Browsing College of Engineering by Publisher "American Chemical Society"
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Polyzwitterionic Hydrogels in Engines Based on the Antipolyelectrolyte Effect and Driven by the Salinity Gradient
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)In this paper, we propose and investigate an original approach to energy conversion based on polyzwitterionic hydrogels, which exhibit an antipolyelectrolyte effect that enables them to swell in salt water and shrink in ... -
Practicality of Green H2Economy for Industry and Maritime Sector Decarbonization through Multiobjective Optimization and RNN-LSTM Model Analysis
( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)A green H2 economy's practicality depends highly on multisector decarbonization and cost-benefit analyses of the supply chain, including production routes, techno-economic performance, storage, and transportation. In this ... -
Properties of Dialkylcarbonate + 1-Alkanol Mixtures at the Vacuum Interface
( American Chemical Society , 2016 , Article)The properties of solutions formed by dialkylcarbonate + 1-alkanol solutions are studied using classic molecular dynamics simulations. The effects of solution composition, temperature, and dialkylcarbonate type have been ... -
Pyrite Scale Removal Using Green Formulations for Oil and Gas Applications: Reaction Kinetics
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)Pyrite is one of the toughest iron sulfide scales to remove, which causes major problems in oil and gas production by damaging production equipment. The use of inorganic acid in iron sulfide scale removal particularly ... -
Review of Iron Sulfide Scale Removal and Inhibition in Oil and Gas Wells: Current Status and Perspectives
( American Chemical Society , 2021 , Article Review)Iron sulfide scale is one of the main types of inorganic scales that block oil and gas wells. Iron sulfide has polymorph crystallinity structures, which complicate its dissolving and inhibition. Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is ... -
Review on the Use of Ionic Liquids (ILs) as Alternative Fluids for CO2 Capture and Natural Gas Sweetening
( American Chemical Society , 2010 , Article)The capture of CO2 from flue gases derived from fossil-fueled power plants and the absorption of CO2/H2S for natural gas sweetening purposes are two relevant industrial problems closely related to very important environmental, ... -
Rheology of Triamine Functionalized Silica Reinforced Polymeric Gels Developed for Conformance Control Applications
( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article)Recently, cross-linked polymers such as polyacrylamide (PAM)/polyethylenimine (PEI) have been used in conformance control applications to replace conventional lost circulation materials (LCMs). The objective of this work ... -
Role of Graphene Oxide in Bacterial Cellulose−Gelatin Hydrogels for Wound Dressing Applications
( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)Biopolymer-based hydrogels have several advantages, including robust mechanical, high biocompatibility, and excellent properties. These hydrogels can be ideal wound dressing materials and advantageous to repair and regenerate ... -
Structure of alkylcarbonate + n-alkane mixed fluids
( American Chemical Society , 2014 , Article)The properties of dialkylcarbonate + n-alkane mixed fluids were studied both from macroscopic and from microscopic viewpoints using thermophysical measurements combined with classic molecular dynamics simulations and DFT ... -
Study on hydroxylammonium-based ionic liquids. I. Characterization
( American Chemical Society , 2011 , Article)Two selected ammonium-based ionic liquids, 2-hydroxyethyltrimethylammonium l-(+)-lactate and tris(2-hydroxyethyl)methylammonium methylsulfate, were fully characterized. The most relevant thermophysical properties of pure ... -
Study on hydroxylammonium-based ionic liquids. II. Computational analysis of CO2 absorption
( American Chemical Society , 2011 , Article)In the previous work of this series, we reported a wide experimental and computational analysis of the properties of hydroxylammonium-based ionic liquids. This family of ionic liquids shows very favorable economical, ... -
Synergistic Behavior of Polyethyleneimine and Epoxy Monomers Loaded in Mesoporous Silica as a Corrosion-Resistant Self-Healing Epoxy Coating
( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)Corrosion is a significant problem and is, to a large extent, responsible for the degradation of metallic parts. In this direction, mesoporous silica particles (MSPs) were synthesized by a sol–gel technique and had an ... -
Synthesis of Highly Efficient Bifunctional Ag/Co3O4 Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction and Oxygen Evolution Reactions in Alkaline Medium
( American Chemical Society , 2018 , Article)Ag/Co3O4 catalysts using three different modes of solution combustion synthesis were developed and characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron ... -
Systematic Study on the Viscosity of Ionic Liquids: Measurement and Prediction
( American Chemical Society , 2015 , Article)Dynamic viscosity for twenty-seven ionic liquids involving ions with molecular structures selected to infer the effects of molecular structure on fluids' viscosity is reported in this work as a function of temperature. The ... -
The Economics of Helium Separation and Purification by Gas Separation Membranes
( American Chemical Society , 2017 , Article)Membrane gas separation has the potential to recover and purify helium, either directly from natural gas or as part of the off gas produced from the nitrogen rejection unit in conventional natural gas processing. Process ... -
Theoretical study on amino acid-based ionic pairs and their interaction with carbon nanostructures
( American Chemical Society , 2014 , Article)Quantum chemistry methods were used to analyze the properties of ionic pairs formed by combination of the 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium cation with anions derived from alanine, glycine, serine, and phenylalanine amino acids, ... -
Theoretical study on the solvation of C60 fullerene by ionic liquids
( American Chemical Society , 2014 , Article)The solvation of C60 fullerene by 24 different ionic liquids belonging to the imidazolium, piperazinium, and cholinium families was analyzed from a nanoscopic viewpoint using classic molecular dynamics simulations and ... -
Ultrahigh Aspect Ratio Copper-Nanowire-Based Hybrid Transparent Conductive Electrodes with PEDOT:PSS and Reduced Graphene Oxide Exhibiting Reduced Surface Roughness and Improved Stability
( American Chemical Society , 2015 , Article)Copper nanowires (CuNWs) with ultrahigh aspect ratio are synthesized with a solution process and spray-coated onto select substrates to fabricate transparent conductive electrodes (TCEs). Different annealing methods are ... -
Understanding the Origin of the Ultrahigh Rate Performance of a SiO2-Modified LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Cathode for Lithium-Ion Batteries
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (LNMO) is one of the most promising cathode materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries for rapid charging–discharging applications. The surfaces of LNMO samples are coated with different amounts ... -
Unravel the impact of anchoring groups on the photovoltaic performances of diketopyrrolopyrrole sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells
( American Chemical Society , 2015 , Article)Two D-?-A dyes, one with a strong electron withdrawing cyanoacrylic acid DPP 20 and one with a weak acceptor carboxylic acid DPP 21 have been synthesized and characterized for their application in dye-sensitized solar ...