Effect of Cold Deformation and Multiphase Treatment Conditions on Low‐Carbon,Low‐Silicon Multiphase Steel

This paper presents multiphase (MP) treatments of a low‐C, low‐Si cold rolled steel. Despite the much lower content of Si compared to a typical TRIP steel, up to about 8 pct of retained austenite (γ_r) with 1.2 % carbon content can be obtained. Increasing prior cold deformation (i.e. decrease of parent austenite grain size) accelerates the transformation to bainite resulting in a decrease of the volume fraction of residual austenite (γ_r + martensite). Tensile strength of MP steel intercritically annealed at high temperature increases with higher cold reduction degree due to the smaller grain size of the present phases. On the contrary, the ductility and strength‐ductility balance deteriorate because the banded structure becomes more pronounced and the γ_r volume fraction diminishes. Decreasing intercritical annealing temperature results in an increasing γ_r fraction and a uniform distribution of second phases. Hence, the ductility and strength‐ductility balance are improved. Crystallographic preferred orientation is evident in the ferrite and martensite and its extent increases with higher cold deformation.     

Effects of rotation speed and time,as solvent removal parameters,on the physico-chemical properties of prepared α-tocopherol nanoemulsions using solvent-displacement technique

Food Science and Biotechnology - A bottom-up approach based on solvent-displacement technique was used to prepare α-tocopherol nanoemulsions. Effects of two main evaporation parameters namely,...     

Antioxidant activity of Egyptian Eucalyptus camaldulensisvar. brevirostrisleaf extracts

Leaves from Eucalyptus camaldulensis var. brevirostris trees, planted in the Nile delta in Egypt, were examined for the antioxidant activity of their nonvolatile compounds. The extracts obtained by ethanol digestion and by supercritical fluid extraction (SFE; CO₂ with 15% ethanol) showed the most promising antioxidative activities. In order to identify the most active compounds, both extracts were subjected to a semipreparative reversed‐phase HPLC separation, the main fractions were collected, tested for antioxidative activity and analysed by different chromatographical and spectroscopical methods for identification of the most relevant compounds. Gallic and ellagic acid were found to be the prevailing antioxidants in the ethanolic extract. The main two compounds of the SFE extract with antioxidative activity revealed to be flavones. To a high degree of probability they were identified as 5‐hydroxy‐7,4′‐dimethoxy flavone and 5‐hydroxy‐7,4′‐dimethoxy‐8‐methyl flavone, respectively. The extracts obtained by ethanol digestion were dried and administered to rats for toxicity evaluation (up to 3 g/kg body weight). No mortality was observed which indicates a very low lethality of the tested extract.     

Pathological examination of sentinel lymph node in breast cancer: potential problems and possible solutions

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has emerged during the last few years as a viable option for staging the axilla in the treatment of breast carcinoma. This procedure can potentially identify patients who would be helped by full axillary lymph node dissection (the SLN-positive cases), and those who would not (the SLN-negative cases). Review of the literature confirms the promise of SLN; however, the possible problems in the pathological handling of SLN, including the microscopic misinterpretation of benign structures and "spurious" immunohistochemical staining, need wider recognition.     

Parameters Affecting Energy Consumption for Producing High Carbon Ferromanganese in a Closed Submerged Arc Furnace

The power consumption is considered to be the most important factor affecting the production cost of fer romanganese alloy. Different parameters affecting the energy consumption for industrial production of high carbon ferromanganese HCFeMn were investigated in a closed submerged arc furnace. The analysis of industrial data revealed that the most energy consumed factors were the direct reduction by solid carbon, Boudouard reaction, metal and slag formation, and decomposition of fluxing materials （limestone and dolomite）. To reduce the energy con- sumption and minimize the energy losses in the production process of HCFeMn, it was recommended to use Mn blend with minimum Mn to Fe ratio of 6 and lower SiO2 content or higher basicity. The added coke must be adjusted according to the material balance to prevent the over-coke and to minimize the highly endothermic ＂Boudouard reac tion＂. In addition, it was recommended to work at basic slags with the ratio of （CaO＋MgO） to Si（）2 equal to 1.0- 1.2 instead of much higher slag basicity. Furthermore, the mass losses had to be minimized through adjusting the handling and charging process and to take care of all metal produced.     

Investigation on local and average static hold‐ups in liquid–liquid systems in a rotary disc contactor

A rotating disc contactor with inner diameter of 91 mm and 21 compartments was used to investigate local and average static hold‐ups in the column. Three chemical systems, including distilled water as stagnant continuous phase and toluene, kerosene, and butyl acetate as dispersed phase, in case of no mass transfer, were applied. Different parameters consisting of drop size and static hold‐up were measured experimentally under various operating conditions, and two dimensionless correlations for estimation of local static hold‐up as a function of average mother drop size, physical properties, rotor speed, and stage number were proposed in two cases: (1) immovable and (2) rotating rotor discs. Furthermore, two dimensionless correlations were presented to estimate average static hold‐up as a function of average mother drop size, physical properties, rotor speed, and number of stages in the column in the two aforementioned conditions.