Production of Graphite During the Extinguishing Arc with New SF6 Alternative Gases

Most high voltage circuit breakers in operation use SF₆ as the arc interruption medium because of its high dielectric strength and good arc interruption properties. However SF₆ also displays a high global warming potential which motivates the investigation of possible alternatives such as CO₂–Novec?4710 and N₂–Novec?5110 mixtures proposed by different HVCB manufacturers. CB power test comparison between pure CO₂ and CO₂–Novec?4710 mixture shows that the latter created a large amount of graphite and reduced CB performances after several current breaking shots. Using Gibbs free energy method, a theoretical study has been conducted on SF₆ replacement candidates listed above. Aiming to understand graphite formation, several parameters impact were discussed: carrier gas such as CO₂ and N₂, pressure and O₂ initial mixture proportions. The study focuses on graphite condensation temperature and graphite production amount evolutions in respect to the study parameters as well as in respect to CB inter-contacts space condition in terms of pressure and temperature at current-zero. It has been shown that a high percentage of CO₂ in the mixture reduces graphite condensation temperature by 2600 K while adding N₂ do not make such an impact. Pressure increases graphite condensation temperature and O₂ reduces it. The amount of graphite produced is pressure independent but decreases with the increase of O₂ proportion in the initial mixture. It has been shown that adding a sufficient O₂ amount can prevent graphite production at all.

     

Reactivity of N-substituted alkenylidene hydrazinecarbothioamides toward tetracyanoethylene,an efficient synthesis stereoselective 1,3-thiazole compounds

Research on Chemical Intermediates - The reaction between N-substituted alkenylidene hydrazinecarbothioamides and two molar amounts of tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) in anhydrous THF at room temperature...     

Development and validation of a simple HPTLC method for the determination of new hepatitis C subtype 4 antiviral agents in their tablet dosage form

A new, simple, precise, accurate and selective high-performance thin-layer chromatographic (HPTLC) method has been developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir in their tablet dosage form. Chromatographic separation was carried out on Merck TLC aluminum sheets of silica gel 60 F₂₅₄ using ethyl acetate:hexane:methanol in the ratio of 8:1.25:0.75 (% v/v) as the mobile phase followed by densitometric measurement at 256 nm. The method was validated in terms of linearity, accuracy, precision, limit of detection, limit of quantification and specificity in accordance with the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines. The calibration curve was found to be linear between 60 to 1980 and 45 to 3600 ng/band for ledipasvir and sofosbuvir, respectively, with significantly high value of regression coefficient (r² > 0.9999) with linear and homoscedastic residuals. The limits of detection and quantification were found to be 16.5 and 50 ng/band, respectively, for ledipasvir and 13 and 39.5 ng/band, respectively, for sofosbuvir. Comparative study was performed between the developed HPTLC method and the reported high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method. The quantitative results of the two analytical methods did not show statistically significant difference, whereas the developed HPTLC method is both time- and cost-effective.

     

Synthesis and reactions of N-heterocyclic carbene boranes

Boranes are widely used Lewis acids and N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are popular Lewis bases, so it is remarkable how little was known about their derived complexes until recently. NHC-boranes are typically readily accessible and many are so stable that they can be treated like organic compounds rather than complexes. They do not exhibit "borane chemistry", but instead are proving to have a rich chemistry of their own as reactants, as reagents, as initiators, and as catalysts. They have significant potential for use in organic synthesis and in polymer chemistry. They can be used to easily make unusual complexes with a broad spectrum of functional groups not usually seen in organoboron chemistry. Many of their reactions occur through new classes of reactive intermediates including borenium cations, boryl radicals, and even boryl anions. This Review provides comprehensive coverage of the synthesis, characterization, and reactions of NHC-boranes.     

LIMIT CYCLES OF QUARTIC AND QUINTIC POLYNOMIAL DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEMS VIA AVERAGING THEORY

We study the maximum number of limit cycles that can bifurcate from the period annulus surrounding the origin of a class of cubic polynomial differential systems using the averaging theory. More precisely,we prove that the perturbations of the period annulus of the center located at the origin of a cubic polynomial differential system,by arbitrary quartic and quintic polynomial differential systems,there respectively exist at least 8 and 9 limit cycles bifurcating from the periodic orbits of the period annu...     

Cohomology of Hom-Lie superalgebras and q-deformed Witt superalgebra

Hom-Lie algebra (superalgebra) structure appeared naturally in q-deformations, based on σ-derivations of Witt and Virasoro algebras (superalgebras). They are a twisted version of Lie algebras (superalgebras), obtained by deforming the Jacobi identity by a homomorphism. In this paper, we discuss the concept of α ^k -derivation, a representation theory, and provide a cohomology complex of Hom-Lie superalgebras. Moreover, we study central extensions. As application, we compute derivations and the second cohomology group of a twisted osp(1, 2) superalgebra and q-deformed Witt superalgebra.     

Utilization of 2-ylidene-4-thiazolidinones in the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. Part I: Synthesis of pyrazoles

2-Ylidene and 2,5-diylidene-4-thiazolidinones 2a–d were synthesized and converted into pyrazole derivatives 4a–d by reaction with hydrazine hydrate. A mechanism of this novel conversion is suggested.     

Enhancing antibacterial action of gauze by adding gelatin nanoparticles loaded with spectinomycin and chloramphenicol

Cellulose - Proteins are biocompatible, metabolizable, and susceptible to surface changes and legend attachments for targeted distribution, and are therefore ideal materials for nanoparticle-based...     

Cohomology of q-Deformed Witt–Virasoro Superalgebras of the Hom Type

Ukrainian Mathematical Journal - We study Virasoro-type extensions of the q-deformed Witt Hom–Lie superalgebras. Moreover, we provide the cohomology of q-deformed Witt–Virasoro...