Elastic Constants of Erbia Single Crystals

The elastic properties of single-crystalline erbia (Er₂O₃) at room temperature have been investigated using resonant ultrasound spectroscopy. The three independent stiffness constants of anisotropic Er₂O₃ cubic type-C crystals have been measured. The values of the stiffness constants were c ₁₁= 256.4 GPa, c ₁₂= 146.8 GPa, and c ₄₄= 75.2 GPa. From the stiffness constants, the estimated values for dense polycrystalline erbia for Young's modulus, the shear modulus, the bulk modulus, and Poisson's ratio at room temperature were 179 GPa, 67 GPa, 183.3 GPa, and 0.337, respectively. The value of Young's modulus is a minimum along [001] and a maximum along [111]. The value of the shear modulus is independent of the direction in the (001) and (111) planes, whereas it decreases in (11¯0) from 75 GPa along [001] to 55 GPa along [110].     

Influence of epitaxial stress on spinodal decomposition in binary alloys with large size effects: application to the Au–Ni system

Within the framework of Cahn’s pioneering theory of spinodal decomposition, the effect of the epitaxial stress on the stability of a binary alloy solid solution against infinitesimal compositional fluctuations is revisited. It is shown that the elastic energy term due to a coherent lattice mismatch with a substrate modifies the linearised diffusion equation. This term is particularly high when size effects between the two constituents are strong. It is then necessary to take into account anharmonic terms in the expression of the elastic energy. From the modified diffusion equation, a new spinodal curve, called the epitaxial coherent spinodal, may be calculated for different substrate lattice parameters. The results of the model are compared with recent experiments on coherently grown (001) Au–Ni alloys. A modulated structure has been evidenced upon annealing which is in good agreement with our calculations.

Résumé

Dans le cadre de la théorie de la décomposition spinodale développèe par Cahn, nous présentons l’effet des contraintes épitaxiales sur la stabilitéd’une solution solide d’alliage binaire soumise ádes fluctuations de compostion infinitésimales. Les contraintes induites par l’épitaxie cohérente sur un substrat ayant un paramètre de maille différent de celui de la solution solide considérée sont àl’origine d’un terme d’énergie élastique dont il faut tenir compte dans l’équation de diffusion. Ce terme devient particulièrement important lorsque les effets de taille entre les deux constituants sont grands. Nous montrons qu’il est alors nécessaire de considérer dans l’expression de l’énergie élastique les termes anharmoniques. Une nouvelle spinodale, appelée spinodale cohérente épitaxiale, peut être calculée pour différentes valeurs du paramètre de maille du substrat. Les calculs sont comparés avec les résulats expérimentaux obtenus sur des alliages Au–Ni (001) élaborés de manière cohérente. Une structure modulée a étémise en evidence au cours de recuits, ce qui est en accord avec les résultats du modèle.     

KINETIC STUDY OF SYNTHESIZING UNSYMMETRIC ACETALS UNDER PHASE TRANSFER CONDITIONS

An effective method was proposed to determine the two organic-phase rate constants of the primary and secondary reactions which have differences in rates. The goal was achieved by employing the reaction of two mixed l-alcohols and dibromomethane in an alkaline solution of KOH/chlorobenzene two-phase medium under phase transfer catalysis. A new product of unsymmetric acetal was obtained in this work. The intermediate ROCH₂Br (a-haloalkyl ether) was not detected during or after the reaction when using high reactive alcohols. This result indicated that ROCH2Br was more reactive than the organic reactant CH₂Br₂. This high reactive a-haloalkyl ether implied that the rate constants of secondary reactions are larger than those of the primary reactions. The resistance of mass transfer of the catalyst ((C₄H₉)₄NBr, QBr) and the active catalyst, ((C₄H₉ )₄NOR, QOR R: c₄h₉and C₈h₁₇) transferring from the aqueous phase to the organic-phase and vice versa were found to be negligible. The organic-phase reaction is a rate-determining step of the phase transfer catalytic reaction, A measured constant concentration of tetrabutylammonium alkoxide (QOR) during the reaction leads to the application of pseudo-first order rate law. The reaction rate constant of ROCh₂Br acts 10⁴ larger than that of CH₂Br₂.     

PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ON THE EFFECT OF FOAM STABILIZERS ON THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND RECONSTITUTION PROPERTIES OF FOAM-MAT DRIED SOYMILK

Soymilk, a colloidal dispersion obtained by wet milling of soya bean (Glycine max (L) Merill), was subjected to the foam-mat drying process at 65°C using two foam stabilizers namely, carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC) and glyceryl distearate (GDS) at 5, 10 and 15% levels. While CMC did not produce a stable foam at any of the levels used, it was however, found that a minimum of 10% GDS was required to produce a stable foam. The physical characteristics and reconstitution properties of 10% GDS foamed soymilk powder and 15% GDS foamed soymilk powder were found to be similar but better than those of unfoamed soymilk powder and inferior to those of a spray dried powder sample.     

On the identification of microstretch elastic moduli of materials by using vibration data of plates

In the present work, the vibration problems of rectangular plates modeled by Eringen’s microstretch theory are investigated for the identification of the upper bounds of the microstretch moduli of the plate material. The calculated frequencies of the plates are obtained by extending the Ritz method to the microstretch plates. The three dimensional (3D) vibration analysis of the plates shows that some additional frequencies occur among the classical frequencies as characterizing the microstretch effects. Then it is also observed that these additional frequencies disappear and only the classical frequencies remain with the increasing values of microstretch constants. The inverse problem is established for the identification of the upper bounds of the microstretch elastic constants as an optimization problem where an error function is minimized.     

Identification of Phases in Aluminide Coatings by Means of Interference Layer Metallography

Interference layer metallography was usedto identify the phases present in the aluminidecoating on superalloy IN738LC. They are: twointermetallic aluminides NiAl and Ni_3Al, y-solidsolution and a Cr-rich solid solution, twosulphides M_(23)C_6 and MC, and two sulphides(Al,Cr)_3S_4 and (Cr,Ti)_3S_4. ZnS and ZnSe areproposed to be vapor deposited onto the surfaceof the specimen to get good colour contrastand good light-dark contrast. The refractiveindex and absorption coefficient of all thesephases have been detemined.     

Kinetics of aqueous chlorination of some pharmaceuticals and their elimination from water matrices

Apparent rate constants for the reactions of four selected pharmaceutical compounds (metoprolol, naproxen, amoxicillin, and phenacetin) with chlorine in ultra-pure (UP) water were determined as a function of the pH. It was found that amoxicillin (in the whole pH range 3-12), and naproxen (in the low pH range 2-4) presented high reaction rates, while naproxen (in the pH range 5-9), and phenacetin and metoprolol (in the pH range 2.5-12 for phenacetin, and 3-10 for metoprolol) followed intermediate and slow reaction rates. A mechanism is proposed for the chlorination reaction, which allowed the evaluation of the intrinsic rate constants for the elementary reactions of the ionized and un-ionized species of each selected pharmaceutical with chlorine. An excellent agreement is obtained between experimental and calculated rate constants by this mechanism.The elimination of these substances in several waters (a groundwater, a surface water from a public reservoir, and two effluents from municipal wastewater treatment plants) was also investigated at neutral pH. The efficiency of the chlorination process with respect to the pharmaceuticals elimination and the formation THMs was also established. It is generally observed that the increasing presence of organic and inorganic matter in the water matrices demand more oxidant agent (chlorine), and therefore, less chlorine is available for the oxidation of these compounds. Finally, half-life times and oxidant exposures (CT) required for the removal of 99% of the four pharmaceuticals are also evaluated. These parameters are useful for the establishment of safety chlorine doses in oxidation or disinfection stages of pharmaceuticals in treatment plants.     

Optical parameters and absorption studies of UV‐irradiated azo dye‐doped PMMA films

PMMA and PMMA films doped with different contents of azo dye have been made by using the casting technique. The absorption spectral analysis showed that the doped films have two absorption bands attributed to the π‐π* and n‐π* transition of chromophore groups. These bands disappear upon UV‐irradiation, suggesting that the studied system undergoes a photo degradation process. The absorption coefficient and optical energy gap (E_g) have been obtained from the absorption edge in the 200–900 nm range. It was found that E_g decreases with increasing doping levels, whereas it increases with increasing irradiation time. The width of the tail of localized states in the band gap (ΔE) was evaluated using the Urbach edge method. Some optical parameters were determined from the reflection and transmission spectra in the spectral range of 200–2500 nm. The dependence of the refractive index on irradiation time and doping level have been discussed. It was found that the photo‐induced refractive index changes are very large. These changes suggest the applicability of the studied system in optical devices. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

Improving the quality of fried oils by using different filter aids

The present study aimed to improve the quality of fried soybean, sunflower, palm and cottonseed oils. Synthetic (Magnesol XL) and natural (diatomaceous earth and kaolin) filter aids were used at various levels (1, 2 and 4%) to adsorb the secondary oxidation products of the oil. The metal patterns (the cations Si, Mg, Ca, Fe, Na, K, Al, Cu, Mn, Zn and the anions CO₃^2?, HCO₃^?, Cl^?, NO₃^?, NO₂^?, SO₄^2?) of Magnesol XL, diatomaceous earth and kaolin were determined. Some physical and chemical properties (refractive index, viscosity, colour, foam height, acid value, peroxide value, thiobarbituric acid value, iodine value, and conjugated diene and polymer contents) of non‐fried, fried and fried–treated soybean, sunflower, palm and cottonseed oils were determined. The frying process was performed at 180 °C ± 5 °C for 12 h continuous heating. The fried oils were treated with the synthetic and natural filter aids at 105 °C for 15 min. The results indicate that Magnesol XL, diatomaceous earth and kaolin contained Si + Mg, Si + Ca and Si + Al, respectively, as the basic metals. Frying soybean, sunflower, palm and cottonseed oils led to significant increases in refractive index, colour, foam height, viscosity, acid value, peroxide value, TBA value, conjugated diene and polymer contents and decrease in iodine value. Treatment of fried oils with Magnesol XL, diatomaceous earth and kaolin at the 1, 2 and 4% levels greatly improved the quality of fried oils. These findings indicate the high efficiency of the filter aids used in the present study in adsorbing the products of oil degradation. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry     

紫苏精油与环糊精包结物的制备与光谱研究

利用紫外可见光谱法(UV-Vis)测定了β-CD及其衍生物与VOP作用的包结比和包结常数;测定了包结过程在30～45℃范围内的热力学参数△G、△H、△S;研究了包结物的抗光解作用;以饱和水溶液法制备固体包结物,用红外吸收光谱进行包结物鉴定。实验表明,β-CD及其衍生物与紫苏挥发油的包结比均为1∶1,包结能力顺序为HP-β-CD>HE-β-CD>M-β-CD>β-CD,包结反应是一个放热过程,以焓变为主,符合熵焓补偿效应,范德华是主要的驱动力。