... reduced at the remaining zone of the bed In fact, both the high temperature andthe high reactant concentrations at the inlet of the bed enhance the char conversion Inthe remaining zone of the bed, ... tars and methane The kinetics of char combustion and gasification were also implemented into the mathematical model and all of them were coupled with themassand energy equations, allowing the investigation ... are the driving terms inthe reactions rates expressions due to the higher solid temperature, while at the bottom of the bed, the reactivity of the char increases and becomes the driving term in...
... behavior in ultrapure water, drinking water, rain water, river water and seawater under various pH and irradiation sources (sunlight, darkness, indoor incandescent lighting and artificial UV lighting) ... underwent thermal degradation under the extraction conditions The results indicate that although carbamates tested in this study are thermally labile, there was little observable degradation under the ... irradiation was maintained as neither evaporation losses nor propoxur decomposition was observed during the process The extracts of goldfish, tortoises and sea lettuce were stable and a 3-days delay...
... freedom for the assignment of the variables under consideration The assignment of the main variables (A, B, C and D), two-variable interaction, andthe level setting values of the main variables ... the PIFE-lined extraction vessel After adding the needed volume of the extracting solvent (Table 5-1 and Table 5-2), 10min equilibration was allowed before extraction During optimization of the ... delay of 0.02 s and a mass span of mass unit Quantitation was based on the area under the peak from themass chromatogram of the above molecular ions at m/z 60, 151, and 210 For the LC separation...
... 88 An interesting result observed from Fig 4-6 is that inthe same solvent, the recovery increases in going from PAHs to PCBs, and then to triazines (i.e, increasing polarity of analyte) The recovery ... by the interaction between the analyte andthe matrix The higher the polarity of the analyte, the larger its dipole Thus it is more easily reoriented and finally desorbed from the soil matrix in ... This may be due to the fact that the water present inthe matrix can allow important local heating and thus could favour the expansion of the pores and liberate the analytes into the solvent This...
... light intensity affects the K and t½ in each natural water sample K increases and t½ decreases accordingly when the light intensity increases inthe order of darkness, indoor lighting and sunlight ... behavior in Milli-Q water, drinking water, rain water, river water and seawater under various pH and irradiation sources (sunlight, darkness, indoor lighting (incandescent) and artificial UV lighting) ... different pH and irradiation sources (sunlight, darkness, indoor incandescent lighting and artificial UV light) by using LC-APCI-ITMS with selected ion monitoring mode; and (3) To investigate the degradation...
... were obtained by storing the above spiked soil in bottles in a dry, dark location for 60 days It was assumed that the contaminants were uniformly distributed inthe sample and that, because the soil ... running water and then rinsed with deionized water The fish samples were grinded in a mortar and pestle with liquid nitrogen until a homogenous fine powder was obtained In order to meet the fortification ... The instrument was initially tuned based on a mixture of caffeine, L-methionyl-arginyl-phenylananyl-alanine acetate·H2O and a mixture of perfluoroalkoxycyclotriphosphazenes in both positive and...
... V), and are then dispersed into a very fine spray of charged droplets with the same polarity The solvent then evaporates, shrinking the droplet size and increasing the charge concentration at the ... breakthrough inthe development of coupling techniques was the introduction of the moving-belt interface (MB) in 1974 that, became the first commercial LC-MS interface [11] Subsequently, many interface ... to mass spectrometry is an odd combination In HPLC, the sample is in solution and at atmospheric pressure, while themass analysis of ions takes place within a vacuum [10] In developing on-line...
... bone graft inthe damaged site and on the other hand, it creates an environment with a rich content of HA, with all the advantages deriving from the phenomenon The present study’s clinic and radiologic ... for the tools and facilitate the direct clinical view of the defect [fig 3-4] A full-thickness flap was elevated andthe granulation tissue was removed showing the true extension and depth of the ... membrane inthe treatment of infra bone defects, our clinical results are encouraging considering that in a similar study a mean value of the increase of the bone height of 0.5 mm was obtain with...
... of the coastline Winds acting on this sub-region are generated from strong typhoons directly approaching the coastline between Hai Phong and Ninh Binh, the coastline of Thanh Hoa andthe southern ... typhoons and inundation are one of the many factors causing hunger and poverty hindering the socio-economic development of Vietnam Therefore, planning and construction of houses and buildings against ... level above the windows and door (to be replaced the lintel) inthe brick wall and continuously run around the house The starting rebars should be arranged at the location where the roof-trusses...
... the world will sufficiently accommodate and feed its human population with out destroying the enviroment and depleting natural resources???” Land used by region and country group, 1961,1991 and ... wastes Weeds, marginal land Rice straw, corn stalk Other crop wastes trees, marginal land Poultry (Chicken, Duck & Turkey) Pig and small ruminant (Pigs, Goat & Sheep) Large ruminants ( Cattle, ... research and knowledge management Science based solutions to emerging issues 49 Livestock in a changing world Genetics and breeding Feed resources and Utilization Human resource International...
... Segerlind L.J, (1988), Modeling Simultaneous Heat andMass Transfer in Isotropic Sphere, Trans ASEA, pp 31 Husain A., Chen C.S., Clayton J T, Whitney L.F (1972), Mathematical Simulation of Massand ... Heat andmass transfer, Mir Publisher, Moscow Peebles E D, Christopher D McDaniel (2004), A Practical Manual for Understanding the Shell Structure of Broiler Hatching Eggs and Measurement of their ... Simulation of Massand Heat Transfer in High Moisture Foods, Trans ASAE, pp 55-59 224 Husain A., Chen C.S., Clayton J T (1973), Simultaneuos Heat andMassDiffusionin Biological Material, Trans ASAE,...
... phosphorus was then accumulated inthe sludge inthe subsequent oxic tank by normal oxygen-utilizing PAOs The residual phosphorus was removed inthe final anoxic tank without oxygen Especially in Phase ... ozonation) and effluent of the phosphorus adsorption column are shown in Fig During the operation, about 70% of the phosphorus inthe sludge was solubilized by ozonation, and a large part of the solubilized ... 2008) The reactivated adsorbent was packed into the column again, and phosphorus was effectively adsorbed Figure Concentration of each type of phosphorus inthe influent and effluent of the phosphorus...
... and periphery of the Seto Inland Sea The location of the research area andthe distribution of the citrus groves in Matsuyama region are shown in Fig Matsuyama is situated in Shikoku Island in ... 66m, and 60m, respectively Stream water samples were collected at the middle parts of the grove from points Sampling points St.1 and St.2 are inthe same stream, and sampling point St.3 is inthe ... inthe other stream The two streams flow together to be one stream andthe sampling point St.4 is situated inthe joined stream, which is the only stream that flows into the reservoir The reservoir...
... was removed within days in every run Assuming the zero-order kinetics, the average cadmium removal rates within the days calculated from the linear approximations of the plots in Fig were estimated ... concentration in giant reed as a result of Run 6, indicating that the cadmium was highly concentrated inthe rhizome The transportation index, Ti, indicates the ability of the plant to translocate the ... cadmium, and is synthesized from glutathione (GSH) Inouhe et al (1994) reported that the cadmium binding complex containing PCs has an important role for the cadmium-tolerance of seedlings of...
... compensation and firm performance inthe U.S airline industry may aid those seeking to invest inthe industry as well as forward looking investment decisions by various groups interested inthe U.S airline ... cyclical andthe structure of the industry causes instability Hecker (2005) argues that the inherent instability of the airline industry can be traced to the structure of the industry and its ... … by diluting and distorting managers’ incentives and thereby hurting corporate performance” (p 72) The authors argue that the inability of the optimal contracting approach in explaining executive...
... optical fiber, the region on the right is the ferrule, andthe thin section inthe middle is the epoxy Notice how the fiber is lower than the ferrule inthe right photo This is the phenomenon ... be the original position of the new apex We can then use these values of x0 and y0 to calculate the new apex location, x and y, by inserting these values into (7) and (8) Now that we have the ... permanently withdraw into the ferrule if the epoxy holding the fibers creep If the initial fiber height is too recessed into the ferrule, the fiber may creep too far back into the ferrule causing loss of...
... product include developing and testing new products, modifying or eliminating existing products, managing the product range, formulating a brand name, and creating a product guarantee and associated ... customers For instance, inthe on-line service industry, after initially pursuing a nonstandard strategy, late entrants into the field, such as Microsoft and AT&T, followed the standards in foundation ... of the engine to be installed on the Airbus A320 and A321, and then the A340, constantly improving the cost/quality ratio through an aggressive management of the experience curve Inthe end, the...
... reducing the volume of unneeded repairs Non-intrusive Testing and Monitoring for Proactive Maintenance Maintaining the health of the network is the prime responsibility of Operations As e-mail and ... an increased workload for reconfigurations and maintenance Meeting the challenge of increasing profits inthe face of fewer capital and operating resources to manage this steadily growing and ... reducing both training time andthe time required for reconfigurations of cables and patch cords Pre-defined, well-defined cable routing paths greatly improve the uniformity of work and compress the...
... in money demand Shift inthe LM Curve from an Increase inthe Money Supply Shift inthe LM Curve from a Decrease inthe Money Supply Response to a Change in Monetary Policy • An increase inthe ... lead to a rise in output – Increased government spending increases the interest rate and crowds out investment spending and net exports • The less interest-sensitive money demand is, the more effective ... increases the demand for money Response to a Change in Fiscal Policy II • The excess demand for money pushes the interest rate higher • The rise inthe interest rate eliminates the excess demand for money...