A precise experimental method for studying binary vapor-liquid equilibrium is to measure total pressure (P) as a function of the mole fraction in the liquid phase (2). The mole fraction in the vapor (y) is calculated from imthermal P-x experimental data using the Gibbs-Duhem equation. A similar procedure for adsorption is to measure total mass (m) of gas adsorbed as a function of the mole fract...

The construction of liquid crystal compositions consisting of the dimeric liquid crystal, CB_C9_CB (cyanobiphenyl dimer = 1'',9''-bis(4-cyanobiphenyl-4'-yl)nonane), and the range of nematic systems is explored. The materials include a laterally functionalized monomer, which was used to construct a phase diagram with CB_C9_CB, as well as one laterally linked dimer liquid crystal material and two...

bark extract of pinus pinaster contains numerous phenolic compounds such as catechins, taxifolin, and phenolic acids. these compounds have received considerable attentions because of their anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, anticarcinogenic, antimetastatic and high antioxidant activities. although p. pinaster bark has been intensely investigated in the past; there is comparably less information ...

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are a class of potentially hazardous chemicals of environmental and health concern. pahs are one of the most prevalent groups of contaminants found in soil. biodegradation of complex hydrocarbon usually requires the cooperation of more than single specie. in this research biotreatment of pah (phenanthrene) was studied in a solid-phase reactor using indigenous ba...

in this study, cu50-ni50 alloy were synthesized by mechanical alloying. the alloy was then reinforced by dispersion of multiwalled carbon nanotubes using a planetary high energy ball mill. x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and vibrating sample magnetometer were used to evaluate the effects of cnt addition on the characteristics of the nanocomposites. xrd results of cu-ni sample sh...

We have demonstrated the utility of nanoindentation as a rapid characterization tool for mapping shape memory alloy compositions in combinatorial thin-film libraries. Nanoindentation was performed on Ni–Mn–Al ternary composition spreads. The indentation hardness and the reduced elastic modulus were mapped across a large fraction of the ternary phase diagram. The large shape memory alloy composi...

A study is being conducted to examine household composition and family structure in the context of high AIDS-related mortality in Hoima, Iganga, Kabale, Masaka, Mbale, and Mbarara districts. The first phase of the study involved the review of ethnographic materials on the populations in the six districts, collecting information from elders and youths through focus group discussions, and the ad...