scholarly journals Synthesis of a New Phosphonate-Based Sorbent and Characterization of Its Interactions with Lanthanum (III) and Terbium (III)

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1513
Author(s):  
Yuezhou Wei ◽  
Khalid A. M. Salih ◽  
Mohammed F. Hamza ◽  
Toyohisa Fujita ◽  
Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Tech ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Acid Solutions ◽  
Hydrogel Beads ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Composite Sorbents ◽  
Synthesis Procedure ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Mild Acid

High-tech applications require increasing amounts of rare earth elements (REE). Their recovery from low-grade minerals and their recycling from secondary sources (as waste materials) are of critical importance. There is increasing attention paid to the development of new sorbents for REE recovery from dilute solutions. A new generation of composite sorbents based on brown algal biomass (alginate) and polyethylenimine (PEI) was recently developed (ALPEI hydrogel beads). The phosphorylation of the beads strongly improves the affinity of the sorbents for REEs (such as La and Tb): by 4.5 to 6.9 times compared with raw beads. The synthesis procedure (epicholorhydrin-activation, phosphorylation and de-esterification) is investigated by XPS and FTIR for characterizing the grafting route but also for interpreting the binding mechanism (contribution of N-bearing from PEI, O-bearing from alginate and P-bearing groups). Metal ions can be readily eluted using an acidic calcium chloride solution, which regenerates the sorbent: the FTIR spectra are hardly changed after five successive cycles of sorption and desorption. The materials are also characterized by elemental, textural and thermogravimetric analyses. The phosphorylation of ALPEI beads by this new method opens promising perspectives for the recovery of these strategic metals from mild acid solutions (i.e., pH ~ 4).

Comparison of Immunological and Functional Assays for Measurement of Soluble Fibrin

1995 ◽  
Vol 74 (02) ◽  
pp. 673-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
C E Dempfle ◽  
S A Pfitzner ◽  
M Dollman ◽  
K Huck ◽  
G Stehle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Venous Thrombosis ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Plasma Samples ◽  
Normal Range ◽  
Soluble Fibrin ◽  
Discriminating Power ◽  
Fibrin Monomer ◽  
Cerebral Ischemic

SummaryVarious assays have been developed for quantitation of soluble fibrin or fibrin monomer in clinical plasma samples, since this parameter directly reflects in vivo thrombin action on fibrinogen. Using plasma samples from healthy blood donors, patients with cerebral ischemic insult, patients with septicemia, and patients with venous thrombosis, we compared two immunologic tests using monoclonal antibodies against fibrin-specific neo-epitopes, and two functional tests based on the cofactor activity of soluble fibrin complexes in tPA-induced plasminogen activation. Test A (Enzymun®-Test FM) showed the best discriminating power among normal range and pathological samples. Test B (Fibrinostika® soluble fibrin) clearly separated normal range from pathological samples, but failed to discriminate among samples from patients with low grade coagulation activation in septicemia, and massive activation in venous thrombosis. Functional test C (Fibrin monomer test Behring) displayed good discriminating power between normal and pathological range samples, and correlated with test A (r = 0.61), whereas assay D (Coa-Set® Fibrin monomer) showed little discriminating power at values below 10 μg/ml and little correlation with other assays. Standardization of assays will require further characterization of analytes detected.

Study of Low-Grade Nickel Laterite Processing Using Palm Shell Charcoal as Reductant

2020 ◽  
Vol 1000 ◽  
pp. 436-446
Author(s):  
Bambang Suharno ◽  
Nolzha Primadha Ilman ◽  
Achmad Shofi ◽  
Deni Ferdian ◽  
Fajar Nurjaman
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Sulfate ◽  
Selective Reduction ◽  
Reduction Process ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Palm Shell ◽  
Higher Temperature ◽  
Nickel Grade

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of palm shell charcoal reductant in the selective reduction of nickel ore with the addition of additive at various temperatures and times. In this present work, 10 wt. % of sodium sulfate as additive and 5, 10, 15 wt. % of palm shell charcoal as reductants were used. The reduction of nickel ore was performed at 950oC, 1050oC, and 1150oC for 60, 90, and 120 minutes. A wet magnetic separation method was then carried out to separate the concentrates and tailings. Characterization of reduced ore was performed by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), while the composition of ferronickel in concentrate was identified by X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF). The result showed that the higher temperature reduction, the higher of nickel grade, and its recovery at the concentrate. Nevertheless, the longer reduction time and the more reductant in nickel ore lowering the nickel grade and its recovery in the concentrate. The optimum condition in this selective reduction process was obtained with the addition of 5 wt. % of reductant and 10 wt. % of sodium sulfate in nickel ore, which was reduced at 1150oC for 60 minutes. It resulted in 4.60% and 73.23% for nickel grade and its recovery, respectively.

Measurement Scheme Synthesis in Multi-Station Machining Systems

Manufacturing ◽  
2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragan Djurdjanovic ◽  
Jun Ni
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Formal Methods ◽  
Cylinder Head ◽  
Human Intervention ◽  
Quantitative Characterization ◽  
Measurement Scheme ◽  
Engine Cylinder ◽  
Synthesis Procedure ◽  
Selection Of

The selection of measurements in multi-station machining systems is currently not a systematic process and it involves expert human intervention. In this paper, the recently introduced formal methods for quantitative characterization of measurement schemes in multi-station machining systems are employed in devising systematic measurement scheme synthesis procedures. The newly proposed synthesis procedures were applied in devising measurement schemes in the process used to machine a car engine cylinder head. It was observed that the measurement scheme synthesis procedure based on a genetic algorithm robustly outperformed the synthesis procedures based on the heuristics of successive measurement removal.

scholarly journals Modelling of new generation plasma optical devices

Nukleonika ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina V. Litovko ◽  
Alexy A. Goncharov ◽  
Andrew N. Dobrovolskiy ◽  
Lily V. Naiko ◽  
Irina V. Naiko
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Rocket Engine ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Optical Devices ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Plasma Accelerators ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Closed Electron ◽  
Positive Space

Abstract The paper presents new generation plasma optical devices based on the electrostatic plasma lens configuration that opens a novel attractive possibility for effective high-tech practical applications. Original approaches to use of plasma accelerators with closed electron drift and open walls for the creation of a cost-effective low-maintenance plasma lens with positive space charge and possible application for low-cost, low-energy rocket engine are described. The preliminary experimental, theoretical and simulation results are presented. It is noted that the presented plasma devices are attractive for many different applications in the state-of-the-art vacuum-plasma processing.

scholarly journals Analysis of EGFR and HER-2 expressions in ductal carcinomas in situ in canine mammary glands

2014 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 763-768 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.L.D. Silva ◽  
A.P.M. Dias ◽  
A.C. Bertagnolli ◽  
G.D. Cassali ◽  
E. Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Ductal Carcinoma ◽  
Mammary Glands ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Neoplastic Progression ◽  
Her 2 ◽  
Epidermal Growth ◽  
Ductal Carcinomas

Biomolecular evidence has shown that ductal carcinoma in situ(DCIS) may develop into invasive carcinoma of the canine mammary gland, and mutations in proto-oncogenes HER2 and EGFR; two members of the family of epidermal growth factor receptors, may be involved in this process. The purpose of this study was the characterization of the immunohistochemical expression of the EGFR and HER2 proteins in the process of neoplastic transformation, supposedly present in ductal carcinomas in situin canine mammary glands. Fifteen cases of DCIS were evaluated, with a higher expression of HER2 and EGFR being observed in low-grade carcinomas when compared with high-grade neoplasms, and with a high positive statistical correlation in the latter. Results suggest that aggressive tumors tend to lose the expression of EGFR and HER2 simultaneously. The loss of the expression of these markers may be related to the process of neoplastic progression in canine mammary tumors.

scholarly journals Synthesis of Micro/nano Urchin-like VO2 Particles and Its Decolorization of Methylene Blue

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen The Manh ◽  
Duong Hong Quan ◽  
Vu Thi Ngoc Minh ◽  
Vuong Pham Hung
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Adsorption Properties ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Synthesis Procedure ◽  
Water Treatments ◽  
Sds Surfactant ◽  
Mb Adsorption

Micro/nano urchin-like VO2 particles were synthesized successfully by hydrothermal method. Vanadium pentoxide (V2O5), oxalic acid (C2H2O4) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactant were used as reagents for the synthesis of VO2. In this article, we have reported the synthesis procedure of VO2 nanorods and micro/nano urchin-like VO2 structure and evaluating the methylene blue (MB) adsorption properties. Morphology and particle size of VO2 were observed by FE-SEM. The phase formation of VO2 was studied by XRD. Raman spectroscopy was also used for characterization of VO2. Micro/nano urchin-like VO2 structure was showed good MB adsorption properties that have potential applications in dye-contaminated water treatments.

scholarly journals "Inteligência informacional" e Ciência da Informação: um esboço de trajeto | “Informational intelligence” and Information Science: an outline of a stretch

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Icléia Thiesen
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Important Concept ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Epistemological Basis

Resumo Na continuidade das pesquisas empreendidas com a finalidade de caracterizar a informação na pré-história da Ciência da Informação, vimos buscando marcos documentais e sua traçabilidade, a fim de identificar elementos conceituais inerentes à formação desse saber que se institucionalizou, mas especialmente dos pré-saberes existentes em suas bases epistemológicas nem sempre evidentes. Nesse movimento de análise das fontes primárias e secundárias, torna-se oportuno esboçar alguns elementos conceituais oriundos da historicização da personagem conceitual mais cara aos estudos da área: a informação. No pressuposto de que os conceitos respondem a inúmeros problemas e participam de uma co-criação, a identificação, análise e caracterização de tais elementos conceituais consistem em esboçar os contornos dos dispositivos que conformam e legitimam o que denominamos de inteligência informacional. Resultados provisórios nos permitem afirmar que essa noção tem um caráter ainda difuso nas pesquisas da área cuja episteme carece de pesquisas mais verticais que contemplem outros aspectos dos regimes de verdade que co-habitam a formação do campo de estudos da Ciência da Informação.Palavras-chave inteligência informacional; documento; traçabilidadeAbstract In continuity with the research undertaken for the purpose of characterizing the information on the prehistory of Information Science, we have sought documentary landmarks and their traceability in order to identify conceptual elements inherent to the formation of this knowledge that has been institutionalized, and especially of the existing pre-knowledge in its not always evident epistemological basis. In the analysis of primary and secondary sources, it is appropriate to outline some conceptual elements issuing from the historicity of the most important concept for studies in the area: information. The assumption that concepts respond to numerous problems and participate in a co-creation, the identification, the analysis and the characterization of these conceptual elements consist in sketching the outlines of the devices that conform and legitimize what we call informational intelligence. Provisional results allow us to assert that this notion has a still diffuse character in research within this area where the episteme still lacks more vertical research that includes other aspects of the regimes of truth that co-inhabit the formation of the field of studies in Information Science. Keywords informational intelligence; document; traceability

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