Comparative solid phase extraction study on the U(VI) preconcentration by using immobilized thermotolerant <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacillus vallismortis</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacillus mojavensis</Emphasis>

Bacillus vallismortis and Bacillus mojavensis were loaded onto Amberlite XAD-4 resin and used for solid phase extraction (SPE) of uranium(VI). A quick and simple UV–Vis spectrophotometric method was used to determine U(VI) ion. The best experimental conditions were determined as being a pH of 5.0; a sample flow rate of 2.0 mL min^?1; 200.0 mg of biosorbent; 800 mg of Amberlite XAD-4, and 5.0 mL of 1 mol L^?1 HCl as desorption solution for both immobilized bacteria. The preconcentration factors were achieved as 80 for both solid phase extractor. The developed methods were validated by applying to reference water and tea samples.     

Preparation and Characterization of Small Pore Carbon Molecular Sieves by Chemical Vapor Deposition of Pistachio Shells

Low-cost pistachio shells were used for the production of small pore carbon molecular sieves by the benzene deposition method. The prepared materials were characterized by the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area and scanning electron microscopy. The deposition temperature and the deposition time parameters, which affect the formation of carbon molecular sieves, were examined. The effect of deposition temperature was examined in the range of 700–900°C, while deposition time was examined between 30 and 60?min. The optimum surface area of the carbon molecular sieve prepared by benzene deposition was 895?m²/g at 800°C. The average pore diameter of the carbon molecular sieve was 0.27?nm, principally denoted ultramicropore characteristics. The obtained values of the pore size distributions of the prepared carbon molecular sieves were in the range of 0.26–0.29?nm.     

A New Table of Binary/Ternary Mixed Covering Codes

A table of upper bounds for K3,2(n1,n2;R), the minimum number of codewords in a covering code with n1 ternary coordinates, n2 binary coordinates, and covering radius R, in the range n = n1 + n2 13, R 3, is presented. Explicit constructions of codes are given to prove the new bounds and verify old bounds. These binary/ternary covering codes can be used as systems for the football pool game. The results include a new binary code with covering radius 1 proving K2(13,1) 736, and the following upper bound for the football pool problem for 9 matches: K3(9,1) 1356.     

On the neutrix convolution product ofx − r Inx − andx + −3

The existence of the neutrix convolution product of distributionx _? ^r Inx _? andx ₊ ^?3 is proved and some convolution products are evaluated.     

Can an Unruh Detector Feel a Cosmic String?

Unruh's detector calculation is used to study the effect of the defect angle in a space-time with a cosmic string for both the excitation and deexcitation cases. It is found that a rotating detector results in a non-zero effect for both finite (small) and infinite (large) time.     

A Novel Three Dimensional Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Based Porous Phase: Synthesis and Characterization of Reduced Oxovanadium pyromellitate, [VIV2O2(H2O)2(C6H2(COO)4)]

The hydrothermal reaction of a mixture of VOSO₄ · xH₂O, 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid (pyromellitic acid) and 0.1 M H₂SO₄ for 72 h at 160 °C gives blue needle like crystals of [V^IV ₂O₂(H₂O)₂(C₆H₂(COO)₄)] in 30% yield. The compound has a porous 3-D extended network structure having a rigid architecture which is held together by the multidentate functionalities of 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylate ligand. Crystal data for the compound: monoclinic space group C 2/c (No:15), a = 11.756(5) ?, b = 9.645(3) ?, c = 11.822(7) ?, β = 107.10(4)°, Z = 8. The compound constitutes the first example of a fully reduced oxovanadium based solid incorporating the organic ligand. This article consists of synthesis, crystal structure and characterization of [V^IV ₂O₂(H₂O)₂(C₆H₂(COO)₄)].     

The crystal structure of a N-(2-thiophenyl)-salicylaldiminopiperidino nickel(II) complex

The crystal and molecular structure of the title complex, C₁₈H₁₉N₂OSNi, has been determined by direct methods. The compound crystallizes in monoclinic crystal system witha=11.968(1),b=12.182(1),c=12.399(1) Å, =115.23(1)°, space group P2₁/n. Nickel is in a slightly distorted square-planar environment of two nitrogens [1.881(2) and 1.952(2) Å] and one oxygen [1.856(3) Å] and one sulphur [2.138(2) Å] atom. Ni is 0.005 Å out of the plane of its ligands.     

Abnormal frequency dispersion of the admittance associated with a chromium/plasma deposited a-SiNx:H/p-Si structure

Admittance (Y_m) versus applied gate bias (V_G) on MIS structure (Cr/a-SiNx:H/p-Si) was measured as a function of frequency (mHz-MHz)/temperature (77-400 K) as parameters to investigate minority carrier behavior. Strong frequency dispersion in measured capacitance at inverting gate bias (positive biases for p-type silicon substrate) and low frequency behavior in capacitance-voltage (C-V) curves under high measuring frequencies (above kHz) at 300-400 K temperature interval are reported. This phenomenon is interpreted via lateral hopping conductivity of self-inversion charges beyond the gate inside a-SiNx:H film near interface as generation mechanism of minorities with a lower activation energy (0.11 eV) rather than prevailing mechanisms of much higher activation energies (namely, generation-recombination and diffusion).     

Crystal structure of tris-(2,2′,2″)-triaminoethylamino-salicylidene iron(III) complex

Tris-(2,2,2)-triaminoethylamino-salicylidene iron(III) crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system witha=7.766(2),b=25.423(5),c=13.318(5) Å, =118.04(3)°, space group P2₁/c,V=2320.8(6) ų,Z=4, andD _x=1.464 g cm^–3. The center of the axially distorted octahedron is occupied by the Fe atom which is coordinated by six donor nitrogen and oxygen atoms infac positions. The planes of coordinated atoms (N and O) with the Fe(III) atom are almost planar and the maximum elevated atom from these planes is O(1) (–0.1065 Å).