Water Sorption Behaviors of Novel Biohybrid Hydrogels as Effective Sorbents in Water-Solvent Binary Mixtures

Novel sorbent hydrogels containing acrylamide/sodium vinylsulfonate, carboxymethyl cellulose and zeolite were synthesized with free radical solution polymerization by using ammonium persulfate/N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylethyle-nediamine as redox initiating pair in presence of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate as crosslinker. It was to investigate the water uptake properties of series of the novel hydrogels, the semi IPNs and the hybrid/biohybrid composite hydrogel sorbents synthesized in this study. Water uptake studies were performed in water and in water-solvent (acetone, methanol and tetrahydrofuran) binary mixtures at 25°C, gravimetrically. Some swelling and diffusion parameters were calculated and discussed. It has been seen that the lower equilibrium swelling factor values in all solvent compositions in comparison with the equilibrium swelling factor values in water.

Swelling Performance Studies of Acrylamide/Potassium 3-Sulfopropyl Methacrylate/Sodium Alginate/Bentonite Biohybrid Sorbent Hydrogels in Binary Mixtures of Water-Solvent

In this study, it was to investigate the swelling performance of novel biohybrid composite hydrogel sorbents containing acrylamide/potassium 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate/sodium alginate/bentonite in water and binary mixtures of water-solvent. Novel hydrogels were synthesized with free radical solution polymerization by using ammonium persulfate/N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylethylenediamine as redox initiating pair in presence of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate as crosslinker. Swelling experiments were performed in water and binary mixtures of water-solvent (acetone, methanol and tetrahydrofuran) at 25°C, gravimetrically. Some swelling and diffusion properties of the hydrogels were calculated and they were discussed for the biohybrid/hybrid hydrogel systems prepared under various formulations. It has been seen the lower equilibrium percentage swelling ratio values (62% - 124%) in all solvent compositions in comparison with the equilibrium percentage swelling ratio values in water (718% - 2055%). Consequently, the hydrogel systems developed in this study could serve as a potential device for water and water-solvent binary mixtures.

Hydrogen release of NaBH_(4) below 60 ℃ with binary eutectic mixture of xylitol and erythritol additive

NaBH_(4) was widely regarded as a low-cost hydrogen storage material due to its high-mass hydrogen capacity of approximately 10.8%(mass)and high volumetric hydrogen capacity of around 115 g·L^(–1).However,it exhibits strong stability and requires temperatures above 500℃ for hydrogen release in practical applications.In this study,two polyhydric alcohols,xylitol and erythritol(XE),were prepared as a binary eutectic sugar alcohol through a grinding-melting method.This binary eutectic sugar alcohol was used as a proton-hydrogen carrier to destabilize NaBH_(4).The 19NaBH_(4)-16XE composite material prepared by ball milling could start releasing hydrogen at 57.5℃,and the total hydrogen release can reach over 88.8%(4.45%(mass))of the theoretical capacity.When the 19NaBH_(4)-16XE composite was pressed into solid blocks,the volumetric hydrogen capacity of the block-shaped composite could reach 67.2 g·L^(–1).By controlling the temperature,the hydrogen desorption capacity of the NaBH_(4)-XE composite material was controllable,which has great potential for achieving solid-state hydrogen production from NaBH_(4).

Synthesis and Design of Distillation Columns for Wide-Boiling Binary Mixtures with Vapor Recompression Heat Pumps

The vapor recompression heat pump(VRHP) distillation technology offers significant improvements in energy efficiency for distillation systems with small temperature differences between the top and bottom of the column. However, the separation of wide-boiling binary mixtures leads to substantial temperature differences between the top and bottom of the column. This limits the applicability of conventional VRHP due to high capital costs and strict performance requirements of the compressor. To overcome these challenges and to accommodate compressor operating conditions, a novel synthesis and design method is introduced to integrate VRHPs with wide-boiling binary mixture distillation columns(WBMDCs). This method enables quick determination of an initial configuration for the integrated WBMDC-VRHP system and helps identify the optimum configuration with the minimum total annual cost. Two examples, namely the separation of benzene/toluene and isopropanol/chlorobenzene, are employed to derive optimum configurations of the WBMDC-VRHP and compare them with the WBMDC. A systematic comparison between the WBMDC-VRHP and WBMDC demonstrates the superior steady-state performance and economic efficiency of the WBMDC-VRHP.

COMPOSITION DETERMINATION OF BINARY POLYMER MIXTURES BY SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH LIGHT SCATTERING DETECTION

Base on the principle of absolute quantification of size exclusion chromatography （SEC）, a light scattering （LS） detector coupled with a concentration detector （refractive index detector） is utilized to determine the compositions of complicated binary mixtures. A theoretical analysis predicts that the response factors for both LS and RI detectors are linear functions with the composition of any specified polymer mixtures in the binary polymer mixtures. Two pairs of complicated binary mixtures were used to test the theory mentioned in the present paper, and the experimental results show an excellent accordance with the theory.

A smart simple spectrophotometric method for simultaneous determination of binary mixtures

A new simple spectrophotometric method was developed for the simultaneous determination of drugs with interfering spectra in binary mixtures without previous separation. The new method is based on a simple modification for the ratio subtraction method. This modification enabled wider range of application. The proposed ratio difference method was applied for the determination of brimonidine and timolol in laboratory prepared mixtures with mean percentage recoveries 100.40±2.29 and 101.23± 1.30 respectively, and in their pharmaceutical formulation with mean percentage recoveries 101.08±0.44 and 100.66±0.52 respectively. The suggested ratio difference method was validated according to USP guidelines and can be applied for routine aualitv control testing.

Ultrasonic study on organic liquid and binary organic liquid mixtures by using Schaaffs＇ collision factor theory

Based on Schaaff＇s collision factor theory （CFT） in liquids, the equations for nonlinear ultrasonic parameters in both organic liquid and binary organic liquid mixtures are deduced. The nonlinear ultrasonic parameters, including pressure coefficient, temperature coefficients of ultrasonic velocity, and nonlinear acoustic parameter B/A in both organic liquid and binary organic liquid mixtures, are evaluated for comparison with the measured results and data from other sources. The equations show that the coefficient of ultrasonic velocity and nonlinear acoustic parameter B/A are closely related to molecular interactions. These nonlinear ultrasonic parameters reflect some information of internal structure and outside status of the medium or mixtures. From the exponent of repulsive forces of the molecules, several thermodynamic parameters, pressure and temperature of the medium, the nonlinear ultrasonic parameters and ultrasonic nature of the medium can be evaluated. When evaluating and studying nonlinear acoustic parameter B/A of binary organic liquid mixtures, there is no need to know the nonlinear acoustic parameter B/A of the components. Obviously, the equation reveals the connection between the nonlinear ultrasonic nature and internal structure and outside status of the mixtures more directly and distinctly than traditional mixture law for B/A, e.g. Apfel＇s and Sehgal＇s laws for liquid binary mixtures.

Phase separation and super diffusion of binary mixtures of active and passive particles

Computer simulations were performed to study the dense mixtures of passive particles and active particles in two dimensions.Two systems with different kinds of passive particles(e.g.,spherical particles and rod-like particles)were considered.At small active forces,the high-density and low-density regions emerge in both systems,indicating a phase separation.At higher active forces,the systems return to a homogeneous state with large fluctuation of particle area in contrast with the thermo-equilibrium state.Structurally,the rod-like particles accumulate loosely due to the shape anisotropy compared with the spherical particles at the high-density region.Moreover,there exists a positive correlation between Voronoi area and velocity of the particles.Additionally,a small number of active particles capably give rise to super-diffusion of passive particles in both systems when the self-propelled force is turned on.

Phase behaviors of binary mixtures composed of electron-rich and electron-poor triphenylene discotic liquid crystals

Disk-like liquid crystals（DLCs） can self-assemble to ordered columnar mesophases and are intriguing onedimensional organic semiconductors with high charge carrier mobility.To improve their applicable property of mesomorphic temperature ranges,we exploit the binary mixtures of electronic donor-acceptor DLC materials.The electron-rich2,3,6,7,10,11-hexakis（alkoxy）triphenylenes（C4,C6,C8,C10,C12） and an electron-deficient tetrapentyl triphenylene-2,3,6,10-tetracarboxylate have been prepared and their binary mixtures have been investigated.The mesomorphism of the1：1（molar ratio） mixtures has been characterized by polarizing optical microscopy（POM）,differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）,and small angel x-ray scattering（SAXS）.The self-assembled monolayer structure of a discogen on a solid-liquid interface has been imaged by the high resolution scanning tunneling microscopy（STM）.The match of peripheral chain length has important influence on the mesomorphism of the binary mixtures.

Apparent Molar Volumes and Solvation Coefficients in Ternary-pseudo-binary Mixtures [(Styrene+Ethyl Acetate or Benzene)+(N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone+Ethyl Acetate or Benzene)]

Over the full range of compositions, in the ternary-pseudo-binary mixtures of x[（1-y）C6H5CH=CH2＋ yCH3COOC2H5（or C6H6）]＋（1-x）[（1-y）NMP＋yCH3COOC2Hs（or C6H6）], the apparent molar volumes of each pseudo-pure component at different y values were calculated from the density data at 298.15 K and atmospheric pressure. The results show that the four parameters cubic polynomial can correlate the apparent molar volume with the molar fraction well over the full molar fraction range. The limiting partial molar volumes and the molar volumes of each pseudo-pure component were evaluated with different methods. Based on the limiting partial molar volume and molar volume at a certain y value, a new universal coefficient termed as solvation coefficient γ was defined to describe quantitatively the solvation degree of pseudo-pure solute and the interactions of solute-solvent molecules from the macroscopical thermodynamics viewpoint. The results demonstrate the solvation coefficients decrease with the amount of the third component increasing for each pseudo-pure solute, irrespective of the pseudo-pure solvent. Then the solvation degrees of each pseudo-pure component, the specific interactions between the solute molecule and the solvent one were discussed in terms of the solvation coefficient.

Intermolecular Interactions in Binary Liquid Mixtures of Styrene with m-, o-, or p-xylene

密度()，超声的速度()，并且有m-，o-，或p二甲苯的苯乙烯(猪圈)的二进制混合物的折射索引(n)，他们的纯液体包括那些，在温度在全部作文范围上被测量 298.15 ， 303.15 ， 308.15 ，并且 313.15 K 。过量卷(VE ) ，在 isentropic 压缩的可能性(ks ) 的偏差，声学的阻抗(Z) ，和折射索引(n) 从试验性的数据被计算。部分臼齿的体积(V0,2 ) 和在苯乙烯的二甲苯的部分臼齿的 isentropic 压缩的可能性(K0,2 ) 也是计算的。导出的功能也就是， VE， ks， Z， n， V0,2，和 K0,2 被用来有发生在现在的液体混合物的部件分子之间的分子间的相互作用的更好的理解。这些参数的变化建议在苯乙烯和 o- ， m- ，或 p 二甲苯分子之间的相互作用跟随序列：p 二甲苯 >o 二甲苯 >m 二甲苯。除了为 VE 的计算使用密度数据，臼齿的体积也是的过量估计了使用折射索引数据。而且，混合规则的几个折射索引被用来理论上估计学习液体混合物的折射索引。总的来说，计算并且测量的数据以在混合部件之间的相互作用被解释。

Excess Molar Volume of Binary Mixtures of Methylheptenone+Alkanols at 298.15 K

Excess molar volume(V E) data on binary liquid mixtures of methylheptenone (MHO) with methanol, ethanol, n-propanol or n-butanol have been determined from the density measurements at 298.15 K and atmospheric pressure. The values of V E in all the systems over the entire composition range are quantified by the Redlich-Kister equation. The effects of the chain length of alkanols on V E are discussed.

Phase behaviors of binary mixtures composed of banana-shaped and calamitic mesogens

In this work, five mixtures with different concentrations of banana-shaped and calamitic compounds have been prepared and subsequently studied by polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and X-ray diffraction on non-oriented samples. The phase sequences and molecular parameters of the binary systems are presented.

MONOMOLECULAR FILMS OF COPOLYMERS OF OXYETHYLENE AND OXYPROPYLENE, POLYPROPYLENE GLYCOL AND THEIR BINARY MIXTURES

The behaviour of monolayers of copolymers of oxyethylene and oxypropylene (UH29 and UH68), polypropylene glycol (UHPPG)and their binary mixtures on air-water interface has been investigated carefully on compression-expansion cycles. The first compression isotherm is approximately an equilibrium one. In the UHPPG-UH29 and UHPPG-UH68 systems, the calculated average π-a curves based on simple additivity of the two individual components coincide with the experimental results reasonably well. It is suggested that the two components are miscible and form near-ideal solution at the air-water interface. The compression-expansion cycle experiments shows some degree of hysteresis. The order of degree of hysteresis for individual components is UH68>UH29>UHPPG. The explanation for the hysteresis is proposed.

Investigation of solids segregation of binary mixtures in a rotating drum at various Froude numbers

To investigate the effect of the Froude number(Fr)on solid segregation in a rotating drum,a two dimensional mathematical modelling on solids behaviour in horizontally oriented rotating drums operated in rolling,cascading and cataracting modes has been carried out by using Euler-Euler multi-fluid model in Fluent6.2 environment.Small particles and big particles are used in the work as binary mixtures to investigate segregation characteristics.The effect of Froude number(rotating velocity)on the flow field is investigated.It is found that the model captures the main features of solids motion and segregation in the drum and numerical results agree well with limited experimental data for solid velocity.

Particle velocity measurement of binary mixtures in the riser of a circulating fluidized bed by the combined use of electrostatic sensing and high-speed imaging

The flow dynamics of binary particle mixtures in the fluidized bed needs to be monitored in order to optimize the related industrial processes.In this paper,electrostatic sensing and high-speed imaging are applied to measure the velocities of polyethylene and sand particles in the binary particle mixtures in fluidization.Experimental studies were conducted on a lab-scale cold circulating fluidized bed.Correlation function between electrostatic signals from upstream and downstream electrodes placed along the riser shows two peaks that represent transit times for the two types of particles.To verify the above results,high-speed imaging was adopted to capture the flow images of particle mixtures.Particle Image Velocimetry and Particle Tracking Velocimetry algorithms were utilized to process the resulted images in order to measure the velocities of polyethylene and sand particles.The reasons for two-peak correlation functions are illustrated based on the frequency spectrums of the mono-solid-phase electrostatic signals and the velocity difference between polyethylene and sand particles.Finally,comparisons on the velocities obtained from electrostatic sensing and high-speed imaging demonstrate the electrostatic sensor can roughly estimate the particle velocity of binary particle mixtures in the near wall region of the circulating fluidized bed.

Excess Molar Volume and Apparent Molar Volume of Binary Mixtures of 2-Methyl-3-buten-2-ol with 1-Alcohol at 298.15K

Excess molar volumes (V^E_m) of binary mixtures of2-methyl-3-buten-3-ol [CH_3C(OH)(CH_3)CHCG_2] with four 1-alcohols:methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol and l-butanol at 298.15 K andatmospheric pressure are derived from density measurements with avibrating-tube densimeter. All the excess volumes are negative in thesystems over the entire composition range. The results are correlatedwith the Redlich-Kister equation. The effects of chain length ofl-alcohols on V^E_m are discussed. The apparent molar volumes of2-methyl-3-ol and l-alcohols are calculated respectively.

A Review on the Evaporation Dynamics of Sessile Drops of Binary Mixtures:Challenges and Opportunities

The wetting and evaporation dynamics of sessile droplets have gained considerable attention over the last few years due to their relevance to many practical applications,ranging from a variety of industrial problems to several biological systems.Droplets made of binary mixtures typically undergo complex dynamics due to the differential volatility of the considered components and the ensuing presence of thermocapillary effects.For these reasons,many research groups have focused on the evaporation of binary droplets using a variegated set of experimental,numerical,and purely theoretical approaches.Apart from reviewing the state-of-the-art about the existing experimental,analytical,and computational techniques used to study the evaporation dynamics of binary sessile droplets,we also provide some indications about possible future research directions in this specific area.

Precipitation of Heavy Organics (Asphaltenes) from Crude Oil Residue Using Binary Mixtures of n-Alkanes

Two solvent mixtures: n-pentane/n-hexane and n-heptane/n-octane at ten different percentage ratios were used to dissolve 2.5 g of vacuum distilled Anthan crude oil residue (500°C). The crude oil/n-alkane mixture in different conical flasks was stoppered, shaked mechanically and allowed to stand overnight. The resultant solution was subsequently filtered using a vacuum pump to afford the different weights of the residue (asphaltenes). The result of the weights of asphaltenes obtained at the different ratios of solvent mixtures showed that the highest amount of precipitate was obtained at 100% n-pentane solvent. Also there was a sharp increase in the amount of asphaltenes precipitated when the percentage ratio of n-pentane to n-hexane precipitant was 40:60 and when the ratio of n-heptane to n-octane precipitant was 30:70. A good understanding of the contribution of the different n-alkane solvents in the precipitation of asphaltenes is very necessary to flow assurance of crude oils in terms of solid precipitation.

Ultrasonic, Volumetric and Isentropic Compressibility of Binary Mixtures of 1,4-Dioxane with Primary Alcohols at 303.15 K

Density, viscosity and sound velocity of six binary liquid mixtures of methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, hexanol and octanol with 1,4-dioxane have been measured over the entire range of composition at temperature 303.15K. From the experimental densities, viscosities and sound velocity, the excess molar volume (VE), deviation in viscosity (Δη) and deviation in isentropic compressibility (ΔKS) have been calculated. The results have been used to discuss the nature and strength of intermolecular interactions in these mixtures.