zhou、Shi Zhao Kang 等 5 位作者2013-08-16Advanced materials research
A visible light photocatalytic system consisting of Eosin Y containing trace vitamin B12 (VB12) as a light harvesting unit, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as an electron transfer channel and CuO as a hydrogen evolution center (abbreviated to Eosin Y/VB12-MWCNTs-CuO) was prepared on the basis of the synergistic…
Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCovalent Organic Framework ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
Aaron Aboshio、Sarah Green、Jianqiao Ye2013-08-16Civil-comp proceedings
Inflatable offshore fender barrier structures are anti terrorist structures that function primarily to either stop an impacting vessel, incapacitate its crew or delay terror events. In a quest to ensure effective utilization of the compressed air in the barrier which functions to increase barrier stiffness, dissipate…
Fluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsHigh-Velocity Impact and Material BehaviorStructural Response to Dynamic Loads
Jie Yao、Zhaoping Zhong、Xi‐yun Zhang2013-08-16The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
In this paper, industrial grade metatitanic (H2TiO3) from sulphate process was used as the raw material to prepare TiO2 through a series of modification. Granular and honeycomb SCR DeNOX catalysts were made by granulation and molding processes respectively with those TiO2 as the carrier material. The characterisation,…
TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
William J. Scharmach、Munish K. Sharma、Raymond D. Buchner 等 6 位作者2013-08-16AIChE Journal
A technique to encapsulate silver nanoparticles in an amorphous carbon matrix to facilitate nanoparticle collection and limit nanoparticle oxidation is presented. A carbon source added to the metal salt precursor solution decomposes to generate amorphous carbon, which forms large aggregates that are efficiently collec…
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsGraphene research and applicationsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science
Yuan Cheng、Zi Li Li、Hai Bi 等 4 位作者2013-08-16Advanced materials research
CO2 corrosion is the main safety problem of production process in gathering, delivering and treating of oil and gas. Injecting inhibitors to suppress CO2 corrosion in oil and gas fields is an easy-to-use, low investment, quick solution method. The goal of this study is to summarize the already established research res…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsConcrete Corrosion and Durability