scholarly journals A Direct Method for the Analyticity of the Pressure for Certain Classical Unbounded Models

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Assane Lo
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Mechanics ◽  
Thermodynamic Limit ◽  
Wide Class ◽  
Direct Method ◽  
Direct Proof ◽  
New Formula ◽  
A Direct Method

The goal of this paper is to provide estimates leading to a direct proof of the analyticity of the pressure for certain classical unbounded models. We use our new formula (Lo, 2007) to establish the analyticity of the pressure in the thermodynamic limit for a wide class of classical unbounded models in statistical mechanics.

scholarly journals Plastic waste to fuels by hydrocracking at mild conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (17) ◽  
pp. eabf8283
Author(s):  
Sibao Liu ◽  
Pavel A. Kots ◽  
Brandon C. Vance ◽  
Andrew Danielson ◽  
Dionisios G. Vlachos
Keyword(s):  
Direct Method ◽  
Acid Sites ◽  
Liquid Fuels ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Tandem Catalysis ◽  
Hy Zeolite ◽  
Environmental Threat ◽  
Single Use ◽  
Initial Activation ◽  
A Direct Method

Single-use plastics impose an enormous environmental threat, but their recycling, especially of polyolefins, has been proven challenging. We report a direct method to selectively convert polyolefins to branched, liquid fuels including diesel, jet, and gasoline-range hydrocarbons, with high yield up to 85% over Pt/WO3/ZrO2 and HY zeolite in hydrogen at temperatures as low as 225°C. The process proceeds via tandem catalysis with initial activation of the polymer primarily over Pt, with subsequent cracking over the acid sites of WO3/ZrO2 and HY zeolite, isomerization over WO3/ZrO2 sites, and hydrogenation of olefin intermediates over Pt. The process can be tuned to convert different common plastic wastes, including low- and high-density polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, everyday polyethylene bottles and bags, and composite plastics to desirable fuels and light lubricants.

scholarly journals Connecting complex networks to nonadditive entropies

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. de Oliveira ◽  
Samuraí Brito ◽  
L. R. da Silva ◽  
Constantino Tsallis
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Mechanics ◽  
Energy Distribution ◽  
Complex Networks ◽  
Wide Class ◽  
Scale Invariant ◽  
Nonlocal Effects ◽  
Geometric Problem ◽  
Exponential Factor ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Quasi Stationary State

AbstractBoltzmann–Gibbs statistical mechanics applies satisfactorily to a plethora of systems. It fails however for complex systems generically involving nonlocal space–time entanglement. Its generalization based on nonadditive q-entropies adequately handles a wide class of such systems. We show here that scale-invariant networks belong to this class. We numerically study a d-dimensional geographically located network with weighted links and exhibit its ‘energy’ distribution per site at its quasi-stationary state. Our results strongly suggest a correspondence between the random geometric problem and a class of thermal problems within the generalised thermostatistics. The Boltzmann–Gibbs exponential factor is generically substituted by its q-generalisation, and is recovered in the $$q=1$$ q = 1 limit when the nonlocal effects fade away. The present connection should cross-fertilise experiments in both research areas.

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