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Tribological and corrosion testing of surface engineered surgical grade CoCrMo alloy
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Cocoon - najnowsze technologie Open Source.
PublicationCocoon jest projektem rozwijanym w ramach fundacji Apache, która stała się symbolem wysokiej jakości systemów Open Source. Środowisko to umożliwia łatwe budowanie zaawansowanych serwisów WWW opartych na XML przez całe zespoły osób bez problemów wchodzenia w swoje kompetencje. W pracy przedstawiono doświadczenie wykorzystania tego środowiska do budowy portali usług informacyjnych oraz oszacowanie charakterystyki wydajności.
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Micro-Abrasive Wear Testing of Surface Engineered Surgical Grade CoCrMo Alloy for Biotribological Applications
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Flavones in cocoa defence against Phytophthora megakarya
PublicationCross-pollination of suitable genotypes and earlier selection of elite offspring using adequate plants-associated defence markers in plantlets leaves are decisive for development of T. cacao genotypes tolerant to black pods disease (BPD). T. cacao plantlets from manual cross-pollination of ♀SNK64 × ♂UPA143 were analyzed for their susceptibility to BPD using leaf disc test. Subsequently, leaves (healthy, wounded and wound+infected)...
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In vitro and in silico assessment of anti-inflammatory activity of cocoa powders
PublicationPlants are considered the major sources of biologically active compounds, which provide unlimited opportunities for their use either as medical treatments or as novel drug formulations. Cocoa powder is frequently used in nutrition and is known to have many benefits thanks to its wide range of biological activities. The presented study was focused on th evaluation of the anti-inflammatory potential of extracts obtained from cocoa...
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Influence of Filler Metal on Electrochemical Characteristics of a Laser-Welded CoCrMoW Alloy Used in Prosthodontics
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Regulation of Cellular Redox Homeostasis by (–)-Epicatechin and Cocoa Extracts—A Pilot Study
PublicationCocoa polyphenols play an important role in protection against diseases in which oxidative stress is implicated as a causal or contributing factor. The main aim of this study was to elucidate the influence of different cocoa extracts and main cocoa bioactive compound (–)-epicatechin on cell growth and support of antioxidant cellular barrier in colon adenocarcinoma cell line model (HT29). Results show that the tested cocoa bioactivity...
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REGULATION OF CELLULAR REDOX HOMEOSTASIS BY (-)-EPICATECHIN AND COCOA EXTRACTS – PILOT STUDY
PublicationCocoa polyphenols play an important role in protection against diseases in which oxidative stress is implicated as a causal or contributing factor. The main aim of this study was to elucidate the influence of different cocoa extracts and main cocoa bioactive compound (–)-epicatechin on cell growth and support of antioxidant cellular barrier in colon adenocarcinoma cell line model (HT29). Results show that the tested cocoa bioactivity...
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Comparative Analysis of the Cofee and Cocoa Industry By‑Products on the Performance of Polyethylene‑Based Composites
PublicationThe application of plant-based by-products from the food industry as minimally processed functional fillers for polymeric composites is an increasingly popular trend among researchers and manufacturers. While minimizing the preprocessing of lignocellulosic fillers leads to an increase in the sustainability of the overall composite and a decrease of the carbon footprint, filler modification is usually indispensable to obtaining...
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Interactions between bioactive components determine antioxidant, cytotoxic and nutrigenomic activity of cocoa powder extract
PublicationNumerous studies have shown, rather disappointingly, that isolated bioactive phytochemicals are not as biologically effective as natural plant products. Such a discrepancy may be explained by the concept of food synergy, which was verified in this research for cocoa extract versus its major components with regard to cancer chemoprevention. The evaluation embraced the relationship between redox properties evaluated in cell-free systems...
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Application of COSMO-RS-DARE as a Tool for Testing Consistency of Solubility Data: Case of Coumarin in Neat Alcohols
PublicationCoumarin is a naturally occurring lactone-type benzopyrone with various applications in the pharmaceutical, food, perfume, and cosmetics industries. This hydrophobic compound is poorly soluble in water but dissolves well in protic organic solvents such as alcohols. Despite the extensive use of coumarin, there are only a few reports documenting its solubility in organic solvents, and some reported data are incongruent, which...
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Thermodynamics and Intermolecular Interactions of Nicotinamide in Neat and Binary Solutions: Experimental Measurements and COSMO-RS Concentration Dependent Reactions Investigations
PublicationIn this study, the temperature-dependent solubility of nicotinamide (niacin) was measured in six neat solvents and five aqueous-organic binary mixtures (methanol, 1,4-dioxane, acetonitrile, DMSO and DMF). It was discovered that the selected set of organic solvents offer all sorts of solvent effects, including co-solvent, synergistic, and anti-solvent features, enabling flexible tuning of niacin solubility. In addition, differential...
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Właściwości fizyczne mieszanek trójskładnikowych zawierających masło kakaowe. Physical properties of ternary fat blends containing cocoa butter.
PublicationBadano właściwości fizyczne (zawartość fazy stałej i charakterystyki topnienia) trójskładnikowych mieszanek zawierających obok masła kakaowego, tłuszcz mleczny oraz frakcję łoju o wąskim zakresie topienia. W porównaniu z tłuszczem mlecznym, frakcja łoju w mniejszym stopniu ograniczała powstawanie formy beta oraz obniżała zawartość fazy stałej w mieszance.
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A Three-Step Approach to Estimation of Reduction Potentials of Natural Mixtures of Antioxidants Based on DPPH Test; Illustration for Catechins and Cocoa
PublicationThe aim of this study is to propose a methodology to assess electrochemical properties of complex mixtures of antioxidants, such as plant extracts, based on the results of simple and popular DPPH test. The first, most difficult step, involves determinations of standard reduction potentials (E0) for the series of purified compounds (here catechins). The next step is the calculation of stoichiometric values (n10) based on the results...
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Effective methods for functional confermance testing of parallel and distributed programming libraries.
PublicationRozprawa przedstawia kompletna metodykę tworzenia Zestawów Testów Zgodności dla języków programowania, bibliotek i API, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem języków i bibliotek programowania równoleglego i rozproszonego. Autor rozpoczął badania w dziedzinie testowania zgodności dla bibliotek programowania równoleglego i rozproszonego, ale Metodyka Kolejnych zawężeń (ang. Consecutive Confinenments Method -CoCoM, stworzona przez Autora,...
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Generating reliable conformance test suites for parallel and distributed languages, libraries, and APIs.
PublicationArtykuł nakreśla nową metodykę dla tworzenia Zestawów Testów Zgodności (ZTG) dla języków, bibliotek i API programowania równoległego i rozproszonego. Autor rozpoczął swoje badania w zakresie testowania zgodności dla języka równoległego sterowanego danymi Athapascan, opracował metodykę dla projektowania i analizowania ZTG nazwaną Metodą Kolejnych Zawężeń (ang. Consecutive Confinements Methods - CoCoM), stworzył narzędzie CTS Designer,...
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Szacowanie złożoności czasowej projektu informatycznego
PublicationArtykuł analizuje złożoność projektu informatycznego jako kwalifikowaną prognozę z uwzglednieniem doświadczeń modeli COCOMO. Na wstepie, dyskusji poddano zaproponowaną funkcję prognostyczną. Z kolei wskazano na szereg, także pozatechnicznych, czynników, mających wpływ na powodzenie projektu. Wreszcie pokazano formuły opisujaace trójwymiarową integrację systemową w obrzasze: osobowym, softwarowym i hardwarowym. W podsumowaniu wskazano...
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Szacowanie złożoności czasowej projektu informatycznego
PublicationArtykuł analizuje czasową złożoność projektu informatycznego jako kwalifikowaną prognozę z uwzględnieniem doświadczeń modeli COCOMO. Na wstępie, dyskusji poddano zaproponowaną funkcję prognostyczną. Z kolei wskazano na szereg, także pozatechnicznych, czynników, mających wpływ na powodzenie projektu. Wreszcie pokazano formuły opisujące trójwymiarową integrację systemową w obszarze: osobowym, softwarowym i hardwarowym. W podsumowaniu...
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Algorytmy szacowania informatycznej złożonosci projektowej w inteligentnych systemach produkcji
PublicationW rozdzile tym pokazano mozliwosci szacownia złożonosci projektów informatycznyc w obszarze inteligentnych systemów produkcji, w szczególnosci na podstawie miar czasowych i skojarzonych z nimi finansowych. Na wstępie podano wnioski dotyczące negatywnych zjawisk w inzynierii softwarowej wraz z ich przyczynami, koncentrując się na niedoszacowaniu złozoności czasowej projektów. Z kolei analizie podano regułę Brooksa i krzywe Boehma....
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Modified nanodiamond particle size studies by means of dynamic light scattering technique
PublicationThe Methods Utilizing the Phenomena of Light Scattering to Measure Particle Size distribution in different solvent, such as deionise water and alcohol and also to study the various structural formation when nanodiamond solution is placed on silicon surface. The purpose of this research project is divided into two parts to configure the measurement units for examining modified nanodiamond particles, examination...
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Modified nanodiamond particle size studies by means of dynamic light scattering technique
PublicationThe Methods Utilizing the Phenomena of Light Scattering to Measure Particle Size distribution in different solvent, such as deionise water and alcohol and also to study the various structural formation when nanodiamond solution is placed on silicon surface. The purpose of this research project is divided into two parts to configure the measurement units for examining modified nanodiamond particles, examination...
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Experimental and Machine-Learning-Assisted Design of Pharmaceutically Acceptable Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Solubility Improvement of Non-Selective COX Inhibitors Ibuprofen and Ketoprofen
PublicationDeep eutectic solvents (DESs) are commonly used in pharmaceutical applications as excellent solubilizers of active substances. This study investigated the tuning of ibuprofen and ketoprofen solubility utilizing DESs containing choline chloride or betaine as hydrogen bond acceptors and various polyols (ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, glycerol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-butanediol) as hydrogen bond donors. Experimental...
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Experimental and Machine-Learning-Assisted Design of Pharmaceutically Acceptable Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Solubility Improvement of Non-Selective COX Inhibitors Ibuprofen and Ketoprofen
PublicationDeep eutectic solvents (DESs) are commonly used in pharmaceutical applications as excellent solubilizers of active substances. This study investigated the tuning of ibuprofen and ketoprofen solubility utilizing DESs containing choline chloride or betaine as hydrogen bond acceptors and various polyols (ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, glycerol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-butanediol) as hydrogen bond donors. Experimental...
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Chromogenic Azocrown Ethers with Peripheral Alkyl, Alkoxy, Hydroxyl or Di-methylamino Group.
PublicationOtrzymano nowe pochodne azobenzenowych eterów koronowych. Są to związki z grupą alkilową, alkoksylową, hydroksylową lub dimetyloaminową w reszcie (resztach) aromatycznej jako boczny podstawnik. Badano ich właściwości jako jonoforów w membranowych elektrodach jonoselektywnych oraz właściwości chromo-jonoforowe w roztworach. Badano kompleksowanie jonów metali, w acetonitrylu,przez te korony, metodą spektrofotometryczną. Badano...
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In silico modelling for predicting the cationic hydrophobicity and cytotoxicity of ionic liquids towards the Leukemia rat cell line, Vibrio fischeri and Scenedesmus vacuolatus based on molecular interaction potentials of ions
PublicationIn this study we present prediction models for estimating in silico the cationic hydrophobicity and the cytotoxicity (log [1/EC50]) of ionic liquids (ILs) towards the Leukemia rat cell line (IPC-81), the marine bacterium Vibrio fischeri and the limnic green algae Scenedesmus vacuolatus using linear free energy relationship (LFER) descriptors computed by COSMO calculations. The LFER descriptors used for the prediction model (i.e....
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COMPARISON OF THE ABRASION RESISTANCE OF THE SELECTED BIOMATERIALS FOR FRICTION COMPONENTS IN ORTHOPEDIC ENDOPROSTHESES
PublicationRosnące z każdym rokiem zapotrzebowanie na endoprotezy stawów ortopedycznych przy jednoczesnym dążeniu do zwiększenia ich trwałości i wyeliminowania negatywnych skutków ubocznych produktów zużycia, które mogą wywoływać proces zapalny w tkankach determinuje potrzebę poszukiwania nowych biomateriałów, bądź metody modyfikacji ich powierzchni. Nadrzędnym celem prowadzonych przez nas badań było oszacowanie intensywności zużycia ściernego...
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Polyurethanes containing organically modified clay
PublicationW pracy zaprezentowano wyniki badań dotyczące wpływu nowego, krajowego, modyfikowanego glinokrzemianu (BZ-COCO) na elastomery poliuretanowe. Dla otrzymanych układów określono podstawowe właściwości mechaniczne, termiczne oraz przeprowadzono analizę struktury.
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Green Approaches in Rubber Recycling Technologies: Present Status and Future Perspective
PublicationAs a consequence of massive production and consumption of rubbers, rubber blends, and rubber composites for myriad applications, elastomeric products have enormously accumulated and become an environmental threat. The disposal and burning of rubber wastes have been banned because of environmental and economic reasons. By contrast, a great deal of attention has been directed toward strategies enabling recycling and reuse of rubbers....
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FTIR spectroscopic and thermogravimetric characterization of ground tyre rubber devulcanized by microwave treatment
PublicationIn this work, the phenomena involved in the microwave devulcanization of ground tyre rubber (GTR) were investigated. Three types of GTR with different content of organic compounds (elastomers, plasticizers, etc.), carbon black and ash have been studied. The chemical structure of GTR before and after a microwave devulcanization process was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)...
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Investigating the combined impact of plasticizer and shear force on the efficiency of low temperature reclaiming of ground tire rubber (GTR)
PublicationIn the present work, ground tire rubber (GTR) was mechano-chemically reclaimed at ambient temperature using two-roll mills. Road bitumen and styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS)-modified bitumen at variable content (in range: 2.5–20 phr) were applied as reactive plasticizers to enhance reclaiming of GTR. For better understanding the plasticizing effect of bitumen on the quality of obtained reclaimed rubber, mechano-chemically reclaimed...
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GTR/NBR/Silica Composites Performance Properties as a Function of Curing System: Sulfur versus Peroxides
PublicationIn this work, conventional sulfur and two types of organic peroxides (dicumyl peroxide (DCP) and di-(2-tert-butyl-peroxyisopropyl)-benzene (BIB)) curing systems were used to investigate the possibility for tailoring of the performance properties of GTR/NBR blends reinforced with a variable content of highly dispersive silica (0–30 phr). The curing characteristics, static mechanical and acoustical properties, swelling behavior,...
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Preparation and characterization of natural rubber composites highly filled with brewers' spent grain/ground tire rubber hybrid reinforcement
PublicationBrewers' spent grain (BSG) and ground tire rubber (GTR) were applied as low-cost hybrid reinforcement natural rubber (NR). The impact of BSG/GTR ratio (in range: 100/0, 75/25, 50/50, 25/75 and 0/100 phr) on processing and performance properties of highly filled natural rubber composites was evaluated by oscillating disc rheometer, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy,...
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Thermoplastic Elastomers Filled With GTR
PublicationIn recent years, searching for new and cost-effective methods of recycling waste tires has been a subject of research in many laboratories worldwide. This is due to regulations in the law and environmental factors, which have both stimulated industry to re-use high quality rubber found in ground tire rubber (GTR). One of the most promising solutions in this area seems to be thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) filled with GTR, which...
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Intermolecular Interactions as a Measure of Dapsone Solubility in Neat Solvents and Binary Solvent Mixtures
PublicationDapsone is an effective antibacterial drug used to treat a variety of conditions. However, the aqueous solubility of this drug is limited, as is its permeability. This study expands the available solubility data pool for dapsone by measuring its solubility in several pure organic solvents: N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (CAS: 872-50-4), dimethyl sulfoxide (CAS: 67-68-5), 4-formylmorpholine (CAS: 4394-85-8), tetraethylene pentamine (CAS:...
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Collision‐Aware Routing Using Multi‐Objective Seagull Optimization Algorithm for WSN‐Based IoT
PublicationIn recent trends, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have become popular because of their cost, simple structure, reliability, and developments in the communication field. The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the interconnection of everyday objects and sharing of information through the Internet. Congestion in networks leads to transmission delays and packet loss and causes wastage of time and energy on recovery. The routing protocols...
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El empleo en el marco de la transformación digital: Gig Economy vs Open Collaboration ¿dos caras de una misma moneda?
PublicationTal y como plantea Pérez [43, 44], estamos viviendo los efectos de una revolución tecnológica ligada al desarrollo de las TICs. Los procesos de innovación, describe, se retroalimentan colectivamente, involucrando diferentes actores (productores, proveedores, distribuidores y consumidores) entrelazados en clústeres o redes dinámicas y complejas. Estos procesos colectivos ayudan a desarrollar e implementar tecnologías y magnifican...
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Surface Treatment of Rubber Waste
PublicationThis chapter deals with the study of different approaches to improve the compatibility of waste rubber with polymeric matrixes of high density polyethylene (HDPE) by using surface treatments to increase adhesion. Different surface treatments such as etching with sulphuric and nitric acids, the use of a silane as a coupling agent and chlorination with trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCI) have been applied. The modification of waste rubber...
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Solubility advantage of sulfanilamide and sulfacetamide in natural deep eutectic systems: experimental and theoretical investigations
PublicationObjective: The aim of this study was to explore the possibility of using natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) as solvation media for enhancement of solubility of sulfonamides, as well as gaining some thermodynamic characteristics of the analyzed systems. Significance: Low solubility of many active pharmaceutical ingredients is a well-recognized difficulty in pharmaceutical industry, hence the need for different strategies addressing...
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Tecnología y Democracia ¿Un amor de pandemia o una relación estable?
PublicationPrologar una obra como esta es un privilegio y una responsabilidad. Es un privilegio en tanto que da paso a un seguido de contribuciones de gran calado y relevancia académica que contribuyen a la mejora del conocimiento existente acerca de la relación entre la tecnología y el funcionamiento de la democracia. Es una responsabilidad en el sentido que debe poner sobre la mesa algunas de las cuestiones abiertas de la disciplina y como...
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POTRZEBY I MOŻLIWOŚCI UDOSKONALENIA SYSTEMÓW DIAGNOZUJĄCYCH OKRĘTOWYCH SILNIKÓW SPALINOWYCH O ZAPŁONIE SAMOCZYNNYM
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono ogólnie własności współczesnych systemów diagnozujących (SDG) okrętowych siników głównych o zapłonie samoczynnym, potrzeby zastosowania SDG do sterowania procesem eksploatacji tych silników i propozycje udoskonalenia SDG dla potrzeb realizacji racjonalnej eksploatacji tego rodzaju silników. Zwrócono uwagę na potrzebę uwzględnienia we wnioskowaniu diagnostycznych wiarygodności diagnozy. Przedstawiono też...
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Stereochemical analysis of β-keto sulfoxides by circular dichroism
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Assessment of the devulcanization process of EPDM waste from roofing systems by combined thermomechanical/microwave procedures
PublicationEthylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM) is a elastomer widely used in common industrial applications. EPDM can be shaped into sheets and employed as isolating material for roofing systems. In this study, scraps of EPDM from commercial, industrial and residential roofing systems were treated by combined thermo-mechanical and microwave devulcanization processes including peroxide of benzoyl (BPO). The devulcanized EPDM (Dev-EPDM)...
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Assessment of microstructure, physical and thermal properties of bitumen modified with LDPE/GTR/elastomer ternary blends
PublicationLDPE/GTR/elastomer ternary blends with variable LDPE/GTR ratio and constant elastomer content were prepared via melt-compounding. Obtained LDPE/GTR/elastomer blends were applied as thermoplastic modifiers into bitumen. Microstructure, physical and thermal properties of the modified bitumen were determined. It was observed that chemical composition of LDPE/GTR/elastomer blends has significant influence on their density and rheological...
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Microwave treatment in waste rubber recycling – recent advances and limitations
PublicationEnvironmentally-friendly microwave heating is increasingly used in polymer chemistry and technology. The selectivity and highly efficiency in the heat transfer present a huge advantage in systems based on recycling, improving their productivity and economic competitiveness. In case of the industrial recycling of waste rubbers, especially end-of-life tires, microwave-induced devulcanization and pyrolysis are nowadays considered...
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Processing and structure–property relationships of natural rubber/wheat bran biocomposites
PublicationIn this work, wheat bran was used as cellulosic filler in biocomposites based on natural rubber. The impact of wheat bran content [ranging from 10 to 50 parts per hundred rubber (phr)] on processing, structure, dynamic mechanical properties, thermal properties, physico-mechanical properties and morphology of resulting biocomposites was investigated. For better characterization of interfacial interactions between natural rubber...
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Structural and physico-mechanical properties of natural rubber/GTR composites devulcanized by microwaves: Influence of GTR source and irradiation time
PublicationGround tire rubber from car and truck was modified using microwave irradiation at variable time. The irradiated ground tire rubber was used as filler in composites based on natural rubber. The composites, with high content of ground tire rubber, were prepared using an internal batch mixer and subsequently cross-linked at 160℃. The influence of the ground tire rubber source (car/truck) and irradiation time on structure, physico-mechanical...
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Predicting the critical micelle concentration of aqueous solutions of ionic liquids and other ionic surfactants
PublicationNiektóre ciecze jonowe, szczególnie te będące kombinacją organicznego i nieorganicznego jonu, wykazują strukturalne podobieństwo do surfaktantów. Krytyczne stężenie micelizacji jest podstawowym parametrem w chemii powierzchni i nauce o koloidach. Parametr ten został zmierzony dla wielu cieczy jonowych, jednakże ze względu na ogromną ilość możliwych kombinacji anionów i kationów jego eksperymentalny pomiar dla wszystkich struktur...
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Investigating the Impact of Curing System on Structure-Property Relationship of Natural Rubber Modified with Brewery By-Product and Ground Tire Rubber
PublicationThe application of wastes as a filler/reinforcement phase in polymers is a new strategy to modify the performance properties and reduce the price of biocomposites. The use of these fillers, coming from agricultural waste (cellulose/lignocellulose-based fillers) and waste rubbers, constitutes a method for the management of post-consumer waste. In this paper, highly-filled biocomposites based on natural rubber (NR) and ground tire...
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Processing, Mechanical and Morphological Properties of GTR Modified by SBS Copolymers
PublicationIn this work, ground tire rubber (GTR) was thermo-mechanically treated in the presence of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) copolymers. During preliminary investigation, the effects of different SBS copolymer grades, the variable content of SBS copolymer on the Mooney viscosity, and the thermal and mechanical properties of modified GTR were determined. Subsequently, GTR modified by SBS copolymer and cross-linking agents (sulfur-based...
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Synergistic Effects of Bitumen Plasticization and Microwave Treatment on Short-Term Devulcanization of Ground Tire Rubber
PublicationGround tire rubber (GTR) was mechano-chemically modified with road bitumen 160/220 and subsequently treated using a microwave radiation. The combined impact of bitumen 160/220 content and microwave treatment on short-term devulcanization of GTR was studied by thermal camera, wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (WD-XRF), static headspace, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (SHS-GC-MS), thermogravimetric analysis...