Porous materials adsorb H2 through physisorption, a process which typically has a rather low enthalpy of adsorption (e.g. ca. 4 to 7 kJ mol(-1) for MOFs), thus requiring cryogenic temperatures for hydrogen storage. In this paper, we consider some of the issues associated with the accurate characterisation of the hydrogen adsorption properties of microporous materials. We present comparative gra...

One of the biggest challenges in characterizing 2-D image topographies is finding a low-dimensional parameter set that can succinctly describe, not so much patterns themselves, but nature these patterns. The cluster variation method (CVM), introduced by Kikuchi 1951, characterize very local pattern distributions using configuration variables, identifying nearest-neighbor, next-nearest-neighbor,...

Based on an effective energy conversion method between gas enthalpy and thermal radiation, a multi-layered type of porous air heater has been proposed. In the five layered structure which is analyzed in this work, there are five porous layers which are separated by four quartz glass windows. The main layer operates as a porous radiant burner that products a large amount of thermal radiative ene...

We study the transfer of two-dimensional Lennard-Jones solutes into the two-dimensional Lennard-Jones solvent. Thermodynamic quantities associated with this process are calculated. For this purpose the Monte Carlo method in two different ensembles, reflecting different thermodynamic restrictions, is utilized. The excess free enthalpy, excess enthalpy (p,T), and excess free energy and excess int...

A thermogravimetric method was used to measure the vapour pressures of a series of hydroxybenzophenone UV stabilisers. Enthalpies of vaporisation were determined from the slope of a plot of the logarithm of the vapour pressure against reciprocal absolute temperature. Enthalpies of sublimation were measured either directly by the same method or by summing the enthalpy of vaporisation with the en...

A B S X R A C T Unpoisoned sartorius muscles of Rana temporaria were stimulated tetanically in isometric contractions lasting up to 20 s at 0~ The observed enthalpy (heat + work) production and the chemical changes in these contractions were measured, and a comparison was made between the observed enthalpy and the enthalpy that could be explained by the chemical changes. Like earlier workers, w...

AIMS This study aimed to apply differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to evaluate the thermal inactivation kinetics of bacteria. METHODS AND RESULTS The apparent enthalpy (DeltaH) of Escherichia coli cells was evaluated by a temperature scan in a DSC after thermal pretreatment in the calorimeter to various temperatures between 56 and 80 degrees C. Conventional semilogarithmic survival curve ...

Nitrogenated derivatives of cellulose, and namely chitin and chitosan, are of commercial interest because of their antibacterial activity, biocompatibility, biodegradability and sorption ability. Structure and some physicochemical properties of these derivatives have been studied by methods of wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS), microcalorimetry and sorption. To determine the crystallinity degr...

the aim of this study is to find the optimal water pressure and percentage of supply vapour in the feed water heaters (fwhs) of steam power plants, such that they maximize the thermal efficiency of the rankine cycle within pre-specified values of minimum and maximum pressures of the thermodynamic cycle. thermal efficiency is defined as a function of unknown variables (fluid pressure and vapour ...