Macroscopic structure of paper influences how paper behaves in many ways. In this research, the relationship between macroscopic paper structure and water absorption behavior was investigated. The structure of the handsheets made from commercial hardwood pulp was modified by varying basis weight, beating levels and wet press levels. The structural properties as well as the water absorption prop...

The interfacial hydration structure of yttria-stabilized cubic zirconia (110) surface in contact with water was determined with ~0.5 Å resolution by high-resolution X-ray reflectivity measurement. The terminal layer shows a reduced electron density compared to the following substrate lattice layers, which indicates there are additional defects generated by metal depletion as well as intrinsic o...

doruntash ancient city )tchoghazanbil( was built about13 th century b.c and middle period of elam civilization. as a complex ,doruntash was protected by three concentrated walls which are named: inner wall, middle wall and outer wall .big ziggurat ,mausoleums and palaces are some of the must monuments of the ancient city .tchoghazanbil is also famous for its water technologies and water element...

The solvation of charge at the interface between an aqueous phase and hydrophobic medium is a key question in the mechanism of a wide range of biomolecular processes. These studies report the direct measurement of the molecular properties of water surrounding an isolated charge at an oil/water interface, and show how the solvating water structure changes with progressive charge build-up. At tra...

Infrared-ultraviolet two color pump-probe spectroscopy is used to measure the binding energy, D(0,) of a carboxylic acid-water dimer where the acid is 9-hydroxy-9-fluorenecarboxylic acid. The acid-water configuration presents a standard structure for the general acid-water interaction where the water bonds to the carboxylic acid group through two intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Photodissociation...

the intermolecular forces between water molecules are of great importance in many areas of chemistry including solvation, solution chemistry, and biochemistry. as a result of this (h2o)n systems have received a great significant of attention, both experimental and theoretical. all calculation of this study are carried out by gaussian 98 soft ware. geometry optimization for each cluster were be ...