Dynamic TG analysis under nitrogen was used to investigate the thermal decomposition processes of 10 types of natural fibers commonly used in the polymer composite industry. These fibers included wood, bamboo, agricultural residue, and bast fibers. Various degradation models including the Kissinger, Friedman, FlynneWalleOzawa, and modified CoatseRedfern methods were used to determine the appare...

Kinetics of hydrogen absorption and desorption reactions was investigated on the MgH2 composite doped with 1 mol% Nb2O5 as a catalyst by ballmilling. The composite after dehydrogenation at 200 °C absorbed gaseous hydrogen of ~ 4.5 mass% even at room temperature under lower pressure than 1 MPa within 15 sec and finally its capacity reached more than 5 mass%. On the other hand, the catalyzed MgH2...

A. Mitovski, N. Štrbac, D. Manasijević, D. Živković, Lj. Balanović, University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, Serbia, M. Sokić, A. Daković, ITNMS, Belgrade, Serbia The paper presents the results of experimental investigation of the chalcopyrite-pyrite concentrate oxidation in the air. Characterisation of the initial sample and oxidation products was done by ICP-AES, XRD, EDXRF methods. ...

Kinetics of solid state stability of seven derivatives of 3,5-disubstituted tetrahydro-2H-1,3,5-thiadiazine-2-thione (THTT) of glycine as a model for amino acids and peptide drugs were studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Each DSC curve for each derivative showed an endothermic peak followed by an exothermic one, which could be attributed to the melting and decomposition, resp...

Thermal degradation of as electrospun chitosan membranes and samples subsequently treated with ethanol and cross-linked with glutaraldehyde (GA) have been studied by thermogravimetry (TG) coupled with an infrared spectrometer (FTIR). The influence of the electrospinning process and cross-linking in the electrospun chitosan thermal stability was evaluated. Up to three degradation steps were obse...

B eorge F. Kennan, the diplomat who G devised the policy of "containment" to tight communism, was asked if he HSa resented not being a celebrity like Henry Kissinger while he was in the State Department. He replied resignedly that he knew himself to be a "gardener"—with a quiet, persevering, style—while Americans prefer "mechanics," flamboyant individuals who solve problems and fix things. Prim...

Purpose: In the present study the incompatibility of FLM (fluvoxamine) with lactose in solid state mixtures was investigated. The compatibility was evaluated using different physicochemical methods such as differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Methods: Non-Isothermally stressed physical mixtures were used to calculate the ...

Cellulose, chitin and chitosan are the most abundant biopolymer on earth and constitute an important class of biodegradable materials. The decomposition of three major biopolymers viz. chitin, chitosan and cellulose are studied using simultaneous thermal analysis i.e. thermogravimetry/differential thermal analyzer (TG/DTA). Thermal analysis is performed from ambient temperature to 700 °C in a f...

The US Army Yellow Fever Board was established to discover the etiology of yellow fever. In Cuba in 1900, the Board completed a series of classic experiments that showed the role of the mosquito in yellow fever transmission. Attending Private John Kissinger, who volunteered to be infected with yellow fever, are (from left) Major William C. Gorgas, the sanitation officer for Havana who would go ...

BACKGROUND Chitosan is the second most abundant nitrogen containing biopolymer in nature, obtained from the shells of crustaceans, particularly crabs, shrimp and lobsters, which are waste products of seafood processing industries. It has great potential application in the areas of biotechnology, biomedicine, food industries, and cosmetics. Chitosan is also capable of adsorbing a number of metal...