An analytical method for the determination of traces of rare earth elements (REE) as impurities in high pure lanthanum oxide (La O ) 2 3 ́ produced in the Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares (IPEN) and compared with the oxide of commercial lanthanum as a certified reference is discussed in this work. The REE as impurities in the lanthanum oxide were separated from the matrix by a high...

We focus on the development of new silicate phosphors for a white LED. In the europium doped silicate system, four LED phosphor candidates—Li2SrSiO4:Eu, Ba9Sc2Si6O24:Eu, Ca3Si2O7:Eu and Ba2MgSi2O7:Eu were found. Luminescent properties under near UV and visible excitation were investigated for the new Eu2+ doped LED silicate phosphors. These new phosphors have a relatively strong absorption band...

1. The release of catecholamines (CA) from rat adrenal incubated in vivo in Locke solution was studied. 2. Acetylcholine-induced release of CA and CA release by 56 mM KCl were inhibited by verapamil and lanthanum chloride which block calcium permeability. 3. CA secretion induced by salbutamol or by theophylline was unaffected by either verapamil or lanthanum chloride. 4. Dantrolene-sodium inhib...

In this study, the adsorption and desorption kinetics of lanthanum (La) on micro algal cells was investigated. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and 18S ribosomal RNA gene (rRNA) were used for molecular identification of the species. The algal species were found to have 95-98% identities to Desmodesmus multivariabilis, Scenedesmus acuminutus, Chloroidium saccharophilum and Stichococcus baci...

This work intended to enhance the unique and outstanding properties of lanthanum by synthesizing its nanocomposite. A lanthanum-based nanocomposite was prepared a simple cost-effective “co-precipitation” method. Lanthanum nitrate (La (NO3)3) zinc (Zn (NO3)2) were used as precursors. The lanthanum/zinc oxide nano composite formed then calcined at 450 °C for 4 h in order obtain fine powder with s...

The neural folds in the lumbosacral region of the normal 8-day and 9-day mouse embryo were studied by means of transmission electron microscopy with and without lanthanum treatment. The cells showed an abundance of ribosomes, microtubules arranged parallel to the long axes of the cells, and microfilaments extending across the apices. At the luminal border junctional complexes were common, and a...

Mesoporous titanium dioxide co-doped with boron and lanthanum has been prepared by template method using boric acid triethyl ester, lanthanum nitrate hexahydrate and tetrabutyl titanate as precursors and Pluronic P123 as template. The as-prepared photocatalyst is characterized by thermogravimetric differential thermal analysis, N2 adsorption-desorption measurements, X-ray diffraction, scanning ...

Time-dependent subtraction techniques have tremendously improved the visualization of iodinated vessels. These techniques suffer from motion artifacts, however, since the mask image is acquired several seconds prior to the contrast image. A K-edge subtraction technique for selectively imaging iodine using the characteristic x rays from a lanthanum secondary target is presented. The K alpha line...

The effects of the electron-opaque tracer ionic lanthanum in various concentrations and of hyperosmotic physiological salines on the nervous system of the stick insect, Carausius morosus, have been studied. Examination of the experimentally treated tissues revealed that the diffusion barrier to the exogenous tracer was maintained in all cases in the adult central and peripheral nervous systems,...

A safe and efficient method for storing hydrogen is solid state storage through a chemical reaction in metal hydrides. A good amount of research has been conducted on hydrogenation properties of metal hydrides and possible methods to improve them. Background research shows that heat transfer is one of the reaction rate controlling parameters in a metal hydride hydrogen storage system. Consideri...