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Application of BDD thin film electrode for electrochemical decomposition of heterogeneous aromatic compounds
PublicationThe aim of the presented study is to investigate the applicability of electrochemical oxidation of aromatic compounds containing heteroatoms, e.g. waste from production of pesticides or pharmaceutics, at a borondoped diamond (BDD) electrode. The BDD electrodes were synthesized by microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (MW PE CVD). Investigation of the electrode surface by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy...
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Investigation of vortex assisted magnetic deep eutectic solvent based dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction for separation and determination of vanadium from water and food matrices: Multivariate analysis
PublicationA new and simple vortex assisted magnetic deep eutectic solvent dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction procedure (VA-MDES-DLLME) was developed for the determination of vanadium (V) in food and water samples by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). In the extraction medium, a bis(acetylpivalylmethane) ethylenediimine (H2APM2en) was used for the complexation of V(V) in sample solution at pH 6. The VA-MDES-DLLME was optimized...
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Uncertainty of antioxidant profiling in complex mixtures using liquid chromatography involving post-column derivatisation
PublicationThe main goal of this paper is to discuss the problems associated with antioxidant profiling in complex samples using a high-throughput HPLC system coupled with post-column derivatisation reactor. Based on the experimental data reported in the literature, we demonstrated that improper optimisation of temperature and/or pH assay conditions performed using an on-line derivatisation reactor may substantially change the antioxidant...
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Impact of selected drugs and their binary mixtures on the germination of Sorghum bicolor (sorgo) seeds
PublicationThe aim of this study was to assess the toxicological potential of binary drug mixtures and individual drugs under different pH conditions with different inorganic ion additions on the germination of Sorghum bicolor (sorgo) seeds. To assess whether the given drug mixtures were more phytotoxic than the individual compounds, concentration addition (CA) and independent action (IA) approaches were applied to estimate the predicted...
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Degradation kinetics and mechanism of pentoxifylline by ultraviolet activated peroxydisulfate
PublicationDegradation of pentoxifylline (PTX) by sodium peroxydisulfate (SPDS) assisted by UV irradiation has been investigated in deionized water. The treatment was more favorable over direct photolysis or peroxydisulfate oxidation alone. The effects of various parameters, including different dosage of oxidant agent, PTX concentration, initial solution pH levels, and the presence of inorganic ions like chloride, nitrate and carbonate have...
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Pasywacja stali nierdzewnych
PublicationOdporność chemiczna stali odpornych na korozję oparta jest calkowicie na pasywnym charakterze warstw powierzchniowych istniejących na tych stalach. Pasywność to stan, w którym metal aktywny wykazuje podwyższoną odporność korozyjną dzięki tworzeniu na powierzchni warstewki, która jest stabilna w danym środowisku, pH i potencjale oraz stanowi produkt korozji.
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Flotacja jonowa miedzi z rozcieńczonych kwaśnych roztworów wodnych
PublicationUsuwano jony miedzi z rozcieńczonych roztworów wodnych o pH=4,5 w obecności kolektora anionowego SDS w procesie flotacji jonowej. Stwierdzono, że wzrost stężenia kolektora powoduje wzrost stopnia wyflotowania i spadek współczynnika wzbogacenia. Wzrost prędkości przepływu gazu wpływa na zmniejszenie współczynnika wzbogacenia i nie zmienia znacząco stopnia wyflotowania.
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Destabilizacja układów emulsyjnych powstających podczas oczyszczania gruntów
PublicationCelem pracy było zbadanie efektywności destabilizacji układów emulsyjnych tworzących się podczas przemywania zanieczyszczeń olejowych z gruntów w warunkach ex-situ, za pomocą roztworów surfaktantu Rokanolu NL6. Jako zanieczyszczenie hydrofobowe wybrano syntetyczny olej bazowy typu polialfaolefin (PAO6). Zastosowano pięć metod destabilizacyjnych: odstawianie, wirowanie, wygrzewanie, wymrażanie, zmiana pH.
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Group 11 complexes with a phosphanylphosphaalkene ligand: preparation and stability study
PublicationThe reactivities of two selected phosphanylphosphaalkenes, Ph2C=P-PtBu2 (1a) and (p-MeO-Ph)2C=P-PtBu2 (1b), toward CuCl, AgCl and (tht)AuCl (tht = tetrahydrothiophene) were investigated. As a result, new phosphanylphosphaalkene dimeric and monomeric complexes were formed (Cu and Ag dimeric and Au monomeric). All obtained products were air and moisture stable and light insensitive.
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Morphometric parameters of the Renardbreen as important factors determining the spatial distribution of chemical compounds on the glacier surface (Bellsund, Svalbard)
PublicationThis paper concern influence of the morphometric parameters (height, length and slope of the glacier) on the spatial distribution of the physicochemical parameters (pH, electrical conductivity, total organic carbon) determined in the ice and snow samples collected from the surface of Renardbreen during summer season of 2012. Obtained results allow to assume also a significant changes in a spatial distribution of other chemical...
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Robust-adaptive dynamic programming-based time-delay control of autonomous ships under stochastic disturbances using an actor-critic learning algorithm
PublicationThis paper proposes a hybrid robust-adaptive learning-based control scheme based on Approximate Dynamic Programming (ADP) for the tracking control of autonomous ship maneuvering. We adopt a Time-Delay Control (TDC) approach, which is known as a simple, practical, model free and roughly robust strategy, combined with an Actor-Critic Approximate Dynamic Programming (ACADP) algorithm as an adaptive part in the proposed hybrid control...
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Tin Oxide Encapsulated into Pyrolyzed Chitosan as a Negative Electrode for Lithium Ion Batteries
PublicationTin oxide is one of the most promising electrode materials as a negative electrode for lithium-ion batteries due to its higher theoretical specific capacity than graphite. However, it suffers lack of stability due to volume changes and low electrical conductivity while cycling. To overcome these issues, a new composite consisting of SnO2 and carbonaceous matrix was fabricated. Naturally abundant and renewable chitosan was chosen...
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CFFT columns in road through railroad crossings
PublicationThere were 12801 road through railroad one-level crossings in Poland in 2018. 215 accidents happened at them in 2018. In order to increase safety in rail and road traffic two-level crossings should be used. They are definitely safer and make the traffic more smooth. In the design and construction of two-level intersections of railway and road or path columns of circular cross-section are often used. They can be successfully replaced...
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Photoplethysmographic Time-Domain Heart Rate Measurement Algorithm for Resource-Constrained Wearable Devices and its Implementation
PublicationThis paper presents an algorithm for the measurement of the human heart rate, using photoplethysmography (PPG), i.e., the detection of the light at the skin surface. The signal from the PPG sensor is processed in time-domain; the peaks in the preprocessed and conditioned PPG waveform are detected by using a peak detection algorithm to find the heart rate in real time. Apart from the PPG sensor, the accelerometer is also used to...
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Featured based CAVE software factory
PublicationIn the paper we convey the lessons learned along the path we have gone through several years since establishing a room-sized CAVE installation at our university, from craft manufacturing and ad-hoc software reuse of VR software products to the robust feature driven software product line (SPL) implementing the Product Line Engineering (PLE) factory paradigm. With that we can serve all our departments and other entities from the...
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Design of Intelligent Low-Voltage Load Switch for Remote Control System in Smart Grid
PublicationCurrent low-voltage load switches do not support remote disconnect/connect and real-time monitoring of a disconnect/connect state. Addressing to these issues, this paper presents a low-voltage load switch for a smart remote control system, which uses a one-chip microcontroller board and a DC step motor drive mechanism and provides the feedback on the switch status also. Arrears disconnect and full-pay connect control is implemented...
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FURTHER REMARKS ON THE SURFACE VIS IMPRESSA CAUSED BY A FLUID-SOLID CONTACT
PublicationIt is well-known that, nano-mechanics should take into account not only physical phenomena occuring within the bulk but, first of all, the physical phenomena appropriate for a surface of two materials contact. The huge volume density of internal surfaces as well countours lines located within the nanomaterial results in our interest in, apart from classical form of mass, momentum and entropy transport, those modes of transportation...
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Analiza porównawcza olejów z pirolizy opon oraz pirolizy biomasy, pod względem użyteczności jako paliwa
PublicationRosnąca niestabilność na tradycyjnych rynkach paliw kopalnych ożywiła zainteresowanie produkcją paliw alternatywnych z biomasy. Piroliza jest obiecującym procesem dla konwersji biomasy odpadowej w użyteczne paliwo płynne. W niniejszej pracy przedstawiono analizę porównawczą olejów z pirolizy opon oraz pirolizy biomasy, pod względem bezpośredniego wykorzystania jako paliwa. Olej z pirolizy opon został dostarczony przez zakład utylizacji...
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Porównanie zużycia ściernego wybranych biomateriałów przeznaczonych na komponenty ślizgowe endoprotez stawu biodrowego
PublicationNadrzędnym wymaganiem stawianym nowoczesnym endoprotezom jest wysoka trwałość współpracujących elementów, przekładająca się na optymalnie długi czas funkcjonowania w organizmie ludzkim. Niestety trwałość obecnie stosowanych endoprotez stawu biodrowego ograniczona jest procesami zużycia tribologicznego, zachodzącymi w podstawowym układzie ruchowym pomiędzy głową, a panewką zaimplantowanej endoprotezy stawu biodrowego [Pawlak i in....
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An advanced Thermal-FSI approach to flow heating/cooling
PublicationActually, two-way thermal-energy exchange between working fluid and solid material of a casing is a leading problem for modern – semi automatic – design techniques. Many questions should be solved, especially, the turbulent mode of thermal energy transport both in fluid and solid, should be re-examined and reformulated from the primary principles. In the present paper, a group of researchers from Energy Conversion Department of...
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Analiza porównawcza olejów z pirolizy opon oraz pirolizy biomasy, pod względem użyteczności jako paliwa
PublicationRosnąca niestabilność na tradycyjnych rynkach paliw kopalnych ożywiła zainteresowanie produkcją paliw alternatywnych z biomasy. Piroliza jest obiecującym procesem dla konwersji biomasy odpadowej w użyteczne paliwo płynne. W niniejszej pracy przedstawiono analizę porównawczą olejów z pirolizy opon oraz pirolizy biomasy, pod względem bezpośredniego wykorzystania jako paliwa. Olej z pirolizy opon został dostarczony przez zakład utylizacji...
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Evolutionary Algorithms in MPLS network designing
PublicationMPLS technology become more and more popular especially in core networks giving great flexibility and compatibility with existing Internet protocols. There is a need to optimal design such networks and optimal bandwidth allocation. Linear Programming is not time efficient and does not solve nonlinear problems. Heuristic algorithms are believed to deal with these disadvantages and the most promising of them are Evolutionary Algorithms....
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Aspekt techniczno-ekonomiczny odzysku ciepła w instalacjach chłodniczych
PublicationArtykuł poświęcony ocenie techniczno-ekonomicznej odzysku ciepła w instalacjach chłodniczych. Zwrócono w nim uwagę na technicznie uzasadnione parametry odzyskiwanego ciepła oraz wpływ zmian ciśnienia skraplania na warunki pracy urządzenia chłodniczego. Omówiono budowę węzłów do odzysku ciepła stosowanych w instalacjach chłodniczych na przykładzie rozwiązań firmy Siemens, działanie zbiornika buforowego ciepłej wody użytkowej oraz...
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Simulation model for evaluation of QoS routing algorithm in large packet networks
PublicationThe variety of traffic transferred via current telecommunication networks includes also voice, which should meet quality requirements. One of mechanisms, which can support QoS in current packet networks, is routing. There exist many routing proposals which should introduce the QoS into the network but practically they don't. Following paper presents the realization of simulation model for evaluation of a new routing algorithm DUMBRA...
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Rapid development of custom web application with ruby on rails framework on the example of group project system
PublicationTechnology industry labor market requires engineers with a good preparation for work with project's tasks and team cooperation skills. One of the way for achieve that abilities during technical university education are students group projects. Running of group projects at university brings new challenges, from recruitment of students with required skills for par-ticular project, to lack of industrial procedures and ready to use...
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Simulation model for evaluation of packet sequence changed order of stream in DiffServ network
PublicationCurrent packet networks use a large variety of mechanisms which should support QoS (Quality of Service). One of those mechanisms is routing (calculating connection paths for incoming service requests). The most effective mechanism in QoS context is dynamic routing, which is based on the current network state described by the offered traffic matrix and link states. After switching between calculated available paths, connection...
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Automatyczna lokalizacja źródła dźwięku w obecności zakłóceń z wykorzystaniem wektorowych czujników akustycznych
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono pomysł i praktyczną realizację pasywnego radaru akustycznego do automatycznego lokalizowania i śledzenia źródeł dźwięku w warunkach zakłóceń. Urządzenie składa się z nowego typu wielokanałowych miniaturowych czujników natężeniowych oraz algorytmów cyfrowego przetwarzania sygnałów. Czułość radaru akustycznego została zbadana w warunkach pola swobodnego. Użyto sygnałów testowych takich jak: sygnały tonalne...
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The nature of emitting states in electroluminescence of polymeric films do-ped with anthracene andanthracene-based supramolecules
PublicationZaobserwowano nową odmianę bi-molekularnych stanów wzbudzenia elektronowego w polimerowych jednowarstwowych diodach EL z molekułami antracenu wbudowanymi bezpośrednio w matrycę poliwęglanową, jak i pośrednio przez ich włączenie jako grup chromoforowych w dużych makromolekułach rotaxanowych. Stwierdzono, że obok typowej emisji ekscymerowej pojawia się długofalowe pasmo elektromerowe. Pasmo to związane jest z emisją kolumbowsko związanych...
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The role of sport in the Smart City concept
PublicationSport brings to cities innovative solutions that influence urban life, yet considerations about sport still rarely contribute to the development of the very popular smart city concept. This raises the question: what is the perception of sport in the city from the perspective of the smart city concept? One of the challenges of future urban policy is to provide initiatives that ensure the wellbeing and promote the model of a healthy...
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A selectively reduced degree basis for efficient mixed nonlinear isogeometric beam formulations with extensible directors
PublicationThe effect of higher order continuity in the solution field by using NURBS basis function in isogeometric analysis (IGA) is investigated for an efficient mixed finite element formulation for elastostatic beams. It is based on the Hu–Washizu variational principle considering geometrical and material nonlinearities. Here we present a reduced degree of basis functions for the additional fields of the stress resultants and strains...
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LOS and NLOS identification in real indoor environment using deep learning approach
PublicationVisibility conditions between antennas, i.e. Line-of-Sight (LOS) and Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) can be crucial in the context of indoor localization, for which detecting the NLOS condition and further correcting constant position estimation errors or allocating resources can reduce the negative influence of multipath propagation on wireless communication and positioning. In this paper a deep learning (DL) model to classify LOS/NLOS...
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Field tests on hydrodynamic and hybrid operation of a bi-directional thrust bearing of a pump-turbine
PublicationIn vertical shaft pump turbines operating in pumped storage power plants an important role is played by a thrust bearing. Because of bi-directional character of operation, thrust bearing tilting pads have to be supported symmetrically, which is known to be unfavourable from the point of view of their performance. Large thrust bearings have to be carefully designed so as to minimise excessive thermo-elastic pad deformations. The...
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Field Tests on Hydrodynamic and Hybrid Operation of a Bidirectional Thrust Bearing of a Pump-Turbine
PublicationIn vertical shaft pump turbines operating in pumped storage power plants an important role is played by a thrust bearing. Due to the bidirectional character of operation, thrust bearing tilting pads have to be supported symmetrically, which is known to be unfavourable from the point of view of their performance. Large thrust bearings have to be carefully designed so as to minimise excessive thermo-elastic pad deformations. The...
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Sterowanie multiskalarne pięciofazową maszyną indukcyjną
PublicationZastosowanie przekształcenia układu współrzędnych fazowych na układ ortogonalny dla pięciofazowego silnika indukcyjnego o uzwojeniach skupionych prowadzi do wystąpienia w modelu matematycznym dwóch par składowych alfa-beta wektorów wirujących w dwóch nieruchomych układach współrzędnych. Pierwszy układ współrzędnych odpowiada zmiennym pierwszej harmonicznej, drugi – zmiennym trzeciej harmonicznej. Dla każdego układu występuje oddzielny...
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Polimery przewodzące jako fotokatalizatory aktywne w świetle widzialnym do degradacji zanieczyszczeń w fazie wodnej
PublicationZanieczyszczenie środowiska wodnego trudno degradowalnymi związkami organicznymi stanowi jeden z ważniejszych problemów XXI wieku. Procesy fotokatalityczne wykorzystujące promieniowanie widzialne oraz słoneczne są obiecującą technologią oczyszczania wody. Wśród materiałów mających zastosowanie w fotokatalizie coraz większe znaczenie odgrywają polimery przewodzące, charakteryzujące aktywnością w świetle widzialny. Na podstawie dokonanego...
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Sterowanie multiskalarne pięciofazowym silnikiem indukcyjnym
PublicationZastosowanie przekształcenia układu współrzędnych fazowych na układ ortogonalny do pięciofazowego silnika indukcyjnego o uzwojeniach skupionych prowadzi do wystąpienia w modelu matematycznym dwóch par składowych alfa-beta wektorów wirujących w dwóch nieruchomych układach współrzędnych. Pierwszy układ współrzędnych odpowiada zmiennym pierwszej harmonicznej, drugi – zmiennym trzeciej harmonicznej. Dla każdego układu występuje oddzielny...
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Performance Evaluation of a 650V E-HEMT GaN Power Switch
PublicationGaN power switches have better characteristics compared to the state-of-the-art Si power transistors. These devices offer high operating temperature and current densities, fast switching and low on-resistance. However, currently only a few producers offer technology of high voltage GaN transistors. Immaturity of this technology is the reason why experimental evaluation of GaN parameters must be performed to properly exploit their...
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Modeling Object Oriented Systems via Controlled English Verbalization of Description Logic
PublicationThe need for formal methods for Object Oriented (OO) systems resulted in methods like UML and Lepus3 that are de-facto graphical languages equipped with formal tools that are able to handle the design of OO systems. However, they lack precise semantics which might lead to problems, such as inconsistencies or redundancies. On the other hand, to our knowledge, there is no approach that allows one to understand and follow the requirements...
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THE EFFECT OF ALTERNATIVE CUTTER PATHS ON FLATNESS DEVIATIONS IN THE FACE MILLING OF ALUMINUM PLATE PARTS
PublicationIn this paper the relationships between the alternative machining paths and flatness deviations of the aluminum plate part, were presented. The flatness tolerance of the main surface of the plate part has crucial meaning due to the assembly requirement of piezoelectric elements on the radiator. The aluminum bodies under investigation are the base part of the radiators with crimped feathers for the train industry. The surface of...
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Separation of toluene from gas phase using supported imidazolium ionic liquid membrane
PublicationInvestigation on utilization of supported ionic liquids membranes for hydrocarbon separation from the gas phase was performed. Properties of membrane phase, wettability of supports, swelling effects and solubility of toluene were taken into account. Toluene permeation rates were significantly higher than those of pure nitrogen, the selectivity in a range of 17–341 was satisfying for separation. Despite the increase of viscosity...
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Preparation and Characterization of Nanomaterial Consisting of Silica Aerogel & Carbon Tested as an Electrode in Non-Aqueous Media Containing Lithium Salt.
PublicationSilica aerogel (SiO2ag) was combined with carbonaceous material in the pyrolysis process of hydrocarbons. The obtained nanocomposite SiO2ag/C was amorphous, partially preserving the porous structure of SiO2ag. The specific surface area changes from 445.6 m2/g for pure SiO2ag to 205.52 m2/g SiO2ag/C. The 29Si MAS-NMR shows a three-dimensional matrix with silicon atoms connected to other silicon atoms by four...
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Low-cost multi-objective design of compact microwave structures using domain patching
PublicationA good compromise between size and electrical performance is an important design consideration for compact microwave structures. Comprehensive information about size/performance trade-offs can be obtained through multi-objective optimization. Due to considerable electromagnetic (EM) cross-couplings in highly compressed layouts, the design process has to be conducted at the level of high-fidelity EM analysis which is computationally...
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Biosilica from sea water diatoms algae—electrochemical impedance spectroscopy study
PublicationHere, we report on an electrochemical impedance study of silica of organic origin as an active electrode material. The electrode material obtained from carbonized marine biomass containing nanoporous diatoms has been characterised by means of XRD, IR, SEM and EIS. Dif- ferent kinds of crystallographic phases of silica as a result of thermal treatment have been found. The electrode is electrochemically stable during subsequent cyclic...
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Ultrasound assisted synthesis of 3-alkynyl substituted 2-chloroquinoxaline derivatives: Their in silico assessment as potential ligands for N-protein of SARS-CoV-2
PublicationIn view of recent global pandemic the 3-alkynyl substituted 2-chloroquinoxaline framework has been explored as a potential template for the design of molecules targeting COVID-19. Initial in silico studies of representative compounds to assess their binding affinities via docking into the N-terminal RNA-binding domain (NTD) of N-protein of SARS-CoV-2 prompted further study of these molecules. Thus building of a small library of...
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Synthesis of 11,12-dihydro benzo[c]phenanthridines via a Pd-catalyzed unusual construction of isocoumarin ring/FeCl3-mediated intramolecular arene-allyl cyclization: First identification of a benzo[c]phenanthridine based PDE4 inhibitor
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Pd-catalysed general access to 7-membered N/O-heterocyclic compounds as potential agents against inflammation
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Effect of Drip Fertigation with Nitrogen on Yield and Nutritive Value of Melon Cultivated on a Very Light Soil
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Role of adenylate kinase 4 as a new metabolic regulator of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells under hypoxia
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Juices from untypical edible fruits as acidity regulators for food industry. Verification of health promoting properties. Comparison with typical acidity regulators.
PublicationNowadays all kind of food additives, and among them acidity regulators, have become necessary components of most food products. Their role is lengthening shelf-life, improving the sensory properties and protecting food products from microbial contaminations. However, despite advantages, there are also some undesirable effects of use of food additives that have raised public concern recently. Therefore, food industry considers the...
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Otrzymywanie i właściwości preparatów unieruchomionej termostabilnej β-glukozydazy z Sulfolobus shibatae
Publicationβ-Glukozydaza z Sulfolobus shibatae, unieruchomiona poprzez katalizowane transglutaminazą sieciowanie na żelu krzemionkowym, charakteryzuje się niewielką wrażliwością na zmiany pH w zakresie odpowiadającym kwasowości mleka i serwatki. Duża termostabilność preparatu umożliwia jego zastosowanie do hydrolizy laktozy w reaktorze działającym w podwyższonej temperaturze hamującej lub znacznie ograniczającej rozwój niepożądanych drobnoustrojów.