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Microsphere structure application for supercapacitor in situ temperature monitoring
PublicationConstant, real-time temperature monitoring of the supercapacitors for efficient energy usage is in high demand and seems to be crucial for further development of those elements. A fiber-optic sensor can be an effective optoelectronic device dedicated for in-situ temperature monitoring of supercapacitors. In this work, the application of the fiber-optic microstrucutre with thin zinc oxide (ZnO) coating fabricated in the atomic layer...
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Artificial-Hand Technology—Current State of Knowledge in Designing and Forecasting Changes
PublicationThe subject of human-hand versatility has been intensively investigated for many years. Emerging robotic constructions change continuously in order to mimic natural mechanisms as accurately as possible. Such an attitude is motivated by the demand for humanoid robots with sophisticated end effectors and highly biomimic prostheses. This paper provides wide analysis of more than 80 devices that have been created over the last 40 years....
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Nowa koncepcja wyznaczania sił podłużnych i oporów poprzecznych w torze kolejowym
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań nad wykorzystaniem automatycznej podbijarki torowej w diagnostyce toru kolejowego, prowadzone od połowy lat 90. ubiegłego wieku w Katedrze Inżynierii Kolejowej Politechniki Gdańskiej. W latach 2005-2009 działania te zaowocowały skonkretyzowaniem się nowej koncepcji wyznaczania sił podłużnych i oporów poprzecznych w torze kolejowym. Otrzymane wyniki badań potwierdzają słuszność tezy o występowaniu...
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Sektor bankowości spółdzielczej w Polsce
PublicationSektor bankowości przeszedł bardzo głęboką rekonstrukcję w wyniku transformacji gospodarczej na przełomie lat 80. i 90. Nie ominęło to również bankowości spółdzielczej. Proces transformacji gospodarczej odkrył większość słabości tej części sektora bankowego, a reformy przeprowadzane w jej wyniku doprowadziły do powstania instytucji, które znalazły swoje miejsce w silnie konkurencyjnym otoczeniu finansowym i konkurujące z sukcesem...
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Biotrickling filtration of n-butanol vapors: process monitoring using electronic nose and artificial neural network
PublicationBiotrickling filtration is one of the techniques used to reduce odorants in the air. It is based on the aerobic degradation of pollutants by microorganisms located in the filter bed. The research presents the possibility of using the electronic nose prototype combined with artificial neural network for biofiltration process monitoring in terms of reduction in n-butanol concentration and odour intensity of treated air. The study...
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Absencja chorobowa - szacunek niewytworzonego PKB
PublicationKoszty pośrednie spowodowane absencją chorobową bądź prezenteizmem pracowników są sporadycznie uwzględniane w polskich analizach ekonomicznych. Nie szacuje się wielkości utraconego PKB na skutek chorób, przedwczesnych zgonów, długiego dochodzenia do zdrowia oraz nie uwzględnia w wycenach farmakoekonomicznych. Brakuje jednolitej metodologii obliczania kosztów pośrednich. Celem opracowania jest oszacowanie, ile gospodarka narodowa...
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The dying medium temperature impact on the final moisture content of pine wood at constant drying time
PublicationThe results of final moisture content of pine wood (Pinus sylvestris L.) after drying process are presented. The wood in the experiments was taken from the northern part of Pomeranian region in Poland. The drying process was performed in the experimental chamber equipped with the micro-jet heat exchanger. The air at temperatures of 40°C, 60°C, 80°C, 100°C and 120°C with relative humidity about 60% and atmospheric pressure was the...
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Zastosowanie homogenizacji do modelowania ceglanych konstrukcji zabytkowych
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono metodę określania podstawowych parametrów wytrzymałościowych zabytkowego muru ceglanego. Zastosowano badania eksperymentalne, aby określić podstawowe parametry wytrzymałościowe cegieł. Uzyskane wyniki porównano z wartościami wymienianymi w literaturze. Tak uzyskane wartości wprowadzono do algorytmu homogenizacyjnego umożliwiającego obliczenie parametrów wytrzymałościowych muru jako materiału jednorodnego (zhomogenizowanego)....
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Performance of zinc-rich coatings evaluated using AFM-based electrical properties imaging
PublicationThe paper presents the results of investigation of polyvinyl zinc-rich coating exposed to 97% relativehumidity atmosphere for 40 days. Condition of the coating and evolution of its protective properties weredetermined with the novel AFM-based approach capable of providing surface profiles, local dc currentmaps as well as local impedance spectra. The proposed technique allowed insight into the local changesof coating topography...
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Current based Normalized Triple Covariance as a bearings diagnostic feature in induction motor
PublicationDiagnosis of induction motors, conducted remotely by measuring and analyzing the supply current is attractive with the lack of access to the engine. So far there is no solution, based on analysis of current, the credibility of which allow use in industry. Statistics of IM bearing failures of induction motors indicate, that they constitute more than 40% of IM damage, therefore bearing diagnosis is so important. The article provides...
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Current-based higher-order spectral covariance as a bearing diagnostic feature for induction motors
PublicationConducting the diagnosis of induction motors remotely by analyzing the supply current is an attractive prospect with the lack of access to the engine. Currently, there is no solution, based on analysis of the current, the credibility of which would allow its use in industry. The statistics of bearing failures in induction motors indicate that they constitute more than 40% of induction motor damage, therefore, bearing diagnosis...
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Akcelerator transformacji DCT do kompresji obrazu w sensorach wizyjnych
PublicationW komunikacie przedstawiono konfigurowalny cyfrowy akcelerator transformacji DCT przeznaczony dla enkodera wideo standardu H.264. Akcelerator realizuje także odwrotnątransformacjęDCT oraz kwantyzacjęi dekwantyzację. Akcelerator początkowo zaimplementowano w układzie FPGA. Zostałon pomyślnie zweryfikowany, a następnie zaimplementowany w układzie ASIC w technologii UMC 90 nm. Szczegółowe wyniki testów akceleratora ASIC zostały...
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Razem czy osobno - zespoły a działania przedsiębiorcze
PublicationPrzedsiębiorczość rozumiana jako atrybut jednostki, charakteryzowana jest ponad 40 pojęciami. Wiadomo jest jednak, że zakres i różnorodność kompetencji pojedynczej osoby jest zazwyczaj mniejszy niż zespołu. Jednostka może posiadać wybitną wiedzę, niezwykły poziom umiejętności i ogromne doświadczenie, ale ich zakres może zostać rozszerzony o właściwie dobrane kompetencje innej jednostki. Z drugiej strony zarówno działania zespołowe...
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The Influence of Cement Type on Early Properties of Cold In-Place Recycled Mixtures
PublicationCold in-place recycling is a commonly used maintenance treatment in rehabilitation of low and medium volume roads in Poland. Typically, two types of binding agents are used—cement and bituminous emulsion (or foamed bitumen).Due to the harsh Polish climate with many freeze/thaw cycles and frequent occurrence of saturated conditions, the used amounts of cement are higher than those commonly used in warmer parts of Europe. While there...
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Optical properties of the chemotherapy drugs used in the central nervous system lymphoma therapy: monitoring drug delivery
PublicationOur aim is to optically monitor the delivery of the chemotherapy drugs for brain tumours, particularly used in the central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma therapy. In vivo monitoring would help to optimize the treatment and avoiding unnecessary medications. Moreover, it would be beneficial to be able to measure which of the multi-regimen drugs actually do penetrate and how well into the brain tissue. There exist several potential...
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Analiza egzergetyczna bloku gazowo parowego współpracującego z obiegiem ORC
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono sposób przeprowadzania bilansu egzergetycznego dla obiegu Clausiusa – Rankina. Następnie przy pomocy programu EES współpracującego z bazą REFPROP 9.0 (Reference Fluid Thermodynamic and Transport Properties Database) [6] wykonany został bilans egzergetyczny dla układu kaskadowego siłowni CCGT – ORC, w którym blok gazowo – parowy współpracuje z obiegiem ORC. Obliczenia wykonano w oparciu o rzeczywiste parametry...
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Characterization of Bioactivity of Selective Molecules in Fruit Wines by FTIR and NMR Spectroscopies, Fluorescence and Docking Calculations
PublicationFourier transform infrared (FTIR) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopies were applied to characterize and compare the chemical shifts in the polyphenols’ regions of some fruit wines. The obtained results showed that FTIR spectra (1800–900 cm−1) and 1H NMR (δ 6.5–9.3 ppm) of different fruit wines can be used as main indices of the year of vintage and quality of fruit wines. In addition to the classical determination...
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The KLC Cultures, Tacit Knowledge, and Trust Contribution to Organizational Intelligence Activation
PublicationIn this paper, the authors address a new approach to three organizational, functional cultures: knowledge culture, learning culture, and collaboration culture, named together the KLC cultures. Authors claim that the KLC approach in knowledge-driven organizations must be designed and nourished to leverage knowledge and intellectual capital. It is suggested that they are necessary for simultaneous implementation because no one of...
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Effect of pulse laser treatment at different process variables on mechanical behavior of carbon nanotubes electrophoretically deposited on titanium alloy
PublicationPurpose: Titanium and its alloys are widely used as biomaterials for long-term implants, but they are usually surface-modified due to their weak bioactivity and wear resistance. Laser processing was used to modify the surface layer, and elemental carbon was a component of the deposited coatings. This research aims to use a combination of both methods based on preliminary electrophoretic deposition of multi-wall carbon nanotubes...
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Experimental study and numerical simulation on porosity dependent direct reducibility of high-grade iron oxide pellets in hydrogen
PublicationThe transition to more environmentally friendly steel production methods has intensified research into hydrogen-based direct reduction (HyDR) of iron oxide pellets. The aim of this study is to systematically investigate the kinetics of the reduction process, the evolution of porosity and the resulting microstructural changes on the reduction behavior of high-quality pellets during HyDR of iron ore at different temperatures. A modified...
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Photocatalytic activity of zinc oxide nanorods incorporated graphitic carbon nitride catalyst
PublicationBackground Photocatalysts are user-friendly and serve as compatible materials for degrading industrial dye pollutants. This study utilizes zinc oxide/graphitic carbon nitride (ZnO/g-C3N4) nanocomposites against degrading methylene blue (MB). Methods The hydrothermal method assisted sonication technique was used to fabricate the ZnO/g-C3N4 composite with varying ratios of ZnO/g-C3N4 (1:0.25, 1:0.50, 1:1). The synthesized materials...
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A BODIPY‐Based Molecular Rotor in Giant Unilamellar Vesicles: A Case Study by Polarization‐Resolved Time‐Resolved Emission and Transient Absorption Spectroscopy
PublicationBODIPY and BODIPY-derived systems are widely applied as fluorophores and as probes for viscosity detection in solvents and biological media. Their orientational and rotational dynamics in biological media are thus of vital mechanistic importance and extensively investigated. In this contribution, polarization-resolved confocal microscopy is used to determine the orientation of an amphiphilic BODIPY-cholesterol derivative in homogeneous...
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Enhanced solar light photocatalytic performance of Fe-ZnO in the presence of H2O2, S2O82−, and HSO5− for degradation of chlorpyrifos from agricultural wastes: Toxicities investigation
PublicationThis study reported Fe doped zinc oxide (Fe-ZnO) synthesis to degrade chlorpyrifos (CPY), a highly toxic organophosphate pesticide and important sources of agricultural wastes. Fourier transform infrared, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopic analyses showed successful formation of the Fe-ZnO with highly crystalline and amorphous nature. Water collected from agricultural wastes...
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Structural, mechanical and thermal behavior assessments of PCL/PHB blends reactively compatibilized with organic peroxides
PublicationThe efficiency of two commercially available organic peroxides, dicumyl peroxide (DCP) and di-(2-tert-butyl-peroxyisopropyl)-benzene (BIB), during reactive processing of poly (ε-caprolactone)/poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) (PCL/PHB) blends was investigated. The changes in chemical structure of PCL/PHB blends, as a function of organic peroxide type (DCP/BIB) and content (in range: 0–1.0 parts by weight - pbw), were characterized by Fourier...
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Cell Density-Dependent Cytological Stage Profile and Its Application for a Screen of Cytostatic Agents Active Toward Leukemic Stem Cells
PublicationProliferation and expansion of leukemia is driven by leukemic stem cells (LSCs). Multidrug resistance (MDR) of LSCs is one of the main reasons of failure and relapses in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatment. In this study, we show that maintaining HL-60 at low cell culture density or applying a 240-day treatment with anthrapyridazone (BS-121) increased the percentage of primitive cells, which include LSCs determining the overall...
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Deposition of phosphate coatings on titanium within scaffold structure
PublicationPurpose: Existing knowledge about the appearance, thickness, and chemical composition of phosphate coatings on titanium inside porous structures is insufficient. Such knowledge is important for the design and fabrication of porous implants. Methods: Metallic scaffolds were fabricated by selective laser melting of 316L stainless steel powder. Phosphate coatings were deposited on Ti sensors placed either outside the scaffolds or...
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Nuclear Power Plant Steam Turbine - Modeling for Model Based Control Purposes
PublicationThe nature of the processes taking place in a nuclear power plant (NPP) steam turbine is the reason why their modeling is very difficult, especially when the model is intended to be used for on-line optimal model based process control over a wide range of operating conditions, caused by changing electrical power demand e.g. when combined heat and power mode of work is utilized. The paper presents three nonlinear models of NPP steam...
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Programowalny zlinearyzowany wzmacniacz transkonduktancyjny CMOS
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono metodę linearyzacji wzmacniacza transkonduktancyjnego CMOS wykorzystującą sprzężenie w przód. Zaproponowany wzmacniacz składa się ze wzmacniaczy różnicowych MOS oraz rezystora służącego jako odniesienie. W rezultacie otrzymujemy efektywną metodę linearyzacji charakterystyk przejściowych wzmacniacza transkonduktancyjnego. Programowanie wartości transkonduktancji wzmacniacza realizowane jest z zastosowaniem...
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Recent breakthroughs in the stability testing of pharmaceutical compounds
PublicationPharmaceutical development is mostly focused on the research leading to approval of a new and viable active substance. However, there is a number of old generation compounds that are still being used in contemporary medicinal practice. So that new analytical developments should cover not only the safety of newly developed drug substances, which is obvious, but should also be directed into the search of individual stability issues...
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Wybrane aspekty rynku pracy w krajach grupy Wyszehradzkiej po przystąpieniu do UE
PublicationNa poczatku lat 90-tych XX wieku Polska, czechy, Słowacja i Węgry rozpoczęły transformację, której celem było wprowadzenie mechanizmów gospodarki rynkowej. Konsekwencją ropoczętych zmian były przeobrazenia w systemie funkcjonowania gospodarek wspomnianych krajów, w szczególności w formie własności i mechanizmie alokacji zsobów czynników produkcji. Zróżnicowany poziom rozowju gospodarek tworzacych Grupe Wyszehradzką, różne decyzje...
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ODOUR IMPACT OF MUNICIPAL LANDFILL MONITORED WITH ULTRA-FAST GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY = ODDZIAŁYWANIE ZAPACHOWE SKŁADOWISKA ODPADÓW KOMUNALNYCH MONITOROWANE ZA POMOCĄ ULTRA SZYBKIEJ CHROMATOGRAFII GAZOWEJ
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań klasyfikacji próbek powietrza atmosferycznego pobranych wokół miejskiego składowiska odpadów komunalnych w okresie zimowym i letnim pod kątem uciążliwości zapachowej. Badania przeprowadzono przy pomocy komercyjnego elektronicznego nosa typu Fast/Flash GC - HERACLES II. Klasyfikację próbek powietrza atmosferycznego pobranych z różnych kierunków względem wysypiska śmieci przeprowadzano przy użyciu dyskryminacyjnej...
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Akcelerator transformacji DCT do kompresji obrazu w sensorach wizyjnych
PublicationW komunikacie przedstawiono konfigurowalny cyfrowyakcelerator transformacji DCT przeznaczony dla enkodera wideo standardu H.264. Akcelerator realizuje także odwrotnątransformacjęDCT oraz kwantyzację i dekwantyzację. Akcelerator początkowo zaimplementowano w układzie FPGA. Został on pomyślnie zweryfikowany, a następnie zaimplementowany w układzie ASIC w technologiiUMC 90 nm. Szczegółowe wyniki testów akceleratora ASIC zostały...
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An interactive system for remote modeling and design validation of hybrid photovoltaic systems
PublicationAbstract: A multi-functional demonstrator of the interactive system is presented. The demostrator enables modeling, monitoring and design validation of hybrid photovoltaic systems assisted by fuel cells and thermoelectric generators, as well as experimentation and scientific research. A block diagram of the system is presented and the selection of its components is discussed. Availability of the system via Ethernet or GSM...
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Selecting Features with SVM
PublicationA common problem with feature selection is to establish how many features should be retained at least so that important information is not lost. We describe a method for choosing this number that makes use of Support Vector Machines. The method is based on controlling an angle by which the decision hyperplane is tilt due to feature selection. Experiments were performed on three text datasets generated from a Wikipedia dump. Amount...
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Removal efficiency of phenol by ozonation process with calcium peroxide from aqueous solutions
PublicationPhenol has been introduced as a priority pollutant by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are one of the most efcient methods for removal of non-degradable organic pollutants in aqueous solutions. The removal efciencies of phenol and COD under optimal conditions pH=3, phenol concentration=5 mg/L, CaO2 concentration=0.025 mg/L, temperature 25 °C, 1 g/min ozonation rate and contact time=90...
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A novel method of creating thermoplastic chitosan blends to produce cell scaffolds by FDM additive manufacturing
PublicationDue to its remarkable and promising biological and structural properties, chitosan has been widely studied in several potential applications in the biomedical sector. Attempts are being made to use this polymer and its properties in thermoplastics dedicated to 3D printing in FDM technology. However, chitosan can be processed only from acid solution, which limits its applications. The paper presents a new path for the production...
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Combined chemoresistive and in situ FTIR spectroscopy study of nanoporous NiO films for light-activated nitrogen dioxide and acetone gas sensing
PublicationThe chemoresistive sensor response of nanoporous NiO films prepared by advanced gas deposition was investigated by combined resistivity and in situ FTIR spectroscopy, with and without simultaneous light illumination, to detect NO2 and acetone gases. The sensitivity towards NO2 increased dramatically under UV irradiation employing 275 nm light. Improved sensitivity was observed at an elevated temperature of 150 °C. In situ FTIR...
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Tensile failure study of 3D printed PLA using DIC technique and FEM analysis
PublicationThe paper presents the experimental and numerical study of the failure behaviour of Fused Filament Fabricated (FFF) Polylactic Acid (PLA) samples subjected to tensile load. The examined samples are printed in flat orientation with 0◦, 45◦ and 90◦ raster angles. During the experiments the deformation of the specimens is continuously scanned with the 3D Aramis measuring system utilizing the digital imaging correlation technique,...
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The role of slowly biodegradable organic compounds in a full-scale biological nutrient removal activated sludge systems
PublicationThe aim of this study was to determine the immediate effects of slowly biodegradable substrates on the denitrification capability and phosphate release/uptake interactions for a full-scale biomass process from two large wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) located in the cities of Gdansk and Gdynia (northern Poland). Since it is hard to distinguish the slowly biodegradable substrate in a direct way, a novel procedure based on batch...
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Efficiency limit of excitonic photovoltaic cells under phosphor-based white LED illumination
PublicationThe limit of energy conversion of excitonic photovoltaic cells working under white light illumination generated by phosphor-based LED is analysed using the modified Giebink approach. Particularly, the impact of the optical energy gap and energy loss associated with the excitons dissociation at the heterojunction interface on power conversion efficiency of the device are discussed. From the results of our study it follows that the...
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Improving Clairvoyant: reduction algorithm resilient to imbalanced process arrival patterns
PublicationThe Clairvoyant algorithm proposed in “A novel MPI reduction algorithm resilient to imbalances in process arrival times” was analyzed, commented and improved. The comments concern handling certain edge cases in the original pseudocode and description, i.e., adding another state of a process, improved cache friendliness more precise complexity estimations and some other issues improving the robustness of the algorithm implementation....
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Topochemical, Single‐Crystal‐to‐Single‐Crystal [2+2] Photocycloadditions Driven by Chalcogen‐Bonding Interactions
PublicationThe face-to-face association of (E)-1,2-di(4-pyridyl)ethylene (bpen) molecules into rectangular motifs stabilized for the first time by chalcogen bonding (ChB) interactions is shown to provide photoreactive systems leading to cyclobutane formation through single-crystal-to-single-crystal [2+2] photodimerizations. The chelating chalcogen bond donors are based on original aromatic, ortho-substituted bis(selenocyanato)benzene derivatives...
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Coffee Wastes as Sustainable Flame Retardants for Polymer Materials
PublicationDevelopment of green flame retardants has become a core part of the attention of material scientists and technologists in a paradigm shift from general purpose to specific sustainable products. This work is the first report on the use of coffee biowastes as sustainable flame retardants for epoxy, as a typical highly flammable polymer. We used spent coffee grounds (SCG) as well as SCG chemically modified with phosphorus (P-SCG)...
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Effective yttrium based coating for steel interconnects of solid oxide cells: Corrosion evaluation in steam-hydrogen atmosphere
PublicationThis work describes manufacture, analysis and test of a new well conducting corrosion-protection coating that can be applied on steel types with high chromium content. Electrolytic deposition of yttrium salts is used to form thin (<100 nm) coatings on both flat steel sheets (material: Crofer 22 APU) and its properties are proven on woven wire-meshes (materials from two different sources: SUS316 and SUS316L). The oxide scale on...
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Novel cast polyetherurethanes based on dispersed polymeric polyols
PublicationOur study was focused on obtaining polyetherurethanes synthesized with using polymeric polyether based polyols differing in dispersed copolymer content (10, 20 and 40 wt%). The polyetherurethane materials were synthesized via two step method. The influence of different polymeric polyether based polyols on the chemical structure, morphology, mechanical and thermal properties of the obtained polyetherurethanes was investigated. The...
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Wykorzystanie fourierowskiej spektroskopii w podczerwieni do badania stężenia gazów wylotowych z tlenkowego ogniwa paliwowego zasilanego biogazem
PublicationW dzisiejszych czasach bardzo ważne jest pozyskiwanie energii ze źródeł odnawialnych i bezpiecznych dla środowiska. Jedną z obiecujących technologii są tlenkowe ogniwa paliwowe (ang. Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, SOFC). Stanowią one bezpieczną i ekologiczną alternatywę dla energii uzyskanej z paliw kopalnych. SOFC charakteryzuje się sprawnością energetyczną na poziomie 45-60 %, podczas gdy sprawność klasycznych elektrowni cieplnych nie...
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Investigation of an elutable N-propylphosphonic acid chitosan derivative composition with a chitosan matrix prepared from carbonic acid solution
PublicationPorous chitosan composites using CO2 dissolution procedure and including water soluble N-propylphosphonic chitosan derivative (p-CHI) were obtained and characterized. In contrast to the control material, composites containing modified chitosan distinguished by a rapid moisture absorption and good adhesion to the skin. The FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of propylphosphonic group in the structure of the polymer. The porosity...
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Quantifying wage effects of offshoring: import- versus export-based measures of production fragmentation
PublicationIn this paper we examine the implications of international fragmentation of production on wages in the light of recent methodological developments in offshoring measurement. In particular, we compare the results stemming from two ways of quantifying offshoring – the traditional one based on import statistics and the one obtained from the decomposition of gross exports and input-output information. In the empirical part of our study,...
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A grey box model of glucose fermentation and syntrophic oxidation in microbial fuel cells
PublicationIn this work, the fermentative and oxidative processes taking place in a microbial fuel cell (MFC) fed with glucose were studied and modeled. The model accounting for the bioelectrochemical processes was based on ordinary, Monod-type differential equations. The model parameters were estimated using experimental results obtained from three H-type MFCs operated at open or closed circuits and fed with glucose or ethanol. The experimental...
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On degradation of glass/polyester laminate immersed in water
PublicationMechanical behaviour was compared for glass/ polyester laminates manufactured in the boatbuilding plant using three methods: hand lay-up, vacuum bagging, infusion. Specimens were tested in dry condition and following accelerated water immersion test (70°C- corresponding to the exposure of 30 years at 19°C). In three point bending test 40-50% reduction in laminate strength was observed due to water immersion. The highest degradation...