Use of kinetic plots for relative assessment of reactor throughput and energy consumption

The progress of high temperature processes is generally described in terms of variation of the degree of conversion () with time (t). The present paper outlines a procedure for making use of-t plots for comparative assessment of productivity and energy requirements for a test system with respect to a reference, on the basis of some simplifying assumptions. It is assumed that the throughput is inversely proportional to reaction time as in the case of batch reactors and plug flow reactors. It is also assumed that the energy requirement is a simple function of process temperature. The principles outlined is illustrated with reference to some laboratory data for reduction of iron oxide by coal.The authors wish to thank Prof. P. R. Rao, Director National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, India, for providing facilities for experimental work and for according permission to publish this work.     

Optimisation of physical and mechanical properties of rubber compounds by response surface methodology--Two component modelling using vegetable oil and carbon black

Response surface methodology was used for predicting the optimal composition of vegetable oil and carbon black in rubber compounding. Central composite rotatable design for two variables at five levels was chosen as the experimental design. The data obtained from measurement of properties was fitted as a two variable second order equation and were plotted as contour plots using programme developed in MATLAB v.5. It is observed from the contour plots that the increase in cross-link density caused by the formation of rubber mono-layer from its multi-layer on increasing the carbon black loading upto the central point (50 phr) of experimental region increases 300% modulus and elongation at break and reduces the ultimate properties like tear strength and tensile strength. On the other-hand hardness increases with increase in solid inclusion of carbon black. From the contours it is observed that the addition of vegetable oil upto 2-3 phr, cross-link density increases due to its coupling action leading to increase in hardness and modulus and lowering of ultimate properties like tensile strength and elongation at break. Addition of further amount of vegetable oil shows less coupling and more plasticising effect leading to increase in tear strength, tensile strength and elongation at break and decrease in hardness and 300% modulus.     

Macroscopic recognition of iodide by polymer appended calix[4]amidocrown resin

ABSTRACT

The current study reveals the synthesis of polymer appended Calix[4]amidocrown-5 with specific binding affinity for iodide at ppm-level. The low detection limits are observed via UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy. The time-dependent solution and solid-state ¹²⁷I NMR studies with 18.8 and 19 ppm shifts, indicate a strong sensing nature of resin towards iodide ion. A significant reduction in surface area and pore volume with higher thermostability of resin after iodide uptake indicated iodide inclusion in the amidocrown cavity. The mechanism of iodide sensing may be governed by noncovalent interactions of NH and OH protons present in amidocrown and phenyl ring as observed in terms of emission enhancement in fluorescence spectroscopy. The binding affinity and stoichiometric determinations are determined by Benesi-Hildebrand and Jobs plots, respectively.     

基于搜索平均法的气象观测数据的非线性去噪

介绍了一种新型基于相空间重构和返回图法的非线性降噪方法——搜索平均法，首先将该方法应用于被高斯白噪声所污染的Henon映射时间序列，说明根据降噪理论所编写的计算程序的正确性；然后应用于中国气象局公布全国435站1960—2000年的逐日气温观测时间序列，并利用非线性预报方法衡量降噪的效果，验证了该方法的有效性.     

Structural,dielectric and magnetic properties of cobalt based spinel ferrites

CoYb_xFe_2-xO₄ (x = 0.00, 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, 0.10) spinel ferrites were synthesized by co-precipitation technique. Structural, dielectric and magnetic properties were measured. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that all the prepared spinel ferrites possessed cubic spinel structure. Dielectric constant, AC conductivity and dielectric loss decreased with the addition of rare earth ions. The impedance analysis explained the role of grains and grain boundaries with in prepared samples. Cole-Cole plots helped to measure the values of grains and grain boundary's resistance. The magnetic properties proved the soft nature of these ferrites. Saturation magnetization and remanence decreased while coercivity was enhanced with the addition of ytterbium concentration. All these parameters suggested that these prepared samples might be suitable for high frequency applications.     

界面势垒对碳纳米管场发射特性的影响

以界面势垒对碳纳米管(CNT)场发射的影响为研究目的,在硅衬底上引进很薄的二氧化硅层,以二氧化硅层作为绝缘势垒,然后在二氧化硅界面层上直接生长CNT,来研究二氧化硅绝缘势垒层对CNT场发射的影响。场发射结果为:Fowler-Nordheim(F-N)曲线分为两部分,高电场下偏离F-N曲线并趋于饱和。在双势垒模型的基础上,从电场在两势垒上的分布不同及电子在两势垒上的隧穿几率不同,理论上分析了界面势垒对场发射的影响:低电场下电子在界面势垒的隧穿几率大于在表面势垒的隧穿几率,界面势垒对场发射不起阻碍作用,场发射遵守F-N规律;高电场下电子在界面势垒的隧穿几率小于在表面势垒的隧穿几率,场发射偏离F-N规律。理论对实验结果进行了合理的解释。     

Two-Sample T 3 Plot: A Graphical Comparison of Two Distributions

Abstract

Consider two independent random variables x and y with means and standard deviations μ _x ,μ _y ,σ _x , and σ _y , respectively. Let F _x (t) = P[(x - μ, _x )/σ _x ≤ t] and F _y (t) = P[(y - μ _y )/σ _y ≤ t]. In this article we address the problem of testing the null hypothesis H ₀ : F _x ≡ F _y , against the alternative H ₁ : F _x ≡ F _y . A graphical tool called T ₃ plot for checking normality of independently and identically distributed univariate data was proposed in an earlier article by Ghosh. In the present article we develop a two-sample T ₃ plot where the basic statistic is the normalized difference between the T ₃ functions for the two samples. Significant departure of this difference function from the horizontal zero line is indicative of evidence against the null hypothesis. In contrast to the one-sample problem, the common distribution function under the null hypothesis is not specified in the two-sample case. Bootstrap is used to construct the acceptance region under H ₀, for the two-sample T ₃ plot.     

Comparative study of new shell-type,sub-2 μm fully porous and monolith stationary phases,focusing on mass-transfer resistance

Today sub-2 μm packed columns are very popular to conduct fast chromatographic separations. The mass-transfer resistance depends on the particle size but some practical limits exist not to reach the theoretically expected plate height and mass-transfer resistance. Another approach applies particles with shortened diffusion path to enhance the efficiency of separations. In this study a systematical evaluation of the possibilities of the separations obtained with 5 cm long narrow bore columns packed with new 2.6 μm shell particles (1.9 μm nonporous core surrounded by a 0.35 μm porous shell, Kinetex™, Core-Shell), packed with other shell-type particles (Ascentis Express™, Fused-Core), totally porous sub-2 μm particles and a 5 cm long narrow bore monolith column is presented. The different commercially available columns were compared by using van Deemter, Knox and kinetic plots. Theoretical Poppe plots were constructed for each column to compare their kinetic performance. Data are presented on polar neutral real-life analytes. Comparison of a low molecular weight compounds (MW = 270–430) and a high molecular weight one (MW ∼ 900) was conducted. This study proves that the Kinetex column packed with 2.6 μm shell particles is worthy of rivaling to sub-2 μm columns and other commercially available shell-type packings (Ascentis Express or Halo), both for small and large molecule separation. The Kinetex column offers a very flat C term. Utilizing this feature, high flow rates can be applied to accomplish very fast separations without significant loss in efficiency.     

Variable Mott-Schottky plots acquisition by potentiodynamic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Potentiodynamic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy provides extraction of potential-dependent space charge layer capacitance from potentiodynamic impedance spectra of non-stationary semiconductor–electrolyte interface. The new technique has been applied for acquisition of Mott-Schottky plots of cathodically treated TiO₂ anodic films. Cathodic treatment in 1 M H₂SO₄ increases donor density and flat band potential of TiO₂. Freshly doped films show hysteresis in the space charge layer capacitance in cyclic potential scans. The subsequent cycling eliminates the hysteresis but preserves the greater part of the doping effect. Presented at the 4th Baltic Conference on Electrochemistry, Greifswald, 13–16 March 2005