We study pentane depletion using a hybrid plasma system based on a surface dielectric barrier discharge (SDBD), with and without a catalyst, and as a function of plasma power and alkane concentration. We evaluate pentane decomposition efficiency base...
Industry 4.0 has emerged together with relevant technological tools that have enabled the rise of this new industrial paradigm. One of the main employed tools is Machine Learning techniques, which allow us to extract knowledge from raw data and, ther...
In this study, as a product from the efficient Achmatowicz rearrangement and mild subsequent hydrogenation–reduction reactions of biorenewable C5 alcohols derived from lignocellulose, pentane-1,2,5-triol was successfully used after oxypropylati...
Two mononuclear complexes, [Ni(acac)2]·0.5CH3OH (1) and[Co(acac)2NO3]·2H2O (2) (acac = pentane-2,4-dione), have been synthesized andcharacterized by single crystal X-ray analysis. Complex 1 crystallizes in the monoclinicspace group P21/c with a = 9.2...
The efficient separation of light hydrocarbons, particularly alkanes from their isomers (C5–C6), represents a significant and energy-intensive challenge for the petrochemical industry. Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) offer promising solutions d...
In the present study, the detailed mechanism of n-pentane combustion, including 697 species and 3214 reactions, is first simplified to a mechanism with only 26 species and 134 reactions, which is suitable for the pressure of 1 atm, temperatures of 10...
Leakage of high-pressure hydrocarbon liquid from a vessel or pipe may easily result in a two-phase flashing spray due to the rapid pressure drop, which might produce catastrophic consequences. Understanding the flashing spray process is essential to...
High inspired oxygen during mechanical ventilation may influence the exhalation of the previously proposed breath biomarkers pentanal and hexanal, and additionally induce systemic inflammation. We therefore investigated the effect of various concentr...
The compound 3-((benzyloxy)carbonyl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1-carboxylic acid was successfully synthesized. High-quality crystals were obtained, and its X-ray structure was solved and refined by Hirshfeld atom refinement using custom aspherical scatter...
In this paper, we present the work of designing and fabricating a new generation of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based microfluidic preconcentrators (MFP) for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) quantification. The main objective of this work...
Exhaled breath volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are elevated in heart failure (HF). The ability of VOCs to predict long term cardiovascular mortality and morbidity has not been independently verified. In 55 patients admitted with acute decompensated...
Exhaled aliphatic aldehydes were proposed as non-invasive biomarkers to detect increased lipid peroxidation in various diseases. As a prelude to clinical application of the multicapillary column–ion mobility spectrometry for the evaluation of aldehyd...
During high-temperature pulse pyrolysis of acyclic butanes and pentanes under adiabatic compression conditions, cyclopropane, a stressed cyclic hydrocarbon, was found among the reaction products in small quantities for the first time. The analysis of...
Flow boiling is a complex process but very efficient for thermal management in different sectors; enhancing flow boiling heat transfer properties is a research field of great interest. This study proposes the use of various nanomaterials, carbon-base...
Closed-cell phenolic foam (PF) insulation is widely assumed to exhibit monotonically increasing thermal conductivity after cutting, driven by progressive blowing agent release. This study reports a previously uncharacterized behavior: a consistent de...
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are highly nanostructured coordination polymers that contain metal cations and organic linkers and feature very large pore volumes and surface areas. The sorption and desorption of n-pentane vapor by porphyrin al...
To establish a practical model for evaluating the oxidation of frying oil using aldehydes, the aldehydes of 10 commercial oils during frying at 180 °C were identified using headspace-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, and the changes of common...
Air–light hydrocarbon mixing gas is a new type of city gas which is composed of light hydrocarbon with the main component of n-pentane and air mixed in a certain proportion. To explore the dominant reactions for CO production of air–light...
Reactions of 3-(2-(pyridin-4-yl)ethyl)pentane-2,4-dione (HacacPyen) with AgPF6 and AgBF4 afforded cationic silver complexes [Ag(HacacPyen)2]+ with essentially linear coordination of the AgI cation by two pyridine N atoms. Rather unexpectedly, the Hac...
This article is devoted to the problem of developing a kinetic model of a complex chemical reaction using a parallel optimization method. The design of the kinetic model consists of finding the kinetic parameters of the reaction, which cannot be calc...
Refineries are complex industrial systems that transform crude oil into more valuable subproducts. Due to the advances in sensors, easily measurable variables are continuously monitored and several data-driven soft-sensors are proposed to control the...
Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) is applied in most advanced high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) power cable insulations, which are produced via dicumyl peroxide (DCP) technology. The electrical conductivity of insulation material can be increased by...
Due to the high saturated vapor pressure of low-boiling-point flammable liquids, it is difficult to make fire extinguishers for storage tanks containing them. Air foam extinguishing technology has been recommended by several standards. However, the e...
With increasingly stringent environmental regulations, desulfurization for gasoline oil production has become an important issue. Nowadays, desulfurization technologies have become an integral part of environmental catalysis studies. It is also impor...
The massive heavy oil reserves in the Athabasca region of northern Alberta depend on steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) for their economic exploitation. Even though SAGD has been successful in highly viscous oil recovery, it is still a costly tec...
Different types of surface forces, acting in the films of pentane, hexane, and heptane on water are discussed. It is shown that an important contribution to the surface forces originates from the solubility of water in alkanes. The equations for the...
An experimental study was undertaken to assess the heat-transfer coefficient (HTC) of graphene nanoplatelets-pentane nanofluid inside a gravity-assisted heat pipe (HP). Influence of various parameters comprising heat flux, mass fraction of the nanopa...
The effect of temperature and pressure on the nucleation of the vapor phase and the velocity of the vapor front in the initial stage of activated boiling-up of n-pentane on the surface of a quartz fiber was studied. Using a developed approach combini...
The chiral drug candidates have more effective binding affinities for their specific protein or receptor site for the onset of pharmacological action. Achieving all carbon stereopure compounds is not trivial in chemical synthesis. However, with the d...
Rigid polyurethane foams (RPUFs) are widely used in many fields, but they are easy to burn and produce a lot of smoke, which seriously endangers the safety of people’s lives and property. In this study, tetraethyl(1,5–bis(bis(2–hydroxypropyl)amino)pe...
Nanogels (NGs) have attracted great attention because of their outstanding biocompatibility, biodegradability, very low toxicity, flexibility, and softness. NGs are characterized with a low and nonspecific interaction with blood proteins, meaning tha...
Honey, renowned for its nutritional and therapeutic properties, has recently come under scrutiny due to its contamination by microplastics, in multiple ways. Bees’ exposure to plastic pollution impacts the whole hive’s ecosystem, and plas...
Choline-based ionic liquids (ILs) have emerged as promising candidates for application in multifaceted avenues, including electrochemistry, biomaterials, and environmental remediation technologies. However, their regulatory effects on the growth of a...
Three 1,1-diethoxyalk-3-yn-2-ones underwent isomerization and gave only the corresponding (3E,5E)-alkadienones in 72–87% yield when subjected to polystyrene-supported triphenylphosphine at 60 °C using acetylacetone as a co-catalyst. As a fi...
Anticorrosive protection efficiency of novel tetrafunctional epoxy prepolymer, namely 2,3,4,5-tetraglycidyloxy pentanal (TGP), for mild steel in 1 M HCl medium was assessed through potentiodynamic polarization (PDP), electrochemical impedance spectro...
In this paper, two cathinone derivatives, 4F-3Me-α-PVP and N-ethylheptedrone, seized on the illegal drug market in Poland, were described and characterized by various instrumental analytical methods. The compounds were characterized by electros...
In this study, Pt1Sn1 intermetallic nanoparticles (NPs) on SiO2/CeO2@SiO2 composites were located either on SiO2 or on CeO2@SiO2, thereby varying the average distance (intimacy) between metal sites and CeOx sites from “closest” to “...
Fe(II)/α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases (KDOs) catalyze a broad range of selective C–H oxidation reactions. However, the difficult production of KDOs in recombinant E. coli strains and their instability in purified form have so far...
Tannin foams are green lightweight materials that have attracted industrial interest for the manufacturing of sandwich panels for insulation purposes. However, the dimensions of the cells and the presence of sulfur in the formulation developed until...
This study examines how pipe bends affect the explosion behavior of premixed air–light hydrocarbon mixtures. We aim to provide a basis for safer pipeline design and explosion risk reduction in industrial systems that include bends. We used a co...
A volatile profile of ramson (wild garlic, Allium ursinum L.) honey was investigated by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and ultrasonic solvent extraction (USE) followed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-FID/GC-MS) analys...
Molecular diffusion is commonly found to slow down with increasing molecular size. Deviations from this pattern occur in some host materials with pore sizes approaching the diameters of the guest molecules. A variety of theoretical models have been s...
A new hybrid molecule, combining the pharmacologically relevant scaffolds of valproic acid and trimetazidine, is reported. The target compound was synthesized via a rapid mechanochemical approach using a planetary ball mill, enabling the efficient co...
To comprehensively understand the volatile flavor composition of dry-rendered beef fat, solvent-assisted flavor evaporation (SAFE) with four extraction solvents (dichloromethane, pentane, ethyl ether, and methanol) combined with gas chromatography&nd...
This paper presents a comparison of the conventional dual pressure steam Rankine cycle process and the organic Rankine cycle process for marine engine waste heat recovery. The comparison was based on a container vessel, and results are presented for...
This study investigates the volatolome in an individual with chromhidrosis, utilizing solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and pentane extraction, followed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS), to identify key volatile organic compound...
Mixture working fluids can reduce effectively energy loss at heat sources and heat sinks, and therefore enhance the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) performance. The entropy and entransy dissipation analyses of a basic ORC system to recover low-grade wast...
Six new furan derivatives, named 5-(3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)-furan-2-carboxylic acid (1), 1-(5-(2-hydroxypropanoyl)-furan-2-yl)-pentan-3-one (2), 2-hydroxy-1-(5-(1-hydroxypentyl)-furan-2-yl)-propan-1-one (3), 1-(5-(1,2-dihydroxypropyl)-furan-2-yl)-pent...
A novel thermo-economic performance indicator for a waste heat power system, namely, MPC, is proposed in this study, which denotes the maximum net power output with the constraint of EPC ≤ EPC0, where EPC is the electricity production cost of the...
New metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) based on zinc and cadmium ions, terephthalic acid, and flexible ligands 1,5-bis(imidazol-1-yl)pentane or 1,6-bis(imidazol-1-yl)hexane were prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermorgavimetric analysis...
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