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Catalyctic Reduction Of Nitric Oxide By Carbon Monoxide And Copper Loaded Granular Activated Carbon In The Presence Of Oxygen, Kaiwen Ma

Theses

The reduction reaction of nitric oxide (NO) by carbon monoxide (CO), and granular activated carbon (GAC) in the presence and absence of oxygen was studied in a fixed bed catalytic reactor. The conversion of NO as a function of reaction temperature was evaluated for various reductant to NO ratios and space velocities. The results show that oxygen enhanced the NO+CO reaction over copper (Cu) ion exchanged ZSM-5. About 60% NO conversion to nitrogen (N₂) was obtained at 400°C and 2,000 v/v/hr. This result is consistent with the hypothesis that CO is an intermediate in the soot-NO reaction. The …

Design, Fabrication And Characterization Of Silicon Microlenses For Ir-Ccd Image Sensors, Dhiren Pattnaik

Theses

There is a growing trend in the study of Focal Plane Arrays(FPAs) of very small microlenses, used for a wide variety of imaging and sensing applications, to increase optical efficiency. Present day sensor technology might take a different direction altogether with the development of compact, high quality, high resolution imaging microlenses, which could make the fill factor >90%. A method to increase light sensitivity of Interline Transfer(IT) type image sensors is to position microlens FPAs on top of the image sensors. FPAs are structures of small lenses which focus the incoming light on the photo sensitive part of the image …

A Meeting Of Minds : Coalitions, Representations And American Non-Governmental Organizations In The Brazilian Amazon, Lise Fernanda Sedrez

Theses

American environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have created and spread in the last decade a particular representation of the Amazon rainforest among the public and policy-makers. This new representation contrasts with earlier American representations of the Amazon in that it has been more responsive to local (Amazon) concerns and agendas. This greater responsiveness is a direct result of strategic coalitions with Brazilian NGOs by must US NGOs. US NGOs may avoid charges of "environmental imperialism" and obtain larger legitimacy in their action in the Amazon by opting for the coalition strategy. However, this option also stresses the differences between two environmental …

Application Of The Internet Technology And Client/Server Paradigm For The Implementation Of Repi, Chetankumar G. Patel

Theses

There are many problems associated with Requirements Engineering such as defining the system scope, developing understanding among the communities involved in the system to be built, volatility of requirements etc. These problems may lead to poor requirements and therefore cancellation of the system development, or else the development of a system that is unsatisfactory, has high maintenance cost or is unacceptable. By improving Requirements Elicitation, the Requirements Engineering can be improved, leading to a better requirements specification and eventually a better product.

Requirements Elicitation requires effective communication among the team members, as communication is the key factor. Easing communications between …

Investigation Of Pathophysiologic Trends In Caucasian And Afro-American Hypertensives By Means Of Heart Rate Variability Recording During Upright Tilt-Table Testing, Jose F. Torrealba

Theses

The incidence of hypertension is more prevalent among the Afro-American population than the Caucasians and there is not a satisfactory explanation for this discrepancy.

Heart Rate Variability (HRV) has been demonstrated to reflect the relative activities of the sympathetic (SMP) and parasympathetic (PSMP) divisions of the autonomic nervous system (ANS).

This study consisted in comparing the HRV, as well as the blood pressure (BP) of four different groups during up-right tilt table testing. The subjects were grouped by age, gender, race and health condition. Analysis in time and frequency domain was applied to the data. In the frequency domain, the …

C Compiler Targeting The Java Virtual Machine, Jack Pien

Dartmouth College Undergraduate Theses

One of the major drawbacks in the field of computer software development has been the inability for applications to compile once and execute across many different platforms. With the emergence of the Internet and the networking of many different platforms, the Java programming language and the Java Platform was created by Sun Microsystems to address this "Write Once, Run Anywhere" problem. What sets a compiled Java program apart from programs compiled from other high level languages is the ability of a Java Virtual Machine to execute the compiled Java program on any platform, as long as the Java Virtual Machine …

1998 Rose-Hulman Institute Of Technology : One-Hundred And Twentieth Commencement, Rose-Hulman

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

1998 Spring Commencement Program: Winona State University, Winona State University

WSU Commencement Programs

This is the Winona State University 1998 Spring commencement program. Commencement was on Saturday, May 30, 1998.

Commencement Of The Class Of 1998, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Ceremony

No abstract provided.

Ua3/9/5 Address To The Duke University Talent Identification Search Program, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell to students involved in the Duke University Talent Identification Search Program.

Volume 35, Number 38: May 29, 1998, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for May 28, 1998

05/28/1998 - Eiu Student Joins Elite Group For Summer Research.Pdf, University Marketing And Communications

1998

No abstract provided.

Spira Mirabilis, Kim D. Ray

Dissertations and Theses

My graduate work, culminating in Spira Mirabilis, my final thesis project, has been about a search for simplicity. What I have discovered along the way is complexity. In searching for a fundamental principle that generates a complex form, I discovered an apparently simple form that is, rather, a consequence of complex relationships. By creating a work that is grounded on a fundamental, universal principle, I hoped to evoke a subliminal or other-than-conscious response that would effect a transformation in the viewer. Ultimately, I found my own transformation through the creative process, and acquired a new viewpoint through a minimal …

In-Situ Raman Spectroscopic Study Of The Oxidation And Reduction Of Ag Electrode In Na2So4, Yan-Xia Chen, Kai-Qi Huang, Zhong-Qun Tian

Journal of Electrochemistry

In-situ Raman spectroscopy combined with cyclic voltammogram measurements was used to investigate formation of oxygen species at Ag electrode surfaces during the oxidation and reduction process in 0.1 mol/L Na₂SO₄ solution. The time dependent Raman spectra show that at potentials positive of 0.2 V, adsorption of oxygen atom occurs, while at the potentials positive of 0.4 V, some oxygen atoms migrate into subsurface of the Ag electrode and the other form strongly bound oxygen on the surface through chemical bond. At the same potentials, part of the silver atoms are oxidized and form Ag₂SO_{4 …}

An Investigation On Galvanic Corrosion Behavior Of Co-Cr-Mo Alloy And Ti-6al-4v Alloy, Zhi-Jun Bai, Yin-Shun Wu, Tian-Cheng Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The combination of Co-Cr-Mo alloy and Ti-6Al-4V alloy is widely used as total hip prostheses. The objective of this work is to quantify the possibility of the acceleration of corrosion due to the galvanic effect. Electrochemical tests based on mixed potential and protection potential theories were used to study the galvanic corrosion behavior of coupling these alloys. The results indicated that the galvanic potential between two alloys always was in the passive potential zone of the isolated alloy respectively, and that the galvanic current of the couple is same as the corrosion current of isolated alloy under passive state. The …

Investigation Of Pb/Pb2+ And Polypyrrole Electrodes By Use Of Ac Electrochemical-Thermal Method, Ji-Hua Zhuang, Jie Zhang, Liang-Jun Dong, Hong Xie, Zhi-Yu Jiang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The values of entropy change for Br^-/Br₂ and Pb/Pb²⁺ electrode reactions were measured by use of the ac electrochemical-thermal method. The influence of alkaline pretreatment on the electrochemical behavior for a polypyrrole electrode was also investigated by this method. It was found that after alkaline pretreatment the eletrochemical activity of polypyrrole electrode was decreased obviously, but it kept partly electrochemical-thermal characteristic as same as that before pretreatment.

Executive Committee - Agenda, 5/28/1998, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Search For A New Gauge Boson In Π0 Decays, Nomad Collaboration, J. Altegoer, D. Autiero, A. Baldisseri, M. Baldo-Ceolin, G. Ballocchi, M. Banner, S. Basa, G. Bassompierre, K. Benslama, N. Besson, I. Bird, B. Blumenfeld, F. Bobisut, J. Bouchez, S. Boyd, A. Bueno, S. Bunyatov, L. Camilleri, K. Zuber, Roberto Petti, Et. Al.

Faculty Publications

A search was made for a new light gauge boson X which might be produced in π⁰→γ+X decay from neutral pions generated by 450 GeV protons in the CERN SPS neutrino target. The X's would penetrate the downstream shielding and be observed in the NOMAD detector via the Primakoff effect, in the process of X→π⁰ conversion in the external Coulomb field of a nucleus. With 1.45×10¹⁸ protons on target, 20 candidate events with energy between 8 and 140 GeV were found from the analysis of neutrino data. This number is in …

Electrochemical Preparation Of Rare Earth Functional Materials And Application Of Rare Earth To Electrochemistry, Qi-Qin Yang, Tong-Xiang Ye

Journal of Electrochemistry

The new progress and related mechanism of the electrochemical preparation of rare earth materials (magnets, magnetooptic materials, battery materials, luminescent devices, semiconductors, superconductors) and the application of rare earth to the electrochemical areas (e.g. electroplating, corrosion, electrosynthses) have introduced.

A Novel Pt(Ir) Plated Stainless Steel Electrode, Jing-Ying Shi, Xiu-Feng Xiao, Ze-Shan Zhu, Xi Zheng, Yan-Zhen Chen, Wen-Yun Hu

Journal of Electrochemistry

A novel Pt(Ir) plated stainless steel electrode have been developed, to be applied underpotential deposition and anchor effect. The electrode is provided with the excellent electrochemical characteristic, lt is possible to use the matter as micro-sensor.

Study Of Charged Property On The Interface Of Porous Membrane Of Anodized Aluminum, Ya-Fei Kuang, Ling Wang, Fei Hu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Using electrodialytic method, the relation between the pH value of tested solution and the ζ potential of porous anodized aluminum membrane, which was separated by reverse electrolysis from aluminum substrate, has been investigated. The following results can be obtained in 1.0×10^-2 mol/L KCl solution: The pH_IEP (isoelectric potential) of the porous membrane is equal to 9.20. In the range of 2.00

Studies On The Transport Properties Of Zn2+ In The Zn/V2O5 Secondary Battery With Aqueous Medium, Jia-Hong Zhou, Kuan-Hong Xue, Gu-Ping Pan

Journal of Electrochemistry

The transport properties and the reaction mechanism of Zn²⁺ in the cathode material of Zn/V₂O₅ secondary battery with aqueous medium were studied by use of intermittent titration experiments and X-Ray diffraction analysis. The relations of some kinetic parameters to the discharge depth were discussed. The results of the experiments show that the cathodic discharge reaction is an intercalation process.

Electrode Process Of Lithium Ions On Aluminum Electrode In Molten Licl-Kcl, Shu-Zhen Duan, Cong-Sheng Guan, Qing-Rong Shi, Xin-Dong Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Deposition mechanism of Lithium on aluminium electrode was studied by using linear sweep voltammetry and potential step method. The formation of α-solid solution was controlled by the diffusion of lithium within the aluminium substance. The formation of β-LiAl alloy was limited by the rate of forming the alloy at the legining, and by diffiusion of lithium through the β- LiAl alloy layer was limited by the rate of forming the alloy at the begining, and by the diffusion of lithium through the β-LiAl alloy later. Neucleation polarization for the formation of β-LiAl alloy was observed. This polarization is an …

Molecular Inclusion Of Cyclodextrin Polymer And Its Application To Enzyme Electrodes, Hui-Huang Wu, Bao-Zhang Wu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The inclusion complexation of α-cyclodextin prepolymer host with benzoquinone guest was studied by voltametry. The spectroscopic measurements show that the polycondensation of CD with glutaric dialdehyde forms the polymer (PCD) with pending carbonyl, the latter brings about covalent immobilisation of glucose oxidase (GOD) to polymer chains. Owing to the inclusion complexation of CD, the benzoquinone(BQ) as mediator of GOD can be collected in the enzyme-containing PCD membrane, resulting in high concentration of BQ in the membrane while decreasing its amount in solution. TTF was tested to prepare the immobilised enzyme together with mediator in PCD. The enzyme loading in PCD …

Application Of Electrochemical Process To Recycling Waste Water From Flotation Of Phosphate Ores, Shi-Xin Yu, Wen Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

The waste water from flotation of phosphate ores can be used to recycling by electrochemical process. The suitable factors of electrochemical process is made by measuring ζ potential and transmittance of the waste water in modified way.

Studies Of Surface Alloy As High Efficient Electrocatalyst For Glyoxylic Acid Synthesis, Sheng-Pei Chen, Sheng-Qing Xia, Shi-Gang Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

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Influences Of Ptfe On Electrochemical Properties Of Foam-Type Ni(Oh)2 Electrodes, Zhen Zhou, Jie Yan, Xian-You Wang, Jin Lin, Hua-Tang Yuan, De-Ying Song, Yun-Shi Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Research work was performed for the influences of PTFE on the electrochemical properties of foam-type Ni(OH)₂ electrodes by constant current discharge. CV and EIS method. Experimental results exhibit that the existence of PTFE would decrease the reversibility of electrode reaction and increase the reaction resistance of the electrode; thus lower the discharge potential and capacity, so PTFE should be added as little as possible during the preparation of paste-type electrodes.

Study Of The Mechanisms Of The Electrochemical Reactions Of The Soluble Polyimides, Ying Zhu, Wei Xing, Hui Zhao, Gui-Zheng Shi, Yue-Sheng Li, Meng-Xian Ding, Hui Yang, Tian-Hong Lu

Journal of Electrochemistry

For the first time, the electrochemical behaviors of the three soluble polyimides were studied in the organic and aqueous solutions. It was found that the electrochemical behaviors of PI in the organic solutions are significantly different from that in the aqueous solution. Using the IR spectroscopy and semi-empirical molecular orbital calculation and combining the results of the electrochemical measurements, the mechanisms of the electrochemical reactions of polyimides were demonstrated.

Study On The Substitution Of Chromium Alloy Electroplating From Trivalent Plating Bath For The Hard Chromium Plating, Hui-Dong Li, Min Li, Hui-Qi Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

Recently, a vast amount of exploring experiments have been made to solve many deadly defect of existing trivalent chromium plating processes and promote to finally substitute the trivalent chromium for the hexvalent chromium plating. Technical scheme which we substitute the amorphous chromium alloy deposition for the pure chromium is determined step by step and process of amorphous Cr-Fe-C alloy plating from trivalent chromium plating bath has been developped successfully. The deposition maintains standard of traditional hexvalent chromium deposition in properties of wear-resistance and corrosive wear resistance. Moreover, it completely eliminates serious enviromental pollution and has certain advantages of technological property …