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Silk-Cellulose Acetate Biocomposite Materials Regenerated From Ionic Liquid, Ashley Rivera-Galetti, Chrtstopher R. Gough, Farhan Kaleem, Michael Burch, Chris Ratcliffe, Ping Lu, David Salas-De La Cruz, Xiao Hu

College of Science & Mathematics Departmental Research

The novel use of ionic liquid as a solvent for biodegradable and natural organic biomaterials has increasingly sparked interest in the biomedical field. As compared to more volatile traditional solvents that rapidly degrade the protein molecular weight, the capability of polysaccharides and proteins to dissolve seamlessly in ionic liquid and form fine and tunable biomaterials after regeneration is the key interest of this study. Here, a blended system consisting of Bombyx Mori silk fibroin protein and a cellulose derivative, cellulose acetate (CA), in the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (EMIMAc) was regenerated and underwent characterization to understand the structure and physical …

Federated Variational Learning For Anomaly Detection In Multivariate Time Series, Kai Zhang, Houbing Song, Yushan Jiang, Lee Seversky, Chengtao M. Xu, Dahai Liu

Publications

Anomaly detection has been a challenging task given high-dimensional multivariate time series data generated by networked sensors and actuators in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). Besides the highly nonlinear, complex, and dynamic nature of such time series, the lack of labeled data impedes data exploitation in a supervised manner and thus prevents an accurate detection of abnormal phenomenons. On the other hand, the collected data at the edge of the network is often privacy sensitive and large in quantity, which may hinder the centralized training at the main server. To tackle these issues, we propose an unsupervised time series anomaly detection framework …

Stable Thermally-Modulated Nanodroplet Ultrasound Contrast Agents, Anastasiia Vasiukhina, Javad Estraghi, Adib Ahmadzadegan, Craig J. Goergen, Pavlov P. Vlachos, Luis Solorio

School of Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications

Liquid perfluorocarbon-based nanodroplets are stable enough to be used in extravascular imaging, but provide limited contrast enhancement due to their small size, incompressible core, and small acoustic impedance mismatch with biological fluids. Here we show a novel approach to overcoming this limitation by using a heating–cooling cycle, which we will refer to as thermal modulation (TM), to induce echogenicity of otherwise stable but poorly echogenic nanodroplets without triggering a transient phase shift. We apply thermal modulation to high-boiling point tetradecafluorohexane (TDFH) nanodroplets stabilized with a bovine serum albumin (BSA) shell. BSA-TDFH nanodroplets with an average diameter under 300 nanometers showed …

Assessment Of Key Imperatives For Enhancing Precast Adoptability In Egypt, Mostafa Sameh

Theses and Dissertations

Precast Concrete’s modular application concept is a major construction method that has been used historically seen in various shapes, forms, and with a wide range of constituents. Examples include Ancient Egypt and China among several impressive structures in old civilizations. The major advantages of precast concrete lie in its adaptability, resilience, and versatility which makes precast concrete one of the most agile building materials. Precast concrete as we know it today has been introduced to our markets over the past several decades. Having similar advantages to that of old precast building methods, the road has been paved for wider use …

Problems Of Modeling And Control Of The Technological Process Of Ore Grinding, Djalolitdin Pakhritdinovich Mukhitdinov, Sanjar Boybutayev

Chemical Technology, Control and Management

The article analyzes the methods of mathematical modeling of the closed-loop process of fine grinding of ore in order to predict the composition of the crushed raw material. Analyzed modeling methods that consider the control of classification of crushed raw materials and finished products by the size of the recirculating load, simulation modeling methods, methods that use neuro-phase netthe research apparatus, in which the fuzzy logic apparatus serves as a fundamental component for the formation of conclusions. The materials presented in the article reflect the theoretical substantiation and generalization of the accumulated practical experience in modeling and control of the …

Structural-Parametric Analysis And Synthesis Of Control Systems With Two Degrees Of Freedom, Azizbek Nodirbekovich Yusupbekov, Khurshid Salim Ugli Turayev

Chemical Technology, Control and Management

Automatic tuning of the parameters of PID - regulators is proposed by means of a modified experiment that takes into account the influence of elements and circuits in the form of additive uncertainty. The use of a multiply connected control scheme with two degrees of freedom for decoupling is proposed in order to facilitate the implementation of a mechanism for combating the phenomenon of integral saturation. Equations are derived for the transition from a circuit with one degree of freedom to a circuit with two degrees of freedom for the general and special cases of a two-dimensional system, which makes …

Algorithm For The Synthesis Of The Control System Of A Double Mass Elastic Dynamic Object, Isomiddin Khakimovich Siddikov, Gulchekhra Rakhimjonovna Alimova, Davronbek Abdalimovich Khalmatov

Chemical Technology, Control and Management

There are dealt with the creation of a control system for a dynamic object with an elastic property, described by a system of second-order differential equations, further transformed into two polynomial equations in matrix form in a paper. In order to solve the problem of synthesizing the control system, two matrix polynomials with unknown parameters were introduced into the system of equations, which is the transfer function of the controller, the order of which is two, giving the system the properties of astatism. To solve the delivered problem posed, the matrix polynomial equation was transformed into a matrix linear equation …

Information Models Of "Complex-Analytical Information System Of Scientific Degrees" In The Field Of Attestation Of Higher Qualified Scientific And Scientific-Pedagogical Personnel, Hakimjon Nasiridinovich Zaynidinov, Orif Kudratovich Makhmanov, Feruz Mukhammadjon Ogli Latifov, Djamshid Bakhodirovich Sultanov

Chemical Technology, Control and Management

In our country, comprehensive systemic measures are being taken to develop the digital economy and improve the widespread introduction of modern information and communication technologies in all sectors and industries, including education and science. This strategy requires improving the quality and efficiency of the system of training and attestation of highly qualified scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel, further development of the industry through digitalization and adaptation to advanced world practice. This paper presents models and descriptions of scenarios for the use of "Complex-analytical information system of scientific degrees" developed for the exchange of electronic documents and the digitization of their attestation …

Preparation Of Meta-Nitrobenzoylhydrazone Ferrocenoylacetone And Synthesis On Its Basis, Zilola Abduraxmonovna Sulaymonova, Bako Bafayevich Umarov Doctor Chemical Science, Professor

Chemical Technology, Control and Management

β-diketone-ferrocenoylacetone was obtained by Claisen condensation. Meta-nitrobenzoylhydrazone of ferrocenoylacetone (H₂L) was synthesized by the interaction of meta-nitrobenzoic acid hydrazide with ferrocenoylacetone. On its basis, complexes with copper(II) and nickel(II) ions were synthesized. The obtained compounds were characterized by the methods of elemental analysis, IR-, ¹H NMR andelectronic spectroscopy. The research results showed that H₂L in solution exists in the form of a tautomeric mixture: hydrazone, α-hydroxyazine, and cyclic 5-hydroxypyrazoline forms. According to the results of IR and ¹H NMR spectra, the complexes were assigned a planar-square structure, and in them the doubly deprotonated …

Application Of Methods Of Intermittent Ventilation Of Industrial Premises Using A Digital Data Transmission System, Yuriy Shipulin, Abdullayev Temur, Jamolidin Usmanov, Shahnoza Ergasheva

Chemical Technology, Control and Management

The article is devoted to topical applied issues, the application of methods of intermittent ventilation of industrial buildings using a digital data transmission system. The requirements for the parameters of the environment are determined, which include: composition, purity, temperature, air humidity, the content of positive and negative ions, the presence of fields of various origins (thermal, optical, biological, gas, and electromagnetic). The authors of the article argue that some of the listed parameters can be supported by ventilation and air conditioning (SCA) systems.

It is shown that when the controlled parameters are limited to a multidimensional area, the SCA control …

Algorithms For Controlling The State Of Executive Mechanisms, Farkhod Kasimov, Mirkhalil Ismailov

Chemical Technology, Control and Management

When constructing automatic control systems, the main attention often is paid to determining the optimal parameters of system regulators than other elements that make up the system. The executive mechanisms also significantly affect the function quality of the control system. In this article, the actuators were considered as a sub-system within the control system and control algorithms with open and closed-loop communication relative to the actuators were investigated. To assess the real state of the actuators, and improved control structure with sensors installed on the moving parts has been developed. For this structure, an algorithm for evaluating and controlling the …

Artificial Neural Networks For Measuring The Moisture Of Bulk Materials, Erkin Uljaev, Shohrux Nurali O‘G‘Li Narzullayev

Chemical Technology, Control and Management

One of the urgent tasks of industrial production is improving the quality of verification of received, manufactured, and stored products, reducing energy consumption in the production of a final product. The solution to this problem is impossible without the creation of devices that control the quality indicators of materials within the limits of the permissible error. One of the most common indicators of the quality of bulk materials is moisture. In the national economy and industrial production, it is required to determine the moisture content of more than 500 different substances and materials. The paper shows the possibility of using …

Analysis Of Errors Of The Ultrasonic Level And Increasing The Accuracy Of Measuring The Level Of Liquid Materials In Non-Stationary Media, Azamat Alijonovich Yusupov

Chemical Technology, Control and Management

This article is devoted to the analysis of the total error of an ultrasonic level meter designed to measure the level of liquid materials in order to improve the accuracy of the measuring system in tanks. The components of the total error of the process of measuring transformation of the liquid level are determined and the analysis of the main characteristics is carried out, to reduce the random error of the measurement system, the task of ensuring the accuracy of measurement and control of the level using an ultrasonic level gauge is presented, by averaging the measurement results when calculating …

Formalization Of The Procedure For Choosing The Optimality Criterion And Formulation The Problem Of Ammonium Nitrate Production Control, Husan Zakirovich Igamberdiev, Uktam Farkhodovich Mamirov

Chemical Technology, Control and Management

The article discusses the questions of formalization of the procedure for choosing an optimality criterion and setting the problem of controlling the production of ammonium nitrate. The analysis of the technical and economic features of the considered production is carried out. As a criterion for the efficient operation of ammonium nitrate production, such a technological indicator as specific technological costs for the main stages, determined by the interval of quasi-stationarity of the object, is used, i.e. the time of its stable work. To solve the control problem, it is proposed to use the decomposition of the control problem into a …

Dft Study Of NiM@Pt1AuN-M-1 (N=19, 38, 55, 79; M = 1, 6, 13, 19) Core-Shell Orr Catalyst, Wen-Jie Li, Dong-Xu Tian, Hong Du, Xi-Qiang Yan

Journal of Electrochemistry

The slow kinetics of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) limits the performance of low temperature fuel cells. Thus, it needs to design effective catalysts with low cost. Core-shell clusters (CSNCs) show promising activity because of their size-dependent geometric and electronic effects. The ORR activity trend of Ni_m@Pt₁Au_n-m-1(n = 19, 38, 55, 79; m = 1, 6, 13, 19) was studied using the GGA-PBE-PAW methods. The adsorption configurations of *O, *OH and *OOH were optimized and the reaction free energies of four proton electron (H⁺ + e^-) transfer steps …

One-Pot Synthesis Of Fe2O3@Fe-N-C Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst And Its Performance For Zinc-Air Battery, Hua Lin, Yi-Jin Wu, Jun-Tao Li, Yao Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) plays a profound role in determining cathode performance in metal-air batteries and fuel cells. Owing to its inherently sluggish kinetics, high-performance ORR catalysts which favors the scissoring of O-O bond and formation of O-H bond are a requisite. In this regard, Pt has been explored as the most efficient ORR electrocatalysts. Nevertheless, due to its expensiveness, the usage of Pt catalysts represents one of the major sources of cost in those energy conversion devices. Thus, the development of alternative ORR electrocatalysts with minimized Pt utilization has been widely pursued over the past few decades. Metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts …

Study On Mxene-Carbon Black/Sulfur Composite In Integrated Electrode Of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Ye-Peng Fan, Ye-Qiang Luo, Pei-Kang Shen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are considered as a promising energy storage device due to their ultrahigh theoretical energy density of 2500 Wh·kg^-1 and low cost. However, the practical application of Li-S batteries is seriously limited by their low actual energy density, the shuttle effect of polysulfides (LiPSs), and the insulating nature of sulfur and lithium sulfides. Carbon materials have been developed in the design of sulfur hosts due to their adjustable pore structure and high electrical conductivity, but their non-polar surfaces have weak interactions with LiPSs. Herein, MXene-carbon black/sulfur (Ti₃C₂T_x-CB/S) composites were prepared and …

Preparation And Electrochemical Evaluation Of Mos2/Graphene Quantum Dots As A Catalyst For Hydrogen Evolution In Microbial Electrolysis Cell, Hong-Yan Dai, Hui-Min Yang, Xian Liu, Xiu-Li Song, Zhen-Hai Liang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) is a relatively new bioelectrochemical technology that produces H₂ and meanwhile treats organic wastewater. Cathode hydrogen evolution catalyst plays a key role in MEC. The doping of Graphene Quantum Dots (GQDs) into MoS₂ nanosheets can improve the catalytic activity of MoS₂ by creating abundant defect sites both in the edge plane and the basal plane, as well as enhancing the electrical conductivity. In this paper, using Na₂MoO₄ , cysteine and GQDs as raw materials, a series of MoS₂/GQDs composites were firstly synthesized via hydrothermal method, and then loaded …

A Preliminary Study On Graphene Film-Metal Composites Prepared By Electrodeposition, Shuang-Juan Liu, Hai-Jing Wang, Jing Guo, Peng-Cheng Wang, Hao Zhou, Cai Meng, Han-Jie Guo

Journal of Electrochemistry

Graphene film (GF) has excellent electrical and thermal conductivity, but low strength and hardness. In order to obtain good comprehensive mechanical properties to improve the practical value of GF, the concept of preparing GF-metal composite materials was proposed. This work was conducted to preliminarily study the feasibility of using electrodeposition method to prepare GF-metal composites. Two kinds of composites, GF-Cu and GF-Cr, were successfully prepared by using GF as the cathode, and pure Cu and DSA (Dimensionally Stable Anode) as the anodes, respectively, with applying DC power externally. Employing certain electrochemical parameters, the cation in the electrolyte moved towards the …

Sharcs: Secure Hierarchical Adaptive Reliable Cloud Storage Systems, Chaoyu Zhang

Student Theses and Dissertations

The recent development of cloud technology provides an on-demand availability of storage and computing resource without purchasing expensive hardware. However, traditional cloud storage services encountered challenges in data security, network communications, and system performance to emerging applications. Furthermore, these challenges have a significant influence when the massive IoT devices access cloud and the outsourcing data loss of physical control. Therefore, we design the SHARCS (Secure Hierarchical Adaptive Reliable Cloud Storage) systems to implement the multi-layer cloud storage that outsources parallelized ABE (Attribute-Based Encryption) to fog servers and equip IoT devices with TrustZone. This study aims to provide a general-purpose solution …

Preparation Of 3d Semi-Interpenetrated Polymer Networks Polymer Electrolyte For Lithium Metal Battery, Yun-Feng Zhang, Jia-Ying Wang, Xiao-Jie Li, Shi-Yu Zhao, Yang He, Shi-Kang Huo, Ya-Ying Wang, Chang Tan

Journal of Electrochemistry

As the next generation high-energy batteries, lithium metal battery has attracted more and more attention due to its highest specific capacity (3860 mA·h·g^-1) and the lowest anode potential (-3.04 V versus the standard hydrogen electrode, SHE). However, the safety problem caused by lithium dendrite growth is one of the biggest challenges for the commercialization of lithium metal batteries. Single ion conducting polymer electrolytes, which deliver high lithium ion transference number, represent one of the important strategies to inhibit lithium dendrite growth. However, the poor compatibility with electrodes and low ionic conductivity largely limit their practical application. In the …

Study On Inhibition Of Lithium Dendrite Growth By Mg(No3)2 Additive In Carbonate Electrolyte, Biao Zhang, Yi Shuai, Yu Wang, Na-Chuan Yang, Kang-Hua Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

In the lithium-sulfurized polyacrylonitrile battery system, the formation and growth of lithium dendrites in the negative electrode seriously deteriorate the charge and discharge performance of the battery. If the growth of lithium dendrites pierces the separator and causes thermal runaway, it will also bring serious damage to the battery, causing potential safety risks. In the carbonate electrolyte that is more conducive to stabilizing the positive electrode sulfurized polyacrylonitrile material, the growth of lithium dendrites is particularly serious. In this paper, magnesium nitrate was added to the carbonate electrolyte to investigate the combined effect of nitrate and magnesium ions on the …

A Comparison In Structural Transformation Of Li[NiXCoYMnZ]O2 (X = 0.6, 0.85) Cathode Materials In Lithium-Ion Batteries, Li-Juan Li, Zhen-Dong Zhu, Juan Dai, Rong-Rong Wang, Wen Peng

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this paper, the phase transformation voltage ranges of two layered oxide ternary cathode materials, namely, Li(Ni_0.85Co_0.10Mn_0.05)O₂ (referred to Ni85, presenting high Ni content) and Li(Ni_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2)O₂ (referred to Ni60, presenting common low Ni content), were classified and determined. The structural differences between high Ni and common low Ni ternary materials were studied in order to understand the structure instability of high nickel material during the charging process. At the same time, the differential capacity (dQ·dV^-1) curves of Ni85 and Ni60 positive …

Effect Of Conductive Additives On Electrochemical Performance Of All-Solid-State Li-S Batteries, Dong-Hao Wang, He-Feng Yan, Zheng-Liang Gong

Journal of Electrochemistry

All-solid-state lithium sulfur batteries (ASSLSBs) with inorganic solid electrolytes offer an opportunity to realize both high energy density (lithium metal ~ 3860 mAh·g^-1, sulfur ~ 1675 mAh·g^-1), safety and reliability, via eliminating the polysulfides shuttle effect and flammable liquid electrolyte. However, it still remains a huge challenge for ASSLSBs to achieve high areal active mass loading, high utilization efficiency of the active materials and good cycle stability simultaneously due to the insulating nature of sulfur and Li₂S (conductivities of sulfur and Li₂S are 5×10^-30 S·cm^-1 and 3.6×10^-7 S·cm^{-1 …}

Storage Performance And Mechanism Of Mose2 Nanospheres In Lithium And Magnesium Ion Batteries, Yi Peng, Wei Zhang, Fang-Zhen Zuo, Hao-Ying Lv, Kai-Jun Hong

Journal of Electrochemistry

Molybdenum diselenide (MoSe₂) is a two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) material, attracting wide attention in lithium ion battery (LIB) and exhibiting great potential in next-generation magnesium ion battery (MIB) due to its unique layered structure with fast ion mobility and weak van der Waals interlayer interaction. However, the reported literatures related to MoSe₂ mainly focus on the enhancement of performance in LIB without deep storage mechanisms investigations. Meanwhile,the magnesium storage capacity and mechanisms have not been explored. In this work, MoSe₂ nanospheres were synthesized via wet chemical route and followed by annealing treatment. When used …

Preparation And Characterization Of Thermoplastic Polyurethane-Based Polymer Electrolyte, Li Zhou, Lie Wu, Zhao-Ming Xue

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electrolyte still has to be improved to satisfy the increasingly rigid demands of lithium ion batteries that have higher energy densities. Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) has two phase structures of soft segments and hard segments, which can guarantee the electrochemical and physical performances of electrolyte for lithium ion battery. It is now creatively applied to the gel polymer electrolyte matrix of lithium ion batteries. In this paper, a novel polymer membrane based on thermoplastic polyurethane/cellulose acetate (TPU/CA) was prepared by non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) method. Further, the TPU/CA blending gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) was prepared by absorbing liquid electrolyte. The …

Preparation Of Coo/Rgo@Ni Foam Electrode And Its Electrocatalytic Reduction Of Co2, Qian Guo, Jia-Long Fu, Cheng-Yan Zhang, Chao-Yue Cai, Cheng Wang, Li-Hua Zhou, Rui-Bo Xu, Ming-Yan Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The worldwide extensive release of carbon dioxide (CO₂) has caused serious environmental pollution and unprecedented climate change problems. Thus, for the sustainable development of human society, it is very necessary to convert CO₂ to renewable fuels through clean and economical processes. The electrochemical CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR) is regarded as a promising approach for the recycling of carbon resource and the generation of sustainable fuels. However, the slow kinetics and formation of multiple products in CO₂RR hinder its large-scale application. Hence, great research efforts are made to develop electrocatalysts with high product …

A Review Of Characteristics Of Bio-Oils And Their Utilization As Additives Of Asphalts, Ran Zhang, Zhanping You, Jie Ji, Qingwen Shi, Zhi Suo

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

Transforming waste biomass materials into bio-oils in order to partially substitute petroleum asphalt can reduce environmental pollution and fossil energy consumption and has economic benefits. The characteristics of bio-oils and their utilization as additives of asphalts are the focus of this review. First, physicochemical properties of various bio-oils are characterized. Then, conventional, rheological, and chemical properties of bio-oil modified asphalt binders are synthetically reviewed, as well as road performance of bio-oil modified asphalt mixtures. Finally, performance optimization is discussed for bio-asphalt binders and mixtures. This review indicates that bio-oils are highly complex materials that contain various compounds. Moreover, bio-oils are …

“Surviving And Growing Up With Illegal Status”: The Analysis Of Socio–Economic Household, Potential Conflict, The Environmental Damage, And Vulnerability Of Local Community To Disaster, Sofyan Syahnur, Yossi Diantimala

Journal of Sustainable Mining

This study aims to analyze, from social-economics and environmental perspectives, how illegal gold mining survives and grows with its illegal status. Generally, illegal mining has a positive impact on the socio-economy of all parties involved. However, mining activities cause environmental damage and pollution so that the local community is vulnerable to disaster and potential conflict. This research was conducted at an illegal mining site in Aceh, the western province of Indonesia. To describe the primary data, it employs a descriptive qualitative method. The purposive sampling method is used to select key informants. The results show an increasing income of all …

Maritime Safety Supervision And Navigation Service Of Offshore Wind Farms In China, Zhimin Zhang

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

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