Spectroscopic study and local coordination of polyphosphate colloidal systems

The interaction between metaphosphate chains and the metal ions Ca2+ and Eu3+ has been studied in water by Eu3+ luminescence, infrared absorption, and 31P NMR spectroscopy. Two main families of sites could be identified for the metal ions in the aqueous polyphosphate colloidal systems: (1) cagelike sites provided by the polyphosphate chain and (2) a family which arises following saturation of cagelike sites. Occupation of this second family leads to supramolecular interactions between polyphosphate chains and the consequent destabilization of the colloidal system. In the polyphosphate-Ca2+ system, this destabilization appears as a coacervation process. Equilibrium existing between colloidal species as a function of the compositions could be reasoned based on the spectroscopic measurements. The determination of coordination numbers and the correlation of the results with the observation of coacervates show that Eu3+ luminescence properties can be used to probe in a unique way the coacervation process.     

Study of the effect of mechanical working on the rheological properties of some potential artificial lubricants for human joints

Conclusion The effect of mechanical working on polyethylene oxide suggests that, although this substance fulfils many of the criteria for an artificial lubricant in human joints, it is unlikely to be successful in vivo over a prolonged period. This is probably due to the weak linkages present. The simplicity of the structure might have led one to think that it would withstand mechanical degradation more satisfactorily than a more complex molecule, but the experiments demonstrate that this is not so. Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, on the other hand, shows a high degree of resistance to mechanical degradation and a successful artificial lubricant is likely to be closer to this configuration in which bonds are less exposed.

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Zusammenfassung Die Bio-Ingenieur-Gruppe für das Studium von menschlichen Gelenken an der Universität Leeds hat angedeutet, daß Osteoarthrosis in leicht angegriffenen lasttragenden Gelenken mit künstlichen Schmiermitteln erleichtert werden könnte. Wenn das künstliche Schmiermittel erfolgreich die Schmierfunktion übernehmen soll, die die normale Synovialflüssigkeit erfüllt, dann sollte es ähnliche Theologische Eigenschaften aufweisen. In dieser Veröffentlichung werden die Ergebnisse einer Studie über die Theologischen Eigenschaften einiger potentieller künstlicher Schmiermittel aufgezeichnet.Einige Polymerlösungen zeigen insgesamt ein rheologisches Verhalten, das der Synovialflüssigkeit sehr ähnlich ist; der Einfluß der Konzentration, der Schubbelastung und der Arbeitsmechanik auf dieses Verhalten wird beobachtet werden. Die Viskosität der Polymerlösung wird unter verschiedenen Bedingungen mit einemFerranti-Shirley-Viskosimeter (Konus auf Platte)gemessen. Das Schmiermittel wurde auch in einem besonderen Hüftgelenk-Simulator getestet, der für Belastungen und Geschwindigkeiten, ähnlich der einer natürlichen Gehbewegung, programmiert war. Es wird gezeigt, daß die Viskosität abnimmt und daraufhin sich teilweise wieder erholt.

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Paper presented to the British Society of Rheology Conference on Rheology in Medicine and Pharmacy, London, April 14–15, 1970.     

Comparison of exponential‐logarithmic and logarithmic‐exponential series

We explain how the field of logarithmic‐exponential series constructed in 20 and 21 embeds as an exponential field in any field of exponential‐logarithmic series constructed in 9 , 6 , and 13 . On the other hand, we explain why no field of exponential‐logarithmic series embeds in the field of logarithmic‐exponential series. This clarifies why the two constructions are intrinsically different, in the sense that they produce non‐isomorphic models of Th$(\mathbb {R}_{\mbox{an, exp}})$; the elementary theory of the ordered field of real numbers, with the exponential function and restricted analytic functions.     

On a characterization of the essential spectra of the sum and the product of two operators

In this paper, we consider the sum and the product of two operators acting on a Banach space and we present some new and quite general conditions to investigate their Wolf, Schechter and Browder essential spectra.     

Dual-seeded dispersion polymerization: Effect of different polymerization conditions on the shape of the produced particles

Dual-seeded dispersion polymerization (DSDP) of 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate with polystyrene (PS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) seed beads in the presence of saturated hydrocarbon droplets followed by evaporation of the hydrocarbon was studied. The effect of various polymerization conditions including initiator type and content, stabilizer type and concentration, and different hydrocarbon’s content on the shape of the obtained particles was investigated. The increase of concentration of 2,2'-azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) had no effect on the shape of the produced almond-shell-like PS particles, although it contributes in the formation of associated composite particles along with larger poly(2-ethylhexyl methacrylate) (PEHMA) beads produced by secondary nucleation. The experimental results showed that other initiators led to the formation of stable golf-ball-like PMMA particles as well as PS ones with symmetric shape. The type of stabilizer did not affect the shape of the particles. This observation suggests that unique almond-shelllike PS particles can be produced through a stabilizer-free DSDP process. The lowering of the concentration of hydrocarbons with long alkyl chains yielded stable disc-like PMMA particles. The formation of functional almond-shell-like particles by using light hydrocarbons was another interesting finding of this research.     

Scrap Tires Pyrolysis: Product Yields,Properties and Chemical Compositions of Pyrolytic Oil

This investigation involves an experimental study on the pyrolysis of scrap tires under different operating conditions such as feedstock size and pyrolysis temperature by highlighting the properties of the whole liquid products generated during each thermal degradation process. The complete conversion temperature for the pyrolysis of used tires was close to 500?550°C. The characteristics of liquid fraction were determined by elemental analysis, chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques and distillation data. All the obtained atomic ratios are around 1,4 which is significant that such pyrolytic liquids are a mixture of aliphatic and aromatic compounds derived from polymeric materials. Analysis of the pyrolytic oil (pyro-oil) by chromatographic analysis showed that it was a complex mixture of organic compounds C₅?C₂₆, aromatics and a large proportion of light hydrocarbons that can be used as liquid fuels. Furthermore, the comparison distillation data indicates that more than 40% of such pyrolytic oil fraction with the boiling point range between 180?360°C is specified for diesel. It is noted that the viscosity decreases obviously from 4.87 to 1.79 with the increase in temperature.     

Textural,structural and catalytic properties of zirconia doped by heteropolytungstic acid: a comparative study between aerogel and xerogel catalysts

Zirconia doped by heteropolytungstic acid HPW have been synthesized by sol–gel method using two drying techniques of the solvent evacuation. Samples were analyzed with adsorption–desorption of N₂ at 77 K, and the aerogel catalyst was found to exhibit a higher surface area and a higher average pore diameter compared to xerogel. XRD results show that aerogel develops ZrO₂ tetragonal phase, whereas xerogel is amorphous. The thermal analysis studies show that the aerogel’s thermal stability is better than the xerogel one. The catalytic behavior of the aerogel and xerogel toward the nature of the isomerization products probably depends on the acidity and the presence of carbide species. This has been explained by XPS and isopropanol dehydration reaction. In fact, the deconvolution aerogel’s Cls bands reveals the presence of four carbon species assigned to C–C, C=O, C–O and carbide species.