We present a method to dissolve carbon nanotubes that simultaneously allows prepare n-doped films. These films are composed of thinner bundles longer tubes when compared prepared using surfactants and sonication. Their negative Seebeck coefficient high electrical conductivity make them good candidates for thermoelectric applications. investigate their stability in air by aging at elevated tempe...

Abstract Formation of soluble sulfate and halide salts on volcanic ash particles via syn-eruptive interactions between surfaces magmatic gases is a ubiquitous phenomenon in explosive eruptions. Surficial may be rapidly mobilized into their depositional environment undermining the quality drinking water, harming aquatic life, damaging soil vegetation. Assessment potential for salt formation rela...

In the course of studies on the acid-soluble phosphorus compounds of liver and kidney, it became evident that the fraction comprising the nucleotides represented a complex mixture (1). In an attempt to isolate the individual nucleotides, methods designed to minimize the breakdown of labile phosphorus compounds were employed. The isolation of adenylic acid and of a material representing a mixtur...

Desert pavement is a distinctive feature widespread across arid lands of the world. It plays a dynamic role in geomorphic, hydrologic, and ecologic processes. Where desert pavement predominates, infiltration is limited and rainfall is delivered as runoff to nearby bare ground areas where shrubs cluster. Desert pavement surfaces may appear monotonously flat and barren, but we have found, instead...

Fossil additives are a primary energy source and their contribution is around 80% in the world. Therefore, bioadditives that reduce impact each very important. This article discusses chemical transformation of glycerol to carbonate, ethers, esters, ketals, acetals, compounds with high technological applications, especially fuel sector as bioadditives. Mainly, heterogeneous catalysts important p...

Radioactive nuclides in the incinerator ashes of municipal solid wastes were determined by γ-ray spectrometry before and after the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant (March 11, 2011). Incinerator ash samples were collected in northern Kyushu, Japan, which is located approximately 1200 km west-southwest (WSW) of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, from April 2006 to March 2007 and from...

Air pollution control (APC) residues from energy-from-waste (EfW) are alkaline (corrosive) and contain high concentrations of metals, such as zinc and lead, and soluble salts, such as chlorides and sulphates. The EPA 3050B-extractable concentrations of 66 elements, including critical elements of strategic importance for advanced electronics and energy technologies, were determined in eight APC ...

Salinity is one of the most important limiting factors for growth and product of plants around the world. Identification of salt tolerant varieties and improvement of plants tolerance are the most effective way to increase its performance. Experiments were conducted in a hydroponic system in order to study the reaction of borage (Borago officinalis L.) to salinity in terms of developmental chan...