Study of the solid-liquid equilibria in the LiPO3-Y(PO3)3 binary system

The LiPO₃-Y(PO₃)₃ system has been studied for the first time. Microdifferential thermal analysis (μ-DTA), infrared spectroscopy (IR) and X-ray diffraction were used to investigate the liquidus and solidus relations. The only new compound observed within this system is LiY(PO₃)₄, melting incongruently at 1104 K. An eutectic appears at 4±1 mol% Y(PO₃)₃ at 933 K. LiY(PO₃)₄ crystallizes in the monoclinic system C_2/c with a unit cell: a=16.201(4) Å, b=7.013(2) Å, c=9.573(2) Å, β=125.589(9)°, Z=4 and V=884.5 Å³, which is isostructural to LiNd(PO₃)₄. The infrared absorption spectrum indicates that this salt is a chain polyphosphate.     

Electrochemical investigation of the iron-containing and no iron-containing AB5-type negative electrodes

The electrochemical behaviour of LaNi_3.55Mn_0.4Al_0.3Co_0.75−xFe_x (x = 0, 0.15, 0.55, 0.75) intermetallic compounds has been studied and presented [C. Khaldi, H. Mathlouthi, J. Lamloumi, A. Percheron-Guégan, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 29 (2004) 307–311; C. Khaldi, H. Mathlouthi, J. Lamloumi, A. Percheron-Guégan, J. Alloys Compd. 360 (2003) 266–271; C. Khaldi, H. Mathlouthi, J. Lamloumi, A. Percheron-Guégan, J. Alloys Compd. 384 (2004) 249–253]. It has been deduced that the LaNi_3.55Mn_0.4Al_0.3Co_0.4Fe_0.35 compound has interesting electrochemical properties. In this paper we present the electrochemical study of LaNi_3.55Mn_0.4Al_0.3Co_0.4Fe_0.35 compound properties compared with the parent LaNi_3.55Mn_0.4Al_0.3Co_0.75 compound. Several techniques, such as, the chronopotentiometry, the constant potential discharge (CPD), the cyclic voltammetry (CV) and the linear polarization (LP) were applied to characterize these electrochemical properties. The electrochemical discharge capacity of the LaNi_3.55Mn_0.4Al_0.3Co_0.75 alloy increases to reach 294 mAh g⁻¹ after few cycles only (five cycles). However, the activation of the LaNi_3.55Mn_0.4Al_0.3Co_0.4Fe_0.35 alloy takes more than 20 cycles to be achieved and the obtained maximum discharge capacity is 194 mAh g⁻¹. The hydrogen diffusion coefficient D_H was determined by constant potential discharge and cyclic voltammetry techniques. The obtained values of the LaNi_3.55Mn_0.4Al_0.3Co_0.75 and LaNi_3.55Mn_0.4Al_0.3Co_0.4Fe_0.35 compounds are 6.29 × 10⁻¹¹ and 7.62 × 10⁻¹¹, and 2 × 10⁻⁸ and 7.5 × 10⁻⁸ cm² s⁻¹ by CPD and CV techniques, respectively. The exchange current density values, determined by a linear polarization technique, are 44 and 27 mA g⁻¹, respectively, for LaNi_3.55Mn_0.4Al_0.3Co_0.75 and LaNi_3.55Mn_0.4Al_0.3Co_0.4Fe_0.35 alloys.     

The Impact of Metastable Intermolrecular Nanocomposite Particles on Kinetic Decomposition of Heterocyclic Nitramines Using Advanced Solid‐Phase Decomposition Models

Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials - Surface oxygen of oxide catalyst has low coordination number; they are negatively charged. Surface oxygen can act active site for...     

On partial-information optimal singular control problem for mean-field stochastic differential equations driven by Teugels martingales measures

This paper is concerned with partial-information mixed optimal stochastic continuous–singular control problem for mean-field stochastic differential equation driven by Teugels martingales and an independent Brownian motion, where the Teugels martingales are a family of pairwise strongly orthonormal martingales associated with Lévy processes. The control variable has two components; the first being absolutely continuous, and the second singular. Partial-information necessary and sufficient conditions of optimal continuous–singular control for these mean-field models are investigated. As an illustration, this paper studies a partial-information linear quadratic control problem of mean-field type involving continuous–singular control.     

Simultaneous state estimation and parameter identification in linear fractional order systems using coloured measurement noise

In the present paper, the identification and estimation problem of a single-input–single-output (SISO) fractional order state-space system will be addressed. A SISO state-space model is considered in which parameters and also state variables should be estimated. The canonical fractional order state-space system will be transformed into a regression equation by using a linear transformation and a shift operator that are appropriate for identification. The identification method provided in this paper is based on a recursive identification algorithm that has the capability of identifying the parameters of fractional order state-space system recursively. Another subject that will be addressed in this paper is a novel fractional order Kalman filter suitable for the systems with coloured measurement noise. The promising performance of the proposed methods is verified using two stable fractional order systems.     

Decision analysis of multi-pollutant control strategy for coal-fired power plant in Malaysia

The promulgation of Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 2014 on emissions from coal-fired power plants in Malaysia has prompted power plant operators to adopt emission control strategy that complies with the new emission limits. Currently, various emission control strategies are available to achieve the desired emission level. Each strategy offers unique advantages and disadvantages, depending on the objective of emissions control, process nature, and constraints on the resources incurred. To address this challenge, a proper decision-making analysis needs to be performed. In this paper, a systematic decision analysis methodology is proposed to select the most effective multi-pollutant control strategy that is compatible for coal-fired power plants in Malaysia. The methodology includes: (1) identification of pollutant emission from the plant under study and comparison with the stipulated emission limits, (2) establishment of emission factors, (3) selection of multi-pollutant control strategy, (4) identification of emission reduction factor for the pollutants and control technologies of interest, (5) determination of emission level from the selected multi-pollutant control strategy, and (6) prediction of ground-level concentration of pollutants. The decision analysis methodology is applied to a real case study of coal-fired power plant in Malaysia, which also currently faces a dilemma to comply with the additional and more stringent emission limits stipulated in the Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 2014. The proposed method is applicable for both the process concept under the design phase as well as the existing process plant.     

On the absence of global solutions for quantum versions of Schrödinger equations and systems

We, first, consider the quantum version of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation

$i^q{D}_{q|t}u(t,x)+\Delta u(qt,x)=\lambda |u(qt,x){|}^p,t>0,x\in {\mathbb{R}}^N,$

where $0<q<1$, $i^q$ is the principal value of $i^q$, $D_{q|t}$ is the $q$-derivative with respect to $t$, $\Delta$ is the Laplacian operator in ${\mathbb{R}}^N$, $\lambda \in ??\left\{0\right\}$, $p>1$, and $u(t,x)$ is a complex-valued function. Sufficient conditions for the nonexistence of global weak solution to the considered equation are obtained under suitable initial data. Next, we study the system of nonlinear coupled equations

$i^q{D}_{q|t}u(t,x)+\Delta u(qt,x)=\lambda |v(qt,x){|}^p,t>0,x\in {\mathbb{R}}^N,$

$i^q{D}_{q|t}v(t,x)+\Delta v(qt,x)=\lambda |u(qt,x){|}^m,t>0,x\in {\mathbb{R}}^N,$     

Unexploited Thapsia garganica,Orlaya maritima,and Retama raetam Seeds: Potential Sources of Unsaturated Fatty Acid and Natural Antioxidants

Total lipid contents, fatty acid compositions, phenolic profiles and antioxidants activities of seeds from Thapsia garganica, Orlaya maritima, and Retama raetam were investigated. The oil values were more than 26 %, except seeds of R. raetam (ca. 3 %). Unsaturated fatty acids accounted for the majority of the fatty acids (more than 75 %). Oleic and linoleic acid were the predominant fatty acids. Total phenolic compounds (24–104 mg GAE g^?1 DR), total flavonoids (4–102 mg QE g^?1g DR), total tannins (28–85 mg GAE g^?1 DR) and condensed tannins (0.62–131 mg CE g^?1 DR) were also determined. The antioxidant activities using different assays were evaluated. The predominant detected classes were the phenolic acids (42–85 %) and the flavonoids (11–48 %). The major phenolic acids were caffeic, trans‐4‐hydroxy‐3‐methoxycinnamic, p‐coumaric, and gallic acid. The predominant flavonoids were quercetin, luteolin, naringin, apigenin, and kaempferol. This study brings attention to the medicinal importance of these species as a source of oil and antioxidant molecules.     

Quantification des matières en suspension et valorisation des sédiments de dragage à l’échelle d’un bassin semi-aride: Cas du barrage du K’sob (Algérie)

Due to the semi-arid climate, scarcity of vegetation, the presence of a sometimes steep slope, Algeria is vulnerable to soil erosion that threatens its socio-economic development. In the watershed of K’sob, transport of suspended sediment by rivers is a disturbing phenomenon due to siltation to 80 % of the dam at the outlet. Data of suspended sediment concentrations are closely related to liquid discharge (Q). Models of solid discharge (Q_s) according to the equation Q_s = aQ^b were used to perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of suspended sediment. Different scales of analysis helped identify and explain conclusively seasonal models. Sediment production is very high in the fall. In the spring, despite the increase in discharge, it is less significant. In summer, during a period of disappearance of vegetation cover, highly loaded floods are sometimes observed. Currently, millions of cubic meters of sediments are dredged each year. This large volume is an economic, environmental and ecological problem. To remedy this, an experimental study of manufacturing brick has been proposed with 65 % of sediment, 25 % of dune sand used as an additive and 10 % water. The shrinkage is minimal for a solid brick fabricated to 800 °C during 6 h of cooking. The mechanical tests carried out on the brick exhibit acceptable values of compression strength, mass density and water absorption. The study of the evolution of these parameters for different pressing intensities (13.2–20–30 and 40 kN) at different ages (4, 14, 21, and 28 days) shows that the solid brick acquires its resistance only after 21 days.