Synthesis of Inorganic Compounds (Metal, Oxide and Hydroxide) in Polyol Medium: A Versatile Route Related to the Sol-Gel Process

A new route for the preparation of powdery metal, oxide and hydroxide materials is presented as a chimie douce alternative to the sol-gel method. It consists in the reduction or the hydrolysis of a metal salt dissolved and heated in a polyol medium. It appears through zinc and cobalt examples that the use of acetate precursors contrarily to chloride or sulfate ones leads to the precipitation of a solid (metal, oxide, hydroxide) whose nature depends on two main factors: the hydrolysis ratio, defined by the water to metal molar ratio, and the reaction temperature. As in the sol-gel method, acetate leads to the formation of intermediate alkoxyacetate complex. The absence of water favors metal formation while its presence favors oxide or hydroxyacetate formation.     

Appointment-driven queueing systems with non-punctual customers

Queueing Systems - We consider a single-server queueing system where a finite number of customers arrive over time to receive service. Arrivals are driven by appointments, with a scheduled...     

Improved Interfacial Bonding Strength and Reliability of Functionalized Graphene Oxide for Cement Reinforcement Applications

Poor bonding strength between nanomaterials and cement composites inevitably lead to the failure of reinforcement. Herein, a novel functionalization method for the fabrication of functionalized graphene oxide (FGO), which is capable of forming highly reliable covalent bonds with cement hydration products, and therefore, suitable for use as an efficient reinforcing agent for cement composites, is discussed. The bonding strength between cement and aggregates was improved more than 21 times with the reinforcement of FGO. The fabricated FGO also demonstrated many important features, including high reliability in cement pastes, good dispersibility, and efficient structural refinement of cement hydration products. With the incorporation of FGO, cement mortar samples demonstrated up to 40 % increased early and ultimate strength. Such results make the fast demolding and manufacture of light constructions become highly possible, and show strong advantages on improving productivity, saving cost, and reducing CO₂ emissions in practical applications.     

SYNTHÉSE DE THIOÉTHERS D'ACIDES PROPYLBORONIQUES S - BENZYLÉS

The protection of the hydroxy group of p-cresol 1 by o-silylation gives derivatives 2 and 3 , the methyl group of which can be brominated by NBS. The phase transfer catalysis applied to 4 and 5 is a good way which permits the mild introduction of the allylthio group ( 6 and 7 ). Hydroboration applied to silylated compounds 8 and 9 , followed by methanolysis and hydrolysis leads to target acids 10 and 11 in a good yield.

La protection du groupement hydroxy du p-crésol 1 par o-silylation donne les dérivés 2 et 3 ce qui permet de bromer le substituant méthyle par le N-bromosuccinimide (NBS). La catalyse par transfert de phase (CTP) appliquée aux produits 4 et 5 est une bonne méthode pour introduire un groupement allylthio (composés 6 , 7 ). L'hydroboration des composés silylés 8 et 9 , suivie d'une méthanolyse et d'une hydrolyse permet d'accéder aux acides cibles 10 et 11 avec de bons rendements.     

Ce-promoted Fe–Cu–ZSM-5 catalyst: SCR-NO activity and hydrothermal stability

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Fe–Cu–ZSM-5 and Ce–Fe–Cu–ZSM-5 solids prepared using solid-state ion exchange method (SSIE) were tested in the NH3–SCR of NO...