Multi objective (MO) optimization is an emerging field which is increasingly being implemented in many industries globally. In this work, the MO optimization of the extraction process of bioactive compounds from the Gardenia Jasminoides Ellis fruit was solved. Three swarm-based algorithms have been applied in conjunction with normal-boundary intersection (NBI) method to solve this MO problem. T...

Two new d-f cyanido-bridged 1D assemblies [RE(pzam)(3)(H(2)O)Mo(CN)(8)]·H(2)O (RE = Sm(III), Er(III)) were synthesized and their magneto-structural properties have been studied by field-dependent magnetization and specific heat measurements at low temperatures (≥0.3 K). Below ≈ 10 K the ground state of both the Sm(III) and Er(III) ions is found to be a Kramers doublet with effective spin S = 1/...

AgNPs-Tragacanth conjugate gel as an eco friendly and low cost membrane was applied for the effective electromembrane extraction (EME) of Tenofovir disproxil fumarate, an important acidic and high polar (log p=1.25) antiviral drug, followed by HPLC-UV determination. The effect of various parameters on the extraction efficiency including the presence of AgNPs, tragacanth gum concentration, gel t...

[1] Profiles of Mo/total organic carbon (TOC) through the Lower Toarcian black shales of the Cleveland Basin, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, and the Posidonia shale of Germany and Switzerland reveal water mass restriction during the interval from late tenuicostatum Zone times to early bifrons Zone times, times which include that of the putative Early Toarcian oceanic anoxic event. The degree of res...

Di ver sos ti pos de po li es ti re no mo di fi ca dos fo ram ob ti dos atra vés da po li me ri za ção por en xer tia (graft poly me ri za ti on) de es ti re no na pre sen ça dos se guin tes mo di fi ca do res: co po lí me ro de eti le no-acetato de vi ni la (EVA); po li e ti le no de ba i xa den si da de (PE) e po li bu ta di e no (PB). Os mo di fi ca do res fo ram uti li za dos em se pa ra do...

Double perovskites Sr 2 FeM O 6 (M =Mo and Re) exhibit significant colossal magnetoresistance even at room temperature due to the high Curie Temperature (419K and 401K). However, such a high Curie Temperature is puzzling, given the large separation between magnetic elements (Fe). Moreover, with M =W, the electronic and magnetic properties suddenly change to insulating and antiferromagnetic with...

Advanced high-temperature cooling applications such as heat-pipe-cooled leading edges may often require the elevated-temperature capability of carbon/silicon carbide (C/SiC) or carbon/carbon (C/C) composites in combination with the hermetic capability of metallic tubes. In some applications, it may be advantageous to co-process metallic tubes with the composite. Under those conditions, it is im...