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Methods Of Fabricating Plasticized, Antiplasticized And Crystalline Conducting Polymers And Precursors Thereof, Ravi F. Saraf

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Patents

Methods of forming materials containing precursors to electrically conductive polymers and electrically conductive polymers are described which have a high degree of crystallinity. The high degree of crystallinity is achieved by preparing the materials under conditions which provide a high degree of mobility to the polymer molecules permitting them to associate with one another to form a crystalline state. High levels of electrical conductivity are achieved in in the electrically conductive materials without stretch orienting the material. The enhanced electrical conductivity is isotropic as compared to a stretch oriented film which has isotropic electrical conductivity. In the preferred embodiment, additives …

Phase Structures And Morphologies Determined By Competitions Among Self-Organization, Crystallization, And Vitrification In A Disordered Poly(Ethylene Oxide)-B-Polystyrene Diblock Copolymer, Lei Zhu, Yan Chen, Anqui-Q. Zhang, Bret. H. Calhoun, Moonseok Chun, Stephen Z. D. Cheng, Benjamin S. Hsiao, Fengji Yeh, Takeji Hashimoto

College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering

A poly(ethylene oxide)-b-polystyrene (PEO-b-PS) diblock copolymer having a number-average molecular weight ((M) over bar(n)) of 11000 g/mol in the PEO blocks and an (M) over bar(n) of 5200 g/mol in the PS blocks has been synthesized (with a volume fraction of the PEO blocks of 0.66 in the molten state). Differential scanning calorimetry results show that this copolymer possesses a single endotherm, which is attributed to the melting of the PEG-block crystals. Based on real-time resolved synchrotron small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) observations, the diblock copolymer is in a disordered state above the glass transition temperature of the PS-rich phase (T-g(PS)) …

Rhythmic Growth Of Target And Spiral Spherulites Of Crystalline Polymer Blends, Thein Kyu, Hw Chiu, Aj Guenthner, Y Okabe, H Saito, T Inoue

College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering

Numerical calculations reveal that the target and spiral growth patterns in spherulites can be generated from the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equations (model C) by coupling a conserved compositional order parameter and a nonconserved crystal ordering parameter. Of particular interest is that the periodic concentric rings (target) or the spirals at the spherulitic core remain stationary in both the crystal (orientational) ordering field and the concentration field. Another intriguing observation is that the growth of target and spiral spherulites occurs in a stepwise fashion in synchronism with the rhythmic energy dissipation during crystallization.

Organic-Metallic Composite Coating For Copper Surface Protection, Ravi F. Saraf

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Patents

Copper-containing surfaces of substrates such as laminated electronic circuit boards are protected by organometallic coatings comprising organic compounds selected from the group consisting of benzimidazoles, alkylimidazoles, benzotriazozles and alkyltriazoles, substituted or unsubstituted, and metal particles of solder-wettable metals or metal solders. The metal particles can be thermally formed in situ from metallic compounds such as noble metal acetates, acetylacetonates and carbonates.

Modeling Of Solid Phase Detonations, C. Richter, Hendrik J. Viljoen, N. F. J. Van Rensburg

Papers in Reaction Kinetics

In contrast to conventional explosives which constitute rapid decomposition of the molecular structure acconlpanied by the release of large volumes of gaseous products, heterogeneous mixtures in the SHS realm react by progression of a thermal wave at velocities far below the speed of sound in such mixtures. Interestingly, ultrafast solid phase reactions can be initiated under the right conditions. A shock wave compresses the solid mixture to densities well beyond the theoretical mean ambient density (TMD) and compression becomes the major form of preheating. In addition, elastic potential energy is pumped into the lattice structure to induce severe distortion and …

Chemical Volatilization Of Heavy Metals For Waste Separation And Real Time Metals Analysis, Mohammad Nasr Ul-Alam

Theses

One of the major challenges in environmental analysis concerns the rapid and sensitive detection of metals emitted from combustion stacks. An interesting concept for real time analysis is to convert airborne metal oxide particles in a flow reactor into relatively volatile compounds of a single class, and then analyze in the gas phase. In this project, kinetics of chemical volatilization reaction between Sb₂O₃ and HCl was investigated. To achieve this a laboratory volatilization flow reactor was built and data was collected for the volatilization reaction in terms of conversion, inlet and outlet concentrations and flow rates. A …

Study Of The Effects Of Deuterium Implantation Upon The Performance Of Thin-Oxide Cmos Devices, Sumit Kishore

Theses

The use of ultra thin oxide films in modem semiconductor devices makes them increasingly susceptible to damage due to the hot carrier damage. Deuterium in place of hydrogen was introduced by ion implantation at the silicon oxide-silicon interface during fabrication to satisfy the dangling bonds. Deuterium was implanted at energies of 15, 25 and 35 keV and at a dose of 1x10¹⁴/cm². Some of the wafers were subjected to N₂O annealing following gate oxide growth. It was demonstrated that ion implantation is an effective means of introduction of deuterium. Deuterium implantation brings about a …

Electrochemical Synthesis Of Fes Electrode And Its Behavior Measurement, Cong-Sheng Guan

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Potential for the electrochemical synthesis of FeS electrode has been obtained by cyclic voltammetry. FeS electrodes were synthesiaed by controlling Fe electrode at -1.0 V in LiCl-KCl-Li₂S and Li(FClI)-Li₂S melts and their behavior were measured also. The FeS electrode synthesized in molten Li(FClI)-Li₂S has the best charge and discharge properties.

Deactivation Of Nickel Oxide/Hydroxide To Electrooxidation Of H2Po2 Anions On Nickel Electrodes In Alkaline Solutions, Tai-Xiang Jiang, Hui-Huang Wu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electrooxidation of hypophosphite anions on polycrystalline nickel in alkaline solutions has been investigated by cyclic voltammetry and open circuit potential measurements. The results are explained based on the mechanism that the first step of hypophosphite oxidation is the adsorption of hypophosphite ions on nickel, followed by the homolysis of its hydrogen bond with the formation of radicals. The oxidation of hypophosphite on nickel in alkaline medium occurs at lower potentials between ca. -0.8 V— -1.1 V (SCE) and phosphite ion is the only oxidation product. There is no indication of hypophosphite oxidation at higher potentials. Severe deactivation of the surface …

Structural And Electrochemical Studies On Lithium Manganese Oxide Containing Li+ Prepared By Hydrothermal Method For Lithium Ion Batteries, De-Yao Liu, Jin-Kua You, Wei Chu, Yong Yang, Zu-Geng Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this paper, Todorokite manganese oxides containing Li⁺ with large tunnel structure (sample M5) have been synthesized by hydrothermal methods from natural manganese oxide nano fiber (sample M4). The structure and composition of the samples were characterized and analyzed by XRD, ICP, TGA and DTA. Its electrochemical behavior as a cathode materials for rechargeable lithium ion insertion were studied by galvanostatic charge/discharge measurements. XRD results show that the sample M4 is mainly composed of Birnessite and Vernadite structure. Although the sample M4 shows a high initial capacity of approximately 150 mAh/g, its performances decrease gradually over 30 cycles. It …

The Techniques Of The Paired Electrosynthesis, Hong-Kun Zhang, Deng-Ping Gu

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this Paper, we introduce our work on paired electrosynthesis. In conjunction with our research practice, we introduce electrolytic conditions,such as material of electrode ,courrent density and electrolytic temperature etc,as reference for researcher. We categorize the paired electrosynthesis techniques to widen our view on the paired electroorganic synthesis and to promote the deveopments of paired electrosynthesis techniques.

Study On Synthesizing Of 2-Methylbutanoic Acid By Indirect Electrooxidation, Chong-Tao Zhao, Ze-Shan Zhu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The working conditions of synthesizing 2-methylbutanoic acid by oxidizing 2-methyl-1-butanol with tetrabutylammonium hydrosulfate (TBAS) or tetrabutylammonium perchlorate (TBAP) as phase transfer catalyst in sulfuric acid Cr(Ⅵ) oxidation medium was studied. The Cr(Ⅵ) oxidation medium could be electrolytic regenerated from Cr(Ⅲ), during above oxidation reaction. Under the optinum condition, the yield of 2-methylbutanoic acid is more than 95%.

The Ac-Impedance Analysis For Pluse Oxide Film Of Aluminium Alloy, Ai-Ling Du, Xi-Cheng Ma, He-Ming Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Bode diagrams for aluminum PC (abbreviated from pulse current) oxide films were first obtained by AC-impedance measurements in a wide range of frequency. The experimental results show that different kinds of electrical equivalent circuits can be used for representing PC films and DC (abbreviated from direct current) oxide films separately, the main differences between them are their porous layers, the PC films are more even with little defects.Those are also verified by SEM and V-I characteristic curve measurements.

Network Modeling Of The Convective Flow And Diffusion Of Molecules Adsorbing In Monoliths And In Porous Particles Packed In A Chromatographic Column, J. J. Meyers, Athanasios I. Liapis

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A cubic lattice network of interconnected pores was constructed to represent the porous structure existing in a monolith (continuous bed) or in a column packed with porous chromatographic particles. Expressions were also constructed and utilized to simulate, through the use of the pore network model, the intraparticle interstitial velocity and pore diffusivity of adsorbate molecules in porous chromatographic particles or in monoliths under retained and unretained conditions. The combined effects of steric hindrance at the entrance to the pores and frictional resistance within the pores, as well as the effects of pore size, pore connectivity, n(T), of the porous network, …

Polycrystalline Conducting Polymers And Precursors Thereof Having Adjustable Morphology And Physical Properties, Ravi F. Saraf

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Patents

Polycrystalline materials containing crystallies of precursors to electrically conductive polymers and electrically conductive polymers are described which have an adjustable high degree of crystallinity. The intersticial regions between the crystallites contains amorphous material containing precursors to electrically conductive polymers and/or electrically conductive polymers. The degree of crystallinity is achieved by preparing the materials under conditions which provide a high degree of mobility to the polymer molecules permitting them to associate with one another to form a crystalline state. This is preferable achieved by including additives, such as plasticizers and diluents, to the solution from which the polycrystalline material is formed. …

Bioactivities Of A Tumour Necrosis Like Factor Released By Chicken Rnacrophages, Silke Rautenschlein, Anuradha Subramanian, Jagdev M. Sharma

Papers in Biotechnology

To test for tumour necrosis-like factor (TNF) of chickens, supernatants of a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated chicken macrophage cell line MQ-NCSU were analysed. A sequence of ion-exchange and gel-permeation chromatography was utilised to isolate TNF-like activity from the culture supernatant. The peak of TNF-like cytotoxic activity corresponded to the fractions with a nlolecular weight of 81 kDa or higher. Polyclonal anti-human TNF-a antiserum cross-reacted by Western blotting with a 17 kDa protein in the TNF-containing fraction ~ ~ n d e denaturing conditions. This result indicated that chicken TNF-like factor in the biologically active form may be a protein multimer of monomers …

Bioactivities Of A Tumour Necrosis Like Factor Released By Chicken Macrophages, Silke Rautenschlein, Anuradha Subramanian, Jagdev M. Sharma

Papers in Biotechnology

To test for tumour necrosis-like factor (TNF) of chickens, supernatants of a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated chicken macrophage cell line MQ-NCSU were analysed. A sequence of ion-exchange and gel-permeation chromatography was utilised to isolate TNF-like activity from the culture supernatant. The peak of TNF-like cytotoxic activity corresponded to the fractions with a nlolecular weight of 81 kDa or higher. Polyclonal anti-human TNF-a antiserum cross-reacted by Western blotting with a 17 kDa protein in the TNF-containing fraction ~ ~ n d e denaturing conditions. This result indicated that chicken TNF-like factor in the biologically active form may be a protein multimer of monomers …

Composite Comprising A Metal Substrate And A Corrosion Protecting Layer, Ravi F. Saraf

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Funded Proposals

A composite comprising a metal substrate and as a corrosion protecting layer on at least one major surface of said substrate, a composition comprising a thermoset or thermoplastic polymeric matrix, and a conductive filler component, where said filler component comprises electrically conductive particles.

Particle Pressure And Marginal Stability Limits For A Homogeneous Monodisperse Gas-Fluidized Bed: Kinetic Theory And Numerical Simulations, Ashok S. Sangani, Donald L. Koch

Biomedical and Chemical Engineering - All Scholarship

A linear stability analysis is performed for the homogeneous state of a monodisperse gas-fluidized bed of spherical particles undergoing hydrodynamic interactions and solid-body collisions at small particle Reynolds number and finite Stokes number. A prerequisite for the stability analysis is the determination of the particle velocity variance which controls the particle-phase pressure. In the absence of an imposed shear, this velocity variance arises solely due to the hydrodynamic interactions among the particles. Since the uniform state of these suspensions is unstable over a wide range of values of particle volume fraction &phgr; and Stokes number St, full dynamic simulations cannot …

Fluid Dynamic Parameters In Bubble Columns With Internals, Jinwen Chen, Fan Li, Sujatha Degaleesan, Puneet Gupta, Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Milorad P. Duduković, Bernard A. Toseland

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The Knowledge of Gas Holdup, Liquid Recirculation and Turbulent Parameters is Important for Design and Performance Calculation of Bubble Column Reactors. Although Numerous Experimental Studies Have Been Reported on This Subject, Most Are Point Measurements Limited to Columns Without Internals Operated at Low Gas Velocities. in This Study, We Present the Results Obtained for the Gas Holdup Profiles, Time-Averaged Liquid Velocity Profiles, Turbulent Stresses and Eddy Diffusivities (Radial and Axial) Obtained in a 18″ (44 Cm) Diameter Column Without and with Internals Similar to Those Used in Industrial Scale Units (E.g., Heat Exchanger Tubes) using Both Air/water and Air/drakeoil 10 …

Two-Phase Flow Distribution In 2d Trickle-Bed Reactors, Y. Jiang, M. R. Khadilkar, M. (Muthanna) H. Al-Dahhan, M. P. Dudukovic

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

An Extended Discrete Cell Model (DCM), based on Minimization of Energy Dissipation Rate, is Applied to Predict Two-Phase Flow Distribution in the Two-Dimensional Trickle-Bed Reactors. the Main Advantages of DCM Are that It Can Qualitatively Capture the Experimental Observations, and Readily Distinguish between Flow Distribution in Prewetted and Non-Prewetted Beds, as Well as Reflect the Effects of Bed Structure and Inlet Liquid Distributor on Two Phase Flow Distribution. for Comparison Purpose, the Results of Liquid Distribution Obtained by DCM Are Compared with Both Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulations and Experimental Observations in a 2D Bed. the Achieved Qualitative and Quantitative …

Comparative Hydrodynamics Study In A Bubble Column Using Computer-Automated Radioactive Particle Tracking (Carpt)/Computed Tomography (Ct) And Particle Image Velocimetry (Piv), Jinwen Chen, Abdenour Kemoun, Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Milorad P. Duduković, D. J. Lee, Liang Shih Fan

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The Hydrodynamics of a 10-Cm-Diameter Cylindrical Bubble Column at the Superficial Gas Velocity of 2, 4, and 8 Cm/s Are Investigated by Computer-Automated Radioactive Particle Tracking (CARPT), Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), and Computed Tomography (CT). These Experimental Techniques Are Capable of Providing the Knowledge of Velocity and Holdup Fields in a Bubble Column System, Which Are Essential as the Experimental Benchmark for Modeling of Such Systems. the Flow Field of Liquid Phase, as Well as the Reynolds Stresses, Obtained by CARPT and PIV in an Air-Water System Are Compared in Detail. the Results Indicate that CARPT and PIV Complement Each …

Parametric Study Of Unsteady-State Flow Modulation In Trickle-Bed Reactors, M. R. Khadilkar, M. (Muthanna) H. Al-Dahhan, M. P. Duduković

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Unsteady-State Liquid Flow Modulation (Periodic Operation) Was Investigated for Hydrogenation of Alpha-Methylstyrene to Cumene in a Hexane Solvent over 0.5% Pd on Alumina Spheres. This Test Reaction Was Run under Both Gas and Liquid Reactant-Limited Conditions. It is Shown that Periodic Liquid Flow Modulation Can Alter the Supply of Liquid and Gaseous Reactants to the Catalyst and Result in Reactor Performance Different from that Obtained under Steady-State Conditions. the Effect of Key Parameters Such as Extent of Gas/liquid Limitation, Total Cycle Period, Cycle Split, and Liquid Mass Velocity Were Investigated Experimentally to Demonstrate the Cause-Effect Relationships in Periodic Operation. Performance …

Method For Providing Discharge Protection Or Shielding, Ravi F. Saraf

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Funded Proposals

Electrostatic discharge protection and electromagnetic interference shielding is provided by applying to a dielectric substrate a composition comprising a polymeric matrix and a conductive filler component. The conductive filler component comprises electrically conductive metal particles and at least one electrically conducting polymer.

Development Of A Curved Layer Lom Process For Monolithic Ceramics And Ceramic Matrix Composites, Donald A. Klosterman, Richard P. Chartoff, Nora R. Osborne, George A. Graves, Allan Lightman, Gyoowan Han, Akos Bezewredi, Stan Rodrigues, Sung Pak, Gary Kalmanovich, Leon Dodin, Song Tu

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

A novel rapid prototyping technology incorporating a curved layer building style was developed. The new process, based on Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM), was designed for efficient fabrication of curved layer structures made from ceramics and fiber reinforced composites. A new LOM machine was created, referred to as Curved Layer LOM. This new machine uses ceramic tapes and fiber prepregs as feedstocks and fabricates curved structures on a curved-layer by curved-layer basis. The output of the process is a three dimensional "green" ceramic that is capable of being processed to a seamless, fully dense ceramic using traditional techniques. A detailed description …

Media Coverage Of Epa's Draft Dioxin Reassessment Report, Sharon M. Friedman, Megan A. Fitzpatrick, Brenda P. Egolf

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Using content analysis, the authors examine the utility of news media in democratic decision making.

Biodegradation Of Thermoplastic And Hermosetting Polyesters From Z-Protected Glutamic Acid, R M. Tadros, Hossein Noureddini, Delmar C. Timm

Papers in Biomolecular Engineering

In a previous article,1 the development and molecular characterization of three polyesters from N-carbobenzyloxy-L-glutamic acid (ZGluOH) were reported. The polymers were a linear, heterochain polyester (ZGluOH and ethylene glycol), a crosslinked heterochain polyester (ZGluOH and diglycidyl ether of 1,4-butanediol), and a crosslinked, heterochain aromatic polyester (ZGluOH and diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A). In this manuscript, results of biodegradation studies are reported. The three polymers hydrolyzed to low molecular weight oligomers similar to the monomers with lipase. When exposed to a mixed culture of micro-organisms, the first two resins degraded to biomass and respiratory gases. The crosslinked heterochain aromatic polyester resisted …

Chemical Reactions And Mass Transport In Emulsion Liquid Membrane, Huifang Fan

Dissertations

Emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) systems are an important technique for wastewater cleanup. For this purpose, emulsion globules are dispersed in wastewater (external phase), each emulsion globule consisting of many tiny aqueous droplets (internal phase) enclosed in oil (membrane phase). Hazardous chemicals in the wastewater are transported into the internal droplets by mass transfer mechanisms.

Since Li first invented an ELM system in the 1960s, much research effort has been devoted to experimentally finding the optimal conditions for ELM recovery of various chemicals. Such studies would have benefited greatly from the guidance of mathematical models, especially those that provide analytical predictions. …

Study Of Reactive Media For Chromium Removal From Groundwater By Permeable Barriers, Hemant S. Desai

Theses

The purpose of the study was to select reduction media for application in permeable barriers for removing chromate ions from groundwater emanating from chromium refining sites in New Jersey. The high pH condition of groundwater in such sites is expected to pose limitations on the use of metallic iron (Fe⁰) as the sole reductive medium.

Reasonable reduction kinetics was achieved using iron at pH < 9.2. Several pH lowering media were investigated and were found to have either very slow or very fast dissolution kinetics, which rendered them impractical for use in passive permeable barriers. Two other media, namely: pyrite and siderite minerals have shown promising results, but fell short of achieving the required performance. Detailed investigation of interfacial processes in a batch reactor have shown that the addition of a small amount of a neutral salt can significantly improve chromate reduction kinetics, even at high pH conditions around 10.9.

The formation of passivating layers, which can slowdown the reaction significantly, was found to be important at high pH conditions. It is recommended that an injection system be used with the reactive barrier to …

Thermodynamic And Kinetic Analysis On Cl.+Rci -- Cl2+R.Reactions, Ch3cjo+O2= Products And Cjcho+O2= Products, Jongwoo Lee

Theses

Thermodynamic Parameters, ΔH°_f(298), S°₍₂₉₈₎ and Cp(T) are evaluated for C₁ and C₂ chlorocarbon molecules and radicals. These thermodynamic properties are used in evaluation and comparison of R.+ Cl₂ => R-Cl + Cl. (defined forward direction) reaction rate constants from the kinetics literature. Data from some 20 reactions in the literature show linearity on a plot of Ea_fwd vs. ΔH_rxn,fwd, yielding a slope of (0.38 ± 0.04) and intercept of (10.10 ± 0.77) kcal/mole. Thermodynamic properties (ΔH°₍₂₉₈₎, S°₍₂₉₈₎ and Cp(T) from 300 to 1500 K) for reactants, adducts, transition …