Asymptotic modeling of Signorini problem with Coulomb friction for a linearly elastostatic shallow shell

In 2002–2003, Paumier studied the Signorini problem with friction in the linear Kirchhoff–Love theory of plates using the convergence method. In 2008, Léger and Miara generalized this study to the case of linearized shallow shell but without friction. The purpose of this paper is to extend those results to the case of linearized shallow shell with a Coulomb friction law. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Adsorption isotherms and retention behavior of 1,1'-bis(2-naphthol) on CHIRIS AD1 and CHIRIS AD2 columns

The separation of the atropoisomers of 1,1'-bis(2-naphthol) was studied on CHIRIS AD1 and CHIRIS AD2, two Pirkle-type chiral stationary phases. Satisfactory selectivity was found only on CHIRIS AD2. The ternary mobile phases comprised hexane, dichloromethane and methanol. The effects of their composition and of the temperature on the retention under analytical conditions and on the single-component and competitive isotherms were investigated. The retention of the R- and S-isomers on CHIRIS AD1 and CHIRIS AD2 is controlled by the enthalpic contribution to adsorption, but the effect of the mobile phase on the retention should be attributed mainly to the entropic contribution. The adsorption of the less retained R-isomer is controlled by the achiral interactions, which are the same as for the S-isomer. The single-component and competitive isotherms of the R- and S-isomers are adequately described by the sum of a Langmuir term for the achiral contribution to adsorption and a linear-term characterising the selective or chiral adsorption of the S-isomer in the concentration range experimentally available, i.e. within the solubility limit of 1,1'-bis(2-naphthol).     

Behavior of packing materials in axially compressed chromatographic columns

The behavior of a packing material (Luna C18 from Phenomenex, Torrance, CA, USA) was studied during the consolidation of a column bed under axial compression stress. The kinetics of this consolidation, the permeability and efficiency of the columns obtained, and the reproducibility of these column properties were measured under different conditions. The consolidation process and the column properties are considerably affected by the friction between the packing material in the bed and the column wall. Clear evidence of this wall effect was demonstrated. The apparent permeability of columns consolidated under the same axial stress increases with increasing column length. The apparent modulus of elasticity of the beds increases with increasing column length. The shear resistance between the packed bed and the column wall was measured for columns of different lengths. It increases rapidly with increasing bed length. The column efficiency for thiourea (unretained) and phenyloctane (retention factor, k' approximately 1) was much poorer after recompression than after the first compression. It depended little on the compression stress. The effect of the column length was small.     

Influence of the solvent on the extraction of copper(II) from nitrate medium using salicylideneaniline

Different solvents including cyclohexane, dichloromethane, chloroform, toluene, 1-octanol, and methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) have been evaluated in extracting copper(II) from nitrate medium by salicylideneaniline. Extracted species differs from solvent to solvent: CuL₂ in cyclohexane, toluene, 1-octanol, and methyl isobutyl ketone. However, in dichloromethane or chloroform, there are two complexes of the type CuL₂ and CuL₂(HL). The extraction constants and percentage of extraction (%E) are calculated for different solvents. Solvent played an important role in recovering copper(II) from the aqueous solution, thus affecting the extraction equilibrium and extraction efficiency. The nonpolar solvent showed better performance than the polar solvent. The maximum extraction efficiency was 85.75% at pH?=?4.5, which was from cyclohexane.     

An enhanced immobilization of BSA biomolecule on anionic hydrogels: swelling and adsorption modeling

The three-dimensional structure of hydrogels plays a leading role in several areas of applications. The hydrogels are more and more used as systems of immobilized and controlled release of biomolecules in biotechnology and bio-pharmacy industries. To improve protein adsorption capacity in poly(acrylamide) hydrogels, maleic acid co-monomer was included into the reaction mixture during hydrogel synthesis. So, hydrogels of poly(acrylamide) and its copolymers with diprotic maleic acid were prepared by copolymerization and chemical crosslinking with N,N′-methylene bis-acrylamide. Swelling behavior in distilled water, in physiological saline and in bovine serum albumin (BSA) solutions was studied. Influence of initial BSA concentration on hydrogel swelling and BSA adsorption was investigated. The high amount of maleic acid present in the hydrogels has a significant effect on the swelling behavior and BSA adsorption. Results showed that the pH sensitivity of hydrogels resulted in the high amount of adsorbed BSA. The adsorption isotherms were described by Langmuir and Freundlich models. The thermodynamic parameter (ΔG _ads ⁰ ) was determined for all obtained hydrogels. We demonstrated the favorable character and reversibility of the BSA adsorption process.     

General decay for a coupled Lamé system of nonlinear viscoelastic equations

In this paper, we consider a coupled Lamé system of nonlinear viscoelastic equations with general source terms. Under some suitable conditions on the initial data and the relaxation functions, we prove an asymptotic stability result of global solution taking into account that the kernel is not necessarily decreasing. This work generalizes and improves earlier results in the literature.     

Utilisation de matériaux à base d’argiles modifiées dans la conversion du toluène

Clay materials, montmorillonite from Maghniya deposits (Algeria), were used as an acidic catalyst in toluene conversion. Toluene disproportionation reaction in gaseous phase was used. These clays were modified by ion exchange with uranyl ions UO₂²⁺. The surface acidity of catalysts was determined by the stepwise desorption technique (STD) of probe molecules using butylamine and ammonia. Thus, total acidity and distribution of the acidity strength were determined. The results show that materials presented an appreciable total acidity and catalytic activity in studied reaction. The acidity strength of catalysts due to UO₂²⁺ ions was kept at a temperature of 550 °C. A relationship was found between the catalytic activity and acidity strength generated by the introduction of uranyl ions in the clay structure.     

Performances catalytiques de faujasites Y échangées par des cations de Ce3+, La3+, UO22+, Co2+, Sr2+, Pb2+, Tl+ et NH4+ dans la réaction de dismutation du toluène

The catalytic performance of exchanged Y faujasites by Ce³⁺, La³⁺, UO₂²⁺, Co²⁺, Sr²⁺, Pb²⁺, Tl⁺ and NH₄⁺ ions were studied in a disproportionation reaction in the gaseous phase. It was shown that total acidity generated by exchanged ions is responsible of the catalytic activity. Rare earths (cerium, lanthanum and uranium) catalysts have appreciable performance and allowed one to obtain an important xylenes proportion at 400 to 450 °C. The decrease of xylenes and trimethylbenzenes proportion in studied catalysts shows the implication of xylenes in toluene disproportionation reaction.     

Synthesis and characterizations of new morphological ZnO and Ce-doped ZnO powders by sol–gel process

ZnO micro-tori and cerium-doped hexangulars ZnO have been prepared by the sol–gel method under methanol hypercritical conditions of temperature and pressure. X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurement has revealed the high crystalline quality and the nanometric size of the samples. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has shown that the ZnO powder has a torus-like shape while that of ZnO:Ce has a hexangular-like shape, either standing free or inserted into the cores of ZnO tori. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has revealed that the ZnO particles have sizes between 25 and 30 nm while Ce-doped ZnO grains have diameters ranging from 75 nm to 100 nm. It is demonstrated from photoluminescence (PL) spectra at room temperature that the introduction of cerium in ZnO reduces the emission intensity lines, particularly the ZnO red and green ones.