Strengthening of Water Glass Based Aerogel by TEOS

2007 ◽  
Vol 544-545 ◽  
pp. 1053-1056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hae Jin Hwang ◽  
Chul Eui Kim ◽  
Young Chul Cha

In order to prevent the irreversible collapse of the silica aerogel backbone upon the drying of the liquid phase of silica wet gel derived from water glass based silicic acid, we tried to strengthen the aerogel back bone by aging silica wet gels in water and TEOS/ethanol solutions. Although aging of silica wet gels in water has been shown to grow the neck between silica particles of the aerogel backbone, it is hard to obtain a crack-free aerogel monolith. On the other hand, the mechanical stability of silica aerogels was improved significantly by aging the wet gel in TEOS/ethanol solutions with different TEOS content.

1980 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 568-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Paetzold ◽  
Günther Schimmel

1,3-Dipolar reagents with an unsaturated CNO- or CNN-skeleton undergo 1,3-organoboration by triorganoboranes. On the other hand, the unsaturated NNO-skeletons in azoxybenzene or nitrous-oxide are reduced to the corresponding NN-fragment by trialkylboranes. The 1,3-addition of aminoborane Cl2BNMe2 to the aldimineoxide PhHC = NMe-0 represents one of the rare examples of analogous reactivity of BN- and CC-double bonds. O-Borylhydroxylamines PhHCR-NMe-OBR2 are reduced by BR′3 to PhHCR-NMe-BR′2 and R′0-BR2. Similar reduction products are isolated from liquid-phase thermolysis of PhHCEt-NMe-OBEt2 (16), whereas gas-phase thermolysis of 16 gives PhCH = NMe, (EtBO)3, and C4H10.


2001 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 303-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Yu ◽  
B. J. Kim ◽  
B. E. Rittman

This study demonstrated that, during the two-step biodegradation of toluene in an aerobic circulating-bed biofilm reactor, biofilm and suspended bacteria played critical roles. Although the suspended bacteria were less than 1% of the total amount of biomass in the system, they transformed up to 30% of the toluene into its intermediate in the bulk liquid phase. On the other hand, most of the toluene intermediate was removed inside the biofilm, where diffusion resistance reduced the toluene concentration, thereby relieving inhibition to the degradation reaction of the intermediate. The suspended bacteria are most important for rapidly biodegraded substrates, for which diffusion limitation controls the kinetics in the biofilm. They lose importance when the effects of an inhibiting substrate must be overcome.


2008 ◽  
Vol 368-372 ◽  
pp. 461-464
Author(s):  
Yong Ping Pu ◽  
Gong An Yang ◽  
Yun He Liang ◽  
Wen Hu Yang ◽  
Jin Fei Wang

The influence of liquid phase on grain growth of Ba0.998La0.002TiO3+xmol%TiO2 (x=0~5.0) ceramics sintered at 1350°C was investigated. The result showed that the liquid phase must present during grain growth; on the other hand, BaTiO3 grains must be dissolved, and then, precipitated from the liquid phase during the process of dissolution-precipitation. Otherwise, the grain growth was inhibited. The liquid phases of Ba6Ti17O4 and Ba2TiSi2O8 promoted grain growth due to high solution of BaTiO3 grains in the liquid phases. Ba2Ti2SiP2O13 liquid phase inhibited grain growth since BaTiO3 grains cannot dissolve into the phase, consequently the samples showed insulating behaviour.


It follows by a method given in a recent paper by the author that if the osmotic membrane be assumed to be impermeable to the solute, the formula for the change of vapour-pressure of a volatile solute with hydrostatic pressure, and also the formula for the osmotic pressure which is deduced from it, must be the same as the formula for a non-volatile solute, and should not contain any terms depending on the vapour-pressure of the solute, except in so far as it may affect the hydrostatic pressure of the solution. If, on the other hand, an osmotic membrane is regarded as a vapour-sieve permeable to the vapour of the solution but not to the liquid phase, the equation takes a different form, depending on the concentration of the constituents in the vapour-phase. If c 1 , c 2 , etc., be the concentrations of the constituents in grammes per gramme of the vapour, and if U 1 , U 2 , etc., be the specific volumes of the constituents in the solution, the change of total vapour-pressure dp of the solution for a change of hydrostatic pressure d P is given by the relation, ∑ c U d P = v dp , where v is the specific volume of the whole vapour-phase. If only on constituent is volatile, this relation reduces to the form U d P = v dp for that constituent.


2004 ◽  
Vol 858 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Izard ◽  
A. Pénicaud ◽  
E. Anglaret

ABSTRACTRaman spectroscopy is used to probe the structure and electronic properties of nanotubes dispersed in a liquid phase. We show that the radial breathing modes are upshifted in suspensions due to the molecular pressure of the solvent. On the other hand, we directly probe charge transfer in solutions of nanotube polyelectrolytes and its reversibility after oxydation in air.


1999 ◽  
Vol 173 ◽  
pp. 249-254
Author(s):  
A.M. Silva ◽  
R.D. Miró

AbstractWe have developed a model for theH2OandOHevolution in a comet outburst, assuming that together with the gas, a distribution of icy grains is ejected. With an initial mass of icy grains of 108kg released, theH2OandOHproductions are increased up to a factor two, and the growth curves change drastically in the first two days. The model is applied to eruptions detected in theOHradio monitorings and fits well with the slow variations in the flux. On the other hand, several events of short duration appear, consisting of a sudden rise ofOHflux, followed by a sudden decay on the second day. These apparent short bursts are frequently found as precursors of a more durable eruption. We suggest that both of them are part of a unique eruption, and that the sudden decay is due to collisions that de-excite theOHmaser, when it reaches the Cometopause region located at 1.35 × 105kmfrom the nucleus.


Author(s):  
A. V. Crewe

We have become accustomed to differentiating between the scanning microscope and the conventional transmission microscope according to the resolving power which the two instruments offer. The conventional microscope is capable of a point resolution of a few angstroms and line resolutions of periodic objects of about 1Å. On the other hand, the scanning microscope, in its normal form, is not ordinarily capable of a point resolution better than 100Å. Upon examining reasons for the 100Å limitation, it becomes clear that this is based more on tradition than reason, and in particular, it is a condition imposed upon the microscope by adherence to thermal sources of electrons.


Author(s):  
K.H. Westmacott

Life beyond 1MeV – like life after 40 – is not too different unless one takes advantage of past experience and is receptive to new opportunities. At first glance, the returns on performing electron microscopy at voltages greater than 1MeV diminish rather rapidly as the curves which describe the well-known advantages of HVEM often tend towards saturation. However, in a country with a significant HVEM capability, a good case can be made for investing in instruments with a range of maximum accelerating voltages. In this regard, the 1.5MeV KRATOS HVEM being installed in Berkeley will complement the other 650KeV, 1MeV, and 1.2MeV instruments currently operating in the U.S. One other consideration suggests that 1.5MeV is an optimum voltage machine – Its additional advantages may be purchased for not much more than a 1MeV instrument. On the other hand, the 3MeV HVEM's which seem to be operated at 2MeV maximum, are much more expensive.


2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reimer Kornmann

Summary: My comment is basically restricted to the situation in which less-able students find themselves and refers only to literature in German. From this point of view I am basically able to confirm Marsh's results. It must, however, be said that with less-able pupils the opposite effect can be found: Levels of self-esteem in these pupils are raised, at least temporarily, by separate instruction, academic performance however drops; combined instruction, on the other hand, leads to improved academic performance, while levels of self-esteem drop. Apparently, the positive self-image of less-able pupils who receive separate instruction does not bring about the potential enhancement of academic performance one might expect from high-ability pupils receiving separate instruction. To resolve the dilemma, it is proposed that individual progress in learning be accentuated, and that comparisons with others be dispensed with. This fosters a self-image that can in equal measure be realistic and optimistic.


Author(s):  
Stefan Krause ◽  
Markus Appel

Abstract. Two experiments examined the influence of stories on recipients’ self-perceptions. Extending prior theory and research, our focus was on assimilation effects (i.e., changes in self-perception in line with a protagonist’s traits) as well as on contrast effects (i.e., changes in self-perception in contrast to a protagonist’s traits). In Experiment 1 ( N = 113), implicit and explicit conscientiousness were assessed after participants read a story about either a diligent or a negligent student. Moderation analyses showed that highly transported participants and participants with lower counterarguing scores assimilate the depicted traits of a story protagonist, as indicated by explicit, self-reported conscientiousness ratings. Participants, who were more critical toward a story (i.e., higher counterarguing) and with a lower degree of transportation, showed contrast effects. In Experiment 2 ( N = 103), we manipulated transportation and counterarguing, but we could not identify an effect on participants’ self-ascribed level of conscientiousness. A mini meta-analysis across both experiments revealed significant positive overall associations between transportation and counterarguing on the one hand and story-consistent self-reported conscientiousness on the other hand.


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