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Catalytic impact of alloyed Al on the corrosion behavior of Co50Ni23Ga26Al1.0 magnetic shape memory alloy and catalysis applications for efficient electrochemical H2 generation
PublicationThe electrochemical and corrosion behaviour of Co50Ni23Ga27-xAlx (x = 0 and 1.0 wt%) magnetic shape memory alloys (MSMAs) was studied in 0.5 M NaCl solutions using various electrochemical techniques. Results showed remarkable activation of the tested MSMA toward pitting corrosion upon alloying it with Al. XPS examination confirmed the activation influence of alloyed Al. It proved that the presence of Al in the alloy's matrix weakens...
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Vibrational Sum-Frequency Generation Activity of a 2,4-Dinitrophenyl Phospholipid Hybrid Bilayer: Retrieving Orientational Parameters from a DFT Analysis of Experimental Data
PublicationThe vibrational nonlinear activity of films of 2,4-dinitrophenyl phospholipid (DNP) at the solid interface is measured by sum-frequency generation spectroscopy (SFG). Hybrid bilayers are formed by a LangmuirSchaefer approach in which the lipid layer is physisorbed on top of a self-assembled monolayer of dodecanethiol on Pt with the polar heads pointing out from the surface. The SFG response is investigated in two vibrational frequency...
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Capping ligand initiated CuInS2 quantum dots decoration on, ZnIn2S4 microspheres surface under different alkalinity levels resulting in different hydrogen evolution performance
PublicationSurface distribution of quantum dots (QDs) at the semiconductor matrix caused by synthesis condition (e.g. pH of solution during coupling) could lead to different photocatalytic activity. Thus, achieving an optimal covering of semiconductor matrix by QDs has been challenging. Herein, the influence of the alkalinity level of aqueous decoration medium for the coupling of mercaptoundecanoic acid (MUA) capped CuInS2 quantum dots (CIS)...
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Multi-Technique Investigation of Grave Robes from 17th and 18th Century Crypts Using Combined Spectroscopic, Spectrometric Techniques, and New-Generation Sequencing
PublicationThe textile fragments of the funeral clothes found in the 17th and 18th century crypts were subjected to spectroscopic, spectrometric, and microbial investigation. The next-generation sequencing enabled DNA identification of microorganisms at the genus and in five cases to the species level. The soft hydrofluoric acid extraction method was optimized to isolate different classes of dyes from samples that had direct contact with...
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Monometallic nanoparticles decorated and rare earth ions doped KTaO3/K2Ta2O6 photocatalysts with enhanced pollutant decomposition and improved H2 generation
PublicationNew, monometallic nanoparticles (MNPs) decorated surface and rare earth (RE) ions doped lattice of perovskite-type (KTaO3)/pyrochlore-type (K2Ta2O6) photocatalysts were successfully prepared by facile hydrothermal incorporation of RE ions into KTaO3/K2Ta2O6 lattices followed by photodeposition of MNPs. The impact of noble metal type (MNPs = Au, Pt, Rh) and rare earth dopant type (RE = Er, Pr) on the physicochemical properties correlated...
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A review of phosphorus recovery methods at various steps of wastewater treatment and sewage sludge management. The concept of “no solid waste generation” and analytical methods
PublicationPhosphorus deposits around the world are rapidly depleting, therefore phosphorus recovery methods are gaining more and more interest both in science and industry. This article presents the main methods of phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge. The described approaches are divided in two groups: phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge and leachate, and recovery of phosphorus from sewage sludge ashes. The latter seems to have more...
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Bismuth-Doped Nano Zerovalent Iron: A Novel Catalyst for Chloramphenicol Degradation and Hydrogen Production
PublicationIn this study, we showed that doping bismuth (Bi) at the surface of Fe0 (Bi/Fe0, bimetallic iron system)—synthesized by a simple borohydride reduction method—can considerably accelerate the reductive degradation of chloramphenicol (CHP). At a reaction time of 12 min, 62, 68, 74, 95, and 82% degradation of CHP was achieved with Fe0, Bi/Fe0-1 [1% (w/w) of Bi], Bi/Fe0-3 [3% (w/w) of Bi], Bi/Fe0-5 [5% (w/w) of Bi], and Bi/Fe0-8 [8%...
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Hydrogen Production from Energy Poplar Preceded by MEA Pre-Treatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis
PublicationThe need to pre-treat lignocellulosic biomass prior to dark fermentation results primarily from the composition of lignocellulose because lignin hinders the processing of hard wood towards useful products. Hence, in this work a two-step approach for the pre-treatment of energy poplar, including alkaline pre-treatment and enzymatic saccharification followed by fermentation has been studied. Monoethanolamine (MEA) was used as the...
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Pressure and temperature effect on hypergolic ignition delay of triglyme-based fuel with hydrogen peroxide
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Niszczenie wodorowe stali o podwyższonej wytrzymałości = Hydrogen degradation of high-strength steels.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono niszczenie wodorowe stali 18G2A i jej symulowanej strefy wpływu ciepła (SWC). Jako parametry niszczenia wodorowego wybrano względne wartości energii zniszczenia, czasu do pęknięcia, wydłużenia, przewężenia i wytrzymałości na rozciąganie. Parametry te wyznaczono w próbie odkształcania z małą prędkością na próbkach gładkich, okrągłych. Stwierdzono, że stal 18G2A w środowisku kwaśnym (0,1 N H2SO4) podczas...
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Photocatalytic mineralisation of humic acids using TiO2 modified by tungsten dioxide/ hydrogen peroxide
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Pd nanoparticles with tunable diameter deposited on carbon nanotubes with enhanced hydrogen storage capacity
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Crystal structure, hydrogen bonds, and lattice dynamics in kanemite from first-principles calculations
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High temperature air/steam gasification of biomass in view of hydrogen rich gas production.
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia opis nowej i zaawansowanej metody konwersji termochemicznej biomasy i miejskich odpadów stałych w paliwo gazowe, bogate w wodór. W porównaniu z tradycyjnym procesem gazyfikacji, w metodzie tej wykorzystuje się powietrze/parę wodną przegrzane do wysokiej temperatury (powyżej 1300 st. C). Przegrzanie powietrza lub pary wodnej odbywa się z zastosowaniem ceramicznego przegrzewacza wysokotemperaturowego. W celu...
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Hydrogen rich gas production from high temperature air/steam gasification of biomass
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono nowoczesną technikę konwersji biomasy oraz stałych odpadów komunalnych w celu produkcji paliwa gazowego bogatego w wodór. Opisany proces gazyfikacji przebiega w wysokiej temperaturze przy obniżonej koncentracji tlenu i udziale pary wodnej. Dzięki temu możliwa jest produkcja gazów palnych, w szczególności H2, który można wykorzystać do produkcji energii elektrycznej i cieplnej.
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Hydrogen-enhanced stress corrosion cracking and corrosion fatigue of HSLA steels in sea-water
PublicationPrzedstawiono ocenę podatności stali o wysokiej wytrzymałości na naprężeniowe pękanie korozyjne i zmęczenie korozyjne wspomagane przez wodór. Wykonano próby powolnego rozciągania i zmęczenia niskoczęstotliwościowego na stalach 17HMBVA i 14HNMBCu oraz ich złączach spawanych, w środowisku wody morskiej, przy polaryzacji katodowej. Zamieszczono wyniki badań elektrochemicznych oraz przełomów na skaningowym mikroskopie elektronowym.
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Oxidized SWCNT and MWCNT as co-catalysts of polymeric carbon nitride for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
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Enhancement of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with catalysts based on carbonized MOF-5 and g-C3N4
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Implementing SP4CE Learning Rooms concept and AUTODESK online certification in the preparation of a new generation of engineers.
PublicationIn academia, educators do not always cope with rapidly changing technologies. Yet keeping up with new trends is essential to graduates’ success in a competitive job market. In the article, the author will answer the question of how Autodesk University Open Educational Resources and Certiport exams including GMetrix can enhance students’ academic progress and prepare them for future career. The concept of co-operation between Authorized...
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Cold atmospheric plasma-induced chemical vapor generation in trace element analysis by spectrometric methods
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Rozwój technik sporządzania gazowych mieszanin wzorcowych = Development of techniques of generation gaseous standard mixtures
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono rozwój dostępnych technik sporządzania gazowych mieszanin wzorcowych oraz informację na temat nowego podejścia do tego zagadnienia. W tym przypadku strumień składnika mierzonego (analitu) jest otrzymywany w procesie termicznego rozkładu związków powierzchniowych powstałych w trakcie procesu chemicznej modyfikacji powierzchni odpowiedniego stałego nośnika.
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Influence of attenuation on self-organized second-harmonic generation in a germanium-doped microstructured silica fiber
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New Type of Small Broad-Band Internal Antenna for Third Generation Mobile Phone Handsets.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono nową szerokopasmową antenę łatową przeznaczoną dla telefonów komórkowych trzeciej generacji. Proponowana struktura zawiera obwód (rezonator) w kształcie litery U i zaliczana jest do klasy PIFA (planar inverted-F antenna). W trakcie procesu projektowania przeprowadzono szereg symulacji elektromagnetycznych (metoda momentów), których wyniki zweryfikowano w oparciu o pomiary charakterystyk wykonanego prototypu....
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Phyto-mediated photocatalysis: a critical review of in-depth base to reactive radical generation for erythromycin degradation
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In vitro to in vivo extrapolation to support the development of the next generation risk assessment (NGRA) strategy for nanomaterials
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Data set generation at novel test-rig for validation of numerical models for modeling granular flows
PublicationSignificant effort has been exerted on developing fast and reliable numerical models for modeling particulate flow; this is challenging owing to the complexity of such flows. To achieve this, reliable and high-quality experimental data are required for model development and validation. This study presents the design of a novel test-rig that allows the visualization and measurement of particle flow patterns during the collision...
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A comparative study on the decolorization of Tartrazine, Ponceau 4R, and Coomassie Brilliant Blue using persulfate and hydrogen peroxide based Advanced Oxidation Processes combined with Hydrodynamic Cavitation
PublicationDecolorization of Ponceau 4R, Tartrazine, and Coomassie Brilliant Blue (CBB) was studied using hybrid processes of hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) with potassium persulfate (KPS) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The different properties of these dyes such as hydrophobicity, molecular structures, and molecular weights provided this opportunity to investigate the effects of these factors by comparing the decolorization values of the dyes....
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Theoretical Investigation of the Electron-Transfer Dynamics and Photodegradation Pathways in a Hydrogen-Evolving Ruthenium-Palladium Photocatalyst
PublicationTime-dependent density functional theory calcula- tions combinedwith the Marcus theory of electron transfer (ET) were app lied on the molecular photocatalys t [(tbbpy) 2 Ru(tpph z)PdC l 2 ] 2 + in order to elucidate thelight-in- duced relaxation pathways populated upon excitation in the longer wavelength range of its absorption spectrum. The computational resultsshow that after the initial excitation, metal (Ru) to ligand (tpphz)chargetransfer...
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A giant 2-dimensional dielectric response in a compressed hydrogen-bonded hybrid organic–inorganic salt
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AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION IN THE LABORATORY-SCALE SET-UP DEPENDING ON THE PROCESS CONDITIONS
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A spectroscopic study into the decomposition process of titanium isopropoxide in the nitrogen–hydrogen 100kHz low-pressure plasma
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Resistance changes of carbon nanotubes decorated with platinum nanoparticles in the presence of hydrogen at different and constant concentrations
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Relationship between the static dipole polarizability and the static dipole magnetizability of the relativistic hydrogen-like atom
PublicationZnaleziono prostą liniową zależność pomiędzy statycznymi dipolowymi podatnościami: elektryczną i magnetyczną relatywistycznego atomu wodoropodobnego w stanie podstawowym.
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Peculiar hydrogen bonding behaviour of water molecules inside the aqueous nanochannels of lyotropic liquid crystals
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Supramolecular Assemblies of Hydrogen Bonded Carboxylic Acid Dimers Mediated by Phenyl-Pentafluorophenyl Stacking Interactions.
PublicationKwas pentafluorobenzoesowy tworzy heterodimery z kwasami benzoesowym i 2,4,6-trimetylobenzoesowym w wyniku oddziaływań typu pi-pi reszt fenylowych i pentafluorofenylowych. Otrzymane kokryształy wymienionych kwasów z 1,4-bisarylobutadiynami zawierały homodimery tworzone przez cząsteczki kwasów, pomiędzy którymi znajdowały się cząsteczki diarylodiacetylenów.
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Cubane Like Structure of a Silanethiol Primary Amine Assembly a Novel, Unusual Hydrogen Bond Pattern.
PublicationMetodą rentgenowskiej analizy strukturalnej wyznaczono struktury krystaliczne i cząsteczkowe trzech soli amoniowych: (t-BuO)3SiS(-)H3N(+)Bu-t, (i-PrO)3SiS(-)H3N(+)Bu-t i (t-BuO)3SiS(-)H3N(+)(CH2)2CH(CH3)2. Wszystkie trzy związki w ciele stałym tworzą tetramery w których atomy S i N wyznaczają w przybliżeniu naroża sześcianu. Trwałość tych agregatów, oprócz sił elektrostatycznego przyciągania, zapewnia sieć wiązań wodorowych N-H
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Adaptive resolution simulation of liquid para-hydrogen: testing the robustness of the quantum-classical adaptive coupling
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Determination of carbon monoxide, methane and carbon dioxide in refinery hydrogen gases and air by gas chromatography
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono metodę oznaczania śladowych zawartości tlenku węgla, metanu oraz dwutlenku węgla w rafineryjnych gazach wodorowych oraz powietrzu; granica oznaczalności metody wynosi odpowiednio 0,15, 0,15 oraz 0,20 mikro-gram/litr. Zaprezentowano w pracy prostą modyfikację chromatografu gazowego wyposażonego w detektor płomieniowo-jonizacyjny (FID). Zastosowano kolumnę typu PorapakQ, dodatkowo połączono szeregowo z krótką...
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Optimization of the Relative Humidity of Reactant Gases in Hydrogen Fuel Cells Using Dynamic Impedance Measurements
PublicationWater management is a key factor affecting the efficiency of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The currently used monitoring methods of PEMFCs provide limited information about which processes or components that humidity has a significant impact upon. Herein, we propose the use of a novel approach of impedance measurements using a multi-sinusoidal perturbation signal, which enables impedance measurements under dynamic...
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Role of nitrogen in optical and electrical band gaps of hydrogenated/hydrogen free carbon nitride film
PublicationWe report the optical and electrical band gap energy of amorphous hydrogenated carbon nitride (a-HCNx) and carbon nitride (a-CNx) as a function of nitrogen concentration (N/C). The optical band gap of a-HCNx and a-CNx films has been determined by means of Ellipsometry and UV-VIS. Both optical and electrical band gaps increase with elevated nitrogen concentration. Experimentally obtained electrical band gap is compared with the...
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Expedite EM-driven generation of Pareto-optimal trade-off curves for variable-turn on-chip inductors
PublicationThis work presents a novel approach to computationally efficient Pareto front identification for variable-turn on-chip inductors. The final outcome is a set of solutions that correspond to the best trade-offs between conflicting design objectives. Here, we consider minimising inductor area and, simultaneously, maximising its quality factor, while maintaining a specified inductance value at a given operating frequency. As opposed...
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Generation and Characterization of a DNA-GCN4 Oligonucleotide-Peptide Conjugate: The Impact DNA/Protein Interactions on the Sensitization of DNA
PublicationRadiotherapy, the most common therapy for the treatment of solid tumors, exerts its effects by inducing DNA damage. To fully understand the extent and nature of this damage, DNA models that mimic the in vivo situation should be utilized. In a cellular context, genomic DNA constantly interacts with proteins and these interactions could influence both the primary radical processes (triggered by ionizing radiation) and secondary reactions,...
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Chemical-vapor generation of transition metals through the reaction with tetrahydroborate in recent achievements in analytical atomic spectrometry
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Photodynamic Inactivation of Candida albicans with Imidazoacridinones: Influence of Irradiance, Photosensitizer Uptake and Reactive Oxygen Species Generation
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Utilization of thermal decomposition of immobilized compounds for the generation of gaseous standard mixtures used in the calibration of gas analysers
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Second harmonic generation on crystalline organic nanoclusters under extreme nanoconfinement in functionalized silica–benzil composites
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Enhancement of the efficiency of the third harmonic generation process in ZnO:F thin films probed by photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopy
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Associative and Physical Mapping of Markers Related to Fusarium in Maize Resistance, Obtained by Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)
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Spontaneous generation of chirality and chiroptical spectra of N-nitroso-2,4-diaryl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes
PublicationBadane związki o szkielecie 2,4-diarylo-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanów krystalizują w chiralnej grupie przestrzennej jako konglomeraty, co oznacza że uzyskane, makroskopowej wielkości kryształy można rozdzielić manualnie na dwie grupy zgodnie z asymetrią ich powierzchni. Homochiralne kryształy wybranych enancjomerów zsyntetyzowanych związków poddano badaniom rentgenostrukturalnym oraz zarejestrowano ich widma CD i UV-vis. Konfigurację...
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Fuzzy Based Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) Control System for Photovoltaic Power Generation System
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