Investigation of single particle devolatilization in fluidized bed reactors by X-ray imaging techniques

2021 ◽  
pp. 133807
Author(s):  
Stefano Iannello ◽  
Pier Ugo Foscolo ◽  
Massimiliano Materazzi
Keyword(s):  
Fluidized Bed ◽  
Single Particle ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Fluidized Bed Reactors ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Imaging

scholarly journals X-Ray Imaging Techniques Appraisal: Pathway to Sustainable Health Status

2021 ◽  
Vol 655 (1) ◽  
pp. 012073
Author(s):  
J. A. Achuka ◽  
M. R. Usikalu ◽  
M. A. Aweda ◽  
O. A. Olowoyeye ◽  
C. A. Enemuwe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
Sustainable Health

scholarly journals Single-particle investigation of summertime and wintertime Antarctic sea spray aerosols using low-Z particle EPMA, Raman microspectrometry, and ATR-FTIR imaging techniques

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyo-Jin Eom ◽  
Dhrubajyoti Gupta ◽  
Hye-Rin Cho ◽  
HeeJin Hwang ◽  
SoonDo Hur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
Single Particle ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Sea Spray ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Ftir Imaging ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Inorganic Species ◽  
Raman Microspectrometry

Abstract. Two aerosol samples collected at King Sejong Korean scientific research station, Antarctica on Dec. 9, 2011 in the austral summer (sample S1) and July 23, 2012 in the austral winter (sample S2), when the oceanic chlorophyll-a levels were quite different, by ~19 times (2.46 vs. 0.13 μg/L, respectively), were investigated on a single particle basis using quantitative energy-dispersive electron probe X-ray microanalysis (ED-EPMA), called low-Z particle EPMA, Raman microspectrometry (RMS), and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) imaging techniques to obtain their characteristics based on the elemental chemical compositions, molecular species, and mixing state. X-ray analysis showed that the supermicron summertime and wintertime Antarctic aerosol samples have different elemental chemical compositions, even though all the individual particles analyzed were sea spray aerosols (SSAs); i.e., the contents of C, O, Ca, S, and Si were more elevated, whereas Cl was more depleted, for sample S1 having a much higher chlorophyll-a level than for sample S2. Based on qualitative analysis of the chemical species present in individual SSAs by the combined application of RMS and ATR-FTIR imaging, different organic species were encountered in samples S1 and S2; i.e., Mg hydrate salts of alanine were predominant in samples S1 and S2, whereas Mg salts of fatty acids internally mixed with Mg hydrate salts of alanine were significant in sample S2. Although CaSO4 was encountered significantly in both samples S1 and S2, other inorganic species, such as Na2SO4, NaNO3, Mg(NO3)2, SiO2, and CH3SO3Mg, were encountered more significantly in sample S1, suggesting that those compounds may be related to the higher phytoplankton activity in summer.

scholarly journals Single-particle investigation of summertime and wintertime Antarctic sea spray aerosols using low-<i>Z</i> particle EPMA, Raman microspectrometry, and ATR-FTIR imaging techniques

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (21) ◽  
pp. 13823-13836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyo-Jin Eom ◽  
Dhrubajyoti Gupta ◽  
Hye-Rin Cho ◽  
Hee Jin Hwang ◽  
Soon Do Hur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Particle ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Attenuated Total Reflection ◽  
Sea Spray ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Ftir Imaging ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Inorganic Species ◽  
Raman Microspectrometry

Abstract. Two aerosol samples collected at King Sejong Korean scientific research station, Antarctica, on 9 December 2011 in the austral summer (sample S1) and 23 July 2012 in the austral winter (sample S2), when the oceanic chlorophyll a levels on the collection days of the samples were quite different, by  ∼  19 times (2.46 vs. 0.13 µg L−1, respectively), were investigated on a single-particle basis using quantitative energy-dispersive electron probe X-ray microanalysis (ED-EPMA), called low-Z particle EPMA, Raman microspectrometry (RMS), and attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) imaging techniques to obtain their characteristics based on the elemental chemical compositions, molecular species, and mixing state. X-ray analysis showed that the supermicron summertime and wintertime Antarctic aerosol samples have different elemental chemical compositions, even though all the individual particles analyzed were sea spray aerosols (SSAs); i.e., the contents of C, O, Ca, S, and Si were more elevated, whereas Cl was more depleted, for sample S1 than for sample S2. Based on qualitative analysis of the chemical species present in individual SSAs by the combined application of RMS and ATR-FTIR imaging, different organic species were observed in samples S1 and S2; i.e., Mg hydrate salts of alanine were predominant in samples S1 and S2, whereas Mg salts of fatty acids internally mixed with Mg hydrate salts of alanine were significant in sample S2. Although CaSO4 was observed significantly in both samples S1 and S2, other inorganic species, such as Na2SO4, NaNO3, Mg(NO3)2, SiO2, and CH3SO3Mg, were observed more significantly in sample S1, suggesting that those compounds may be related to the higher phytoplankton activity in summer.

scholarly journals Truncated Inception Net: COVID-19 Outbreak Screening using Chest X-rays

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipayan Das ◽  
KC Santosh ◽  
Umapada Pal
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Imaging Systems ◽  
Ct Scans ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Different Types

Abstract Since December 2019, the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused world-wide turmoil in less than a couple of months, and the infection, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is spreading at an unprecedented rate. AI-driven tools are used to identify Coronavirus outbreaks as well as forecast their nature of spread, where imaging techniques are widely used, such as CT scans and chest X-rays (CXRs). In this paper, motivated by the fact that X-ray imaging systems are more prevalent and cheaper than CT scan systems, a deep learning-based Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model, which we call Truncated Inception Net, is proposed to screen COVID-19 positive CXRs from other non-COVID and/or healthy cases. To validate our proposal, six different types of datasets were employed by taking the following CXRs: COVID-19 positive, Pneumonia positive, Tuberculosis positive, and healthy cases into account. The proposed model achieved an accuracy of 99.96% (AUC of 1.0) in classifying COVID- 19 positive cases from combined Pneumonia and healthy cases. Similarly, it achieved an accuracy of 99.92% (AUC of 0.99) in classifying COVID-19 positive cases from combined Pneumonia, Tuberculosis and healthy CXRs. To the best of our knowledge, as of now, the achieved results outperform the existing AI-driven tools for screening COVID-19 using CXRs.

scholarly journals Bent Laue crystal anatomy: new insights into focusing and energy-dispersion properties

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 409-426
Author(s):  
Peng Qi ◽  
Xianbo Shi ◽  
Nazanin Samadi ◽  
Dean Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Energy Dispersion ◽  
General Behaviour ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Spatial Properties ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Intuitive View

X-ray Laue-type monochromators are common and essential optical components at many high-power X-ray facilities, e.g. synchrotron facilities. The X-ray optics of bent Laue crystals is a well developed area. An incident X-ray beam penetrating a bent Laue crystal will result in a diffracted beam with different angles and energies. There is a need for a way of organizing the rays that allows one to sort out the energy and spatial properties of the diffracted beam. The present work introduces a new approach for describing the general behaviour of bent Laue crystals from a ray-tracing point of view. This quasi-monochromatic beam approach provides an intuitive view of bent-crystal diffraction and leads to deeper understanding. It explains the energy and spatial properties of common and special cases of bent Laue optics, predicts phenomena that can improve energy-dispersion-related X-ray imaging techniques and provides a theoretical framework that makes ray-tracing simulation easier to realize.

In-Situ/Operando Synchrotron X-ray Imaging Techniques for Energy-Related Applications

2021 ◽  
pp. 223-247
Author(s):  
Lei Du ◽  
Nan Sun ◽  
Yajie Song ◽  
Hanwen An ◽  
Jian Liu
Keyword(s):  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Imaging

High-resolution monochromatic X-ray imaging techniques applied to Shenguang Ⅱ laser facility

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 3119-3122 ◽  
Author(s):  
陈伯伦 Chen Bolun ◽  
杨正华 Yang Zhenghua ◽  
韦敏习 Wei Minxi ◽  
邓博 Deng Bo ◽  
苏明 Su Ming ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
Laser Facility

scholarly journals Optimization of the energy for Breast monochromatic absorption X-ray Computed Tomography

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pasquale Delogu ◽  
Vittorio Di Trapani ◽  
Luca Brombal ◽  
Giovanni Mettivier ◽  
Angelo Taibi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Fixed Dose ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Reconstruction Algorithms ◽  
Contrast Resolution ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
X Ray Computed ◽  
Dose Levels

Abstract The limits of mammography have led to an increasing interest on possible alternatives such as the breast Computed Tomography (bCT). The common goal of all X-ray imaging techniques is to achieve the optimal contrast resolution, measured through the Contrast to Noise Ratio (CNR), while minimizing the radiological risks, quantified by the dose. Both dose and CNR depend on the energy and the intensity of the X-rays employed for the specific imaging technique. Some attempts to determine an optimal energy for bCT have suggested the range 22 keV–34 keV, some others instead suggested the range 50 keV–60 keV depending on the parameters considered in the study. Recent experimental works, based on the use of monochromatic radiation and breast specimens, show that energies around 32 keV give better image quality respect to setups based on higher energies. In this paper we report a systematic study aiming at defining the range of energies that maximizes the CNR at fixed dose in bCT. The study evaluates several compositions and diameters of the breast and includes various reconstruction algorithms as well as different dose levels. The results show that a good compromise between CNR and dose is obtained using energies around 28 keV.

scholarly journals On the hydrodynamics of membrane assisted fluidized bed reactors using X-ray analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 508-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Helmi ◽  
E.C. Wagner ◽  
F. Gallucci ◽  
M. van Sint Annaland ◽  
J.R. van Ommen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluidized Bed ◽  
Fluidized Bed Reactors ◽  
X Ray
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