Development of a novel hybrid SOFC/GT system and transcritical CO2 cycle for CCHP purpose in the district scale

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - The main target of this work is to optimize a novel hybrid system which includes solid oxide fuel cell, gas turbine, and transcritical CO2 power cycle....     

Investigation of Effect of Electrospinning Parameters on the Morphology of Polyacrylonitrile/Polymethylmethacrylate Nanofibers: A Box–Behnken-Based Study

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)- and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)-blended nanofibers produced using electrospinning and mat morphology were studied. The response surface method was exploited to optimize the diameter and its standard deviation of electrospun PAN/PMMA non-woven membranes. The diameter and its standard deviation were related to the solution concentration, applied voltage, and PMMA composition. The morphology of nanofibers was studied by means of field emission scanning electron microscopy. The importance of parameters and their interactions was investigated through the analysis of variance. The nanofibers' diameter increased with solution concentration and decreased with applied voltage. The data showed that the diameter of nanofibers decreased up to 50% with PMMA composition, and then increased with further increase of PMMA composition. Some important interactions between the parameters were detected.     

Oxygen‐chelated indenylidene ruthenium catalysts for olefin metathesis

Olefin metathesis is a transition metal‐mediated transformation that rearranges the carbon atoms of the carbon–carbon double bond of olefins. This reaction has become one of the most important and powerful reactions. Therefore development of new, well‐defined, highly active and selective catalysts is very desirable and a valuable goal. This mini‐review mainly introduces the development of ruthenium catalysts in olefin metathesis highlighting oxygen‐chelated indenylidene ruthenium catalysts. Applying an alkoxyl group on the indenylidene ligand fragment can generate the Ru ? O chelating bond. Additionally, various modifications of the ligand as well as the catalytic activity for ring‐closing metathesis reaction and selectivity of cross metathesis reaction are overviewed. Finally, the perspectives on the development of new catalysts are summarized. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Graphene susceptibility in Holstein model

We study the effects of the electron-phonon interaction on the temperature dependence of the orbital magnetic susceptibility of monolayer graphene. We use the linear response theory and Green's function formalism within the Holstein Hamiltonian model. The results show that the effects of the electron-phonon interaction on the susceptibility of graphene sheet have different behaviors in two temperature regions. In the low temperature region, susceptibility increases when the electron-phonon coupling strength increases. On the other hand, the susceptibility reduces with increasing the electron-phonon coupling strength in the high temperature region.     

One-pot diastreoselective synthesis of highly functionalized cyclohexenones: 2-oxo-N,4,6-triarylcyclohex-3-enecarboxamides

A series of 2-oxo-N,4,6-triarylcyclohex-3-enecarboxamides were synthesized by condensing acetophenone and aromatic aldehydes with acetoacetanilide in ethanol in the presence of 2-hydroxyethylammonium acetate (2-HEAA) as a basic ionic liquid at ambient conditions. This process is simple, efficient and environmentally benign and proceeds in high yield, short reaction times and there is no need for column chromatography purification.     

Cu2O nanocrystals with various morphology: Synthesis,characterization and catalytic properties

Cu₂O nanocubes, octahedra, spheres and truncated rhombic dodecahedral were prepared and their structural, morphological, and electronic properties were investigated by X-ray diffraction analysis, X-ray absorption near edge structure, scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope and X-ray absorption near edge structure. Cu₂O nanocrystals were successfully employed to catalyze the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction for the synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted triazoles. Cu₂O nanocubes and octahedral showed the superior catalytic performance in the cycloaddition reaction. These results reveal that crystal-plane engineering of oxide catalysts is a useful strategy for developing efficient catalysts for organic reaction.     

Synthesis of new derivatives of 3‐aryl‐1,5‐dimethyl‐1H‐[1,2,4]triazolo[4′,3′:1,2]pyrimido[4,5‐e][1,3,4]oxadiazines as potential antiproliferative agents

Starting from pyrimido[4,5‐e][1,3,4]oxadiazines ( 3a , 3b , 3c ) , a synthetic pathway to [1,2,4]triazolo[4′,3′:1,2]pyrimido[4,5‐e][1,3,4]oxadiazines ( 5a , 5b , 5c , 5d , 5e , 5f , 5g , 5h , 5i ) is described. The reaction of pyrimido[4,5‐e][1,3,4]oxadiazines ( 3a , 3b , 3c ) with hydrazine hydrate afforded the corresponding hydrazino derivatives ( 4a , 4b , 4c ) . Further treatment of these compounds with different orthoesters in acetic acid gave the corresponding [1,2,4]triazolo[4′,3′:1,2]pyrimido[4,5‐e][1,3,4]oxadiazines ( 5a , 5b , 5c , 5d , 5e , 5f , 5g , 5h , 5i ) . Compound ( 3a ) and ( 5b ) , as examples, were tested on different cancer cell lines including HeLa, MCF‐7, and HepG2. Malignant cells were cultured in DMEM medium and incubated with different concentrations of the titled compounds. Cell viability was quantitated by MTT assay. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2010).     

Effects of diameter and surface area of electrospun nanocomposite fibers on electromagnetic interference shielding

The effects of variation in average diameter and surface area of nanocomposite fibers on electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) fibers were investigated in this paper. The EMI shielding effectiveness of electrospun nanocomposite fibers were measured in the X-band frequency range 8.2–12.4 GHz. The electrical conductivity and EMI shielding behaviors of the nanocomposite fibers were reported as function of average diameter and surface area of MWCNTs/PVP nanocomposite fibers. The electrical conductivity measurements demonstrate using thinner nanocomposite fibers results in a lower limit of electrical resistivity, better electrical conductivity performance. The EMI shielding efficiency of thinner nanocomposite fibers increased up to 42 dB. The EMI shielding data for MWCNTs/PVP nanocomposite fibers with various average diameter and surface area showed that absorption was the major shielding mechanism and reflection was the secondary shielding mechanism. It can be related to higher specific surface area of thinner electrospun MWCNTs/PVP nanocomposite fibers that means more surface area for radiative scatter and absorption leading to higher EMI shielding performance.