In this study, commercial Ospray-2507 super-duplex stainless steel powder was investigated for the first time as a potential metal support material for solid oxide cells. Initially, metal supports were fabricated and processed in air using various si...
The solid backfilling support robot is key equipment for intelligent backfill mining, but its dual-top-beam structure, multiple closed-loop linkages and hydraulically actuated compaction mechanism make posture representation, inverse actuator mapping...
Selecting actions for improvement of solid waste management in low and middle income countries and understanding how a specific decision choice will fit and impact on a local context is key to identifying sustainable solutions. Assessment of the choi...
27 February 2023
The development of methodologies to support decision-making in municipal solid waste (MSW) management processes is of great interest for municipal administrations. Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques provide multiple tools for designing algorithm...
Our planet is currently facing dual challenges of global warming and energy crisis. The heavy reliance of the energy sector on fossil fuels significantly contributes to the accumulation of greenhouse gases, such as CH4 and CO2, in the environment atm...
Hydraulic-support pressure monitoring is widely used for mining-pressure interpretation and roof-weighting event statistics, but asynchronous records, incomplete spatial coverage and low-frequency instantaneous sampling can change the engineering qua...
Core-shell materials are promising functional materials for fundamental research and industrial application, as their properties can be adapted for specific applications. In particular, particles featuring iron or iron oxide as core material are rele...
The translation of organometallic reactions into a microwave reactor has numerous advantages. Herein, we describe the application of a previously developed solid-supported Glaser-Hay reaction to microwave conditions. Overall, an array of diynes has b...
Antibody microarrays have emerged as an important tool within proteomics, enabling multiplexed protein expression profiling in both health and disease. The design and performance of antibody microarrays and how they are processed are dependent on sev...
The synthesis of 2β-(heterocyclylthiomethyl)penam derivatives on solid support has been developed. Compounds are obtained in good to high yields (based on loading of the original resin). The key step is the solid-phase double rearrangement of the cor...
A comprehensive mathematical model of the performance of the cathode-supported solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with syngas fuel is presented. The model couples the intricate interdependency between the ionic conduction, electronic conduction, gas trans...
The polymer supported phosphazene bases PS-P2tBu and the novel PS-P2PEG allowed for efficient extraction of [18F]F− from proton irradiated [18O]H2O and subsequent radiofluorination of a broad range of substrates directly on the resin. The highest rad...
In this paper, the most recent and significant applications of Eosin Y as an organo-photocatalyst will be discussed, focusing the attention on enabling technological aspects in homogeneous photochemical flow reactions, as well as on recent developmen...
This work presents a microporous silver cathode membrane reinforced with infiltration of samarium-doped ceria (SDC). The ion-conducting SDC effectively confines the surface of a porous silver membrane to maintain microporous structure and prevents th...
The main objectives of this study are to synthesize a new solid-supported ionic liquid (SSIL) that has a covalent bond between the solid support, i.e., activated silica gel, with thiosalicylate-based ionic liquid and to evaluate the performance of th...
The design of metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells (MS-SOFCs) has again aroused interest in recent years due to their low cost of materials, strength, and resistance to thermal cycling, as well as the advantages of manufacturability. MS-SOFCs are p...
The chromium-free oxide precursor strategy effectively avoids chromium volatilization and electrode contamination in metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells (MS-SOFCs), while enabling high-temperature co-sintering in air to simplify the fabrication pr...
The catalytic activity and cyclic catalysis of different methyl benzoates were studied by using a series of Lewis solid acid catalysts. The iron-supported zirconium/titanium solid acid catalysts were characterized using FTIR, SEM, XRD, and BET. The d...
Plasmonic nanostructures are widely used for various sensing applications by monitoring changes in refractive index through optical spectroscopy or as substrates for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy. However, in most practical situations conventio...
Anode-supported solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) model based on artificial neural network (ANN) and optimized design variables were modeled. The input parameters of the anode-supported SOFC model developed in this study are as follows: current density,...
P-type ATPases are a large family of membrane transporters that are found in all forms of life. These enzymes couple ATP hydrolysis to the transport of various ions or phospholipids across cellular membranes, thereby generating and maintaining crucia...
The peptide/histidine transporter PHT1 (SLC15A4) is expressed in the lysosomal membranes of immune cells where it plays an important role in metabolic and inflammatory signaling. PHT1 is an H+-coupled/histidine symporter that can transport a wide ran...
In this study we report on the development and operational data of a metal-supported solid oxide fuel cell with a thin film electrolyte under varying conditions. The metal-ceramic structure was developed for a mobile auxiliary power unit and offers p...
The sodium–galactose cotransporter from Vibrio parahaemolyticus (vSGLT) was first cloned and functionally characterized by the laboratory of Ernest M. Wright in 2000, establishing a one-to-one Na+:sugar coupling stoichiometry and pioneering a b...
Marine cyanobacteria represent a large untapped source of functional glycolipids enriched with polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) for human health. However, advanced methods for scalable isolation of diverse species containing high-purity PUFA-rich...
Intermediate temperature-solid oxide fuel cell (IT-SOFC) Ni-(ZrO2)x(Y2O3)1−x (Ni-YSZ) anodes formed by two layers, with different thicknesses and morphologies, offer the possibility of obtaining adequate electrochemical performance coupled to satisfa...
Transition metal hydroxides have attracted a lot of attention as the electrode materials for supercapacitors owing to their relatively high theoretical capacity, low cost, and facile preparation methods. However, their low intrinsic conductivity dete...
The room temperature oxidation of betulin by Cr(VI) compounds in aqueous acetone on solid supports such as alumina, zeolites and silica gel has been studied. The oxidation on alumina support leaded to a single product—betulonic acid—in quantitative y...
In this work, a technology was developed for the formation of BaCe0.8Sm0.2O3+1 wt% CuO (BCS-CuO)/Ce0.8Sm0.2O1.9 (SDC) thin-film electrolyte membranes for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs) on porous NiO-BCS-CuO anode substrate...
A granular substrate used as a support for a three-way catalyzed (TWC) solid-particle membrane filter was investigated through numerical simulation. The proposed support could reduce the amount of required catalyst material by 39% and lower the press...
The lysosomal cation channel TMEM175 is a Parkinson’s disease-related protein and a promising drug target. Unlike whole-cell automated patch-clamp (APC), lysosomal patch-clamp (LPC) facilitates physiological conditions, but is not yet suitable...
Previously conducted studies have established that surface subsidence is typically avoided by filling coal mined-out areas with solid waste. Backfilling hydraulic supports are critically important devices in solid backfill mining, whose operating per...
Background/Objectives: Temozolomide is an important drug used for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme. Covalent conjugation of temozolomide to triplex-forming oligonucleotides could facilitate better sequence discrimination when targeted to DNA...
Food that is still fit for consumption is wasted in the domestic environment every day, so food packaging technologies are being developed that will monitor the quality of the products in real time. Highly perishable milk is currently one of the prod...
Ionic liquids (ILs) are widely used in elastomer composites, primarily as vulcanization activators or accelerators, crosslinkers, conductive additives, or dispersing agents of fillers. The aim of this work was to study the efficiency of ionic liquid...
4 March 2020
This paper introduces BIOLEACH, a new decision support model for the real-time management of municipal solid waste bioreactor landfills that allows estimating the leachate and biogas production. Leachate production is estimated using an adaptation of...
Recent endeavours to promote the widespread use of renewable and sustainable energy technologies depend heavily on the development and design of new catalytic materials. In this context, intermetallic compounds have come into the spotlight of recent...
Since Gomberg’s discovery of radicals as chemical entities, the interest around them has increased through the years. Nowadays, radical chemistry is used in the synthesis of 75% of all polymers, inevitably establishing a close relationship with Solid...
Historical mining districts contain heterogeneous waste accumulations whose spatial distribution and characteristics complicate environmental assessment and rehabilitation planning. This study develops an integrated, unit-based methodology for the ca...
Dendritic structures, being highly homogeneous and symmetric, represent ideal scaffolds for the multimerization of bioactive molecules and thus enable the synthesis of compounds of high valency which are e.g., applicable in radiolabeled form as multi...
The international peptide community rejoiced when one of its most distinguished members, Morten Meldal of Denmark, shared the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. In fact, the regiospecific solid-phase “copper(I)-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition o...
This article analyzes the implementation of a circular economy model for the management of reusable solid waste in the Colombian municipalities of Arbeláez (province of Cundinamarca) and Tibasosa (province of Boyacá). The analysis is co...
Cellulase and xylanase have been widely studied for bioconversion processes and applied in various industries. The high cost of these enzymes remains to be the major bottleneck for large-scale commercial application of lignocellulosic biorefinery. Th...
Ionic liquids (ILs) are increasingly used in elastomer technology due to unique physico-chemical properties, which are stable at the temperature of preparation and during processing of rubber compounds. The latest IL application concept is supported...
A library of twelve heteroditopic bis-urea and bis-thiourea receptors supported on Merrifield and Wang resins was prepared by solid-phase synthesis. The receptors incorporate dual hydrogen-bond-donor units for anion binding and a polyether spacer tha...
Linear partial least square and non-linear support vector machine regression analysis with various preprocessing techniques and their combinations were used to determine the soluble solids content of hardy kiwi fruits by a handheld, portable near-inf...
The coupling mechanism involving high-pressure seepage and soil degradation regarding the face stability in water-rich silty sand environment remains to be comprehensively elucidated. This paper employs 3D fluid–solid coupling simulations to in...
Solid supported bilayer lipid membranes are model systems to mimic natural cell membranes in order to understand structural and functional properties of such systems. The use of a model system allows for the use of a wide variety of analytical tools...
The support pressure on an excavation surface is a critical factor in the ground deformation and excavation stability of a submarine shield tunnel. The shield tail gap and the disturbance zone of grouting behind the tunnel wall are also important inf...
The global demand for mineral resources has led to the gradual transformation of the mining industry from the traditional shallow, small-scale mining mode to the high-intensity mining of deep underground mines. Due to the high stress, high temperatur...
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