Liquid-liquid extraction is an alternative method that can be used for desulfurization and denitrification of gasoline and diesel fuels. Recent approaches employ different ionic liquids as selective solvents, due to their general immiscibility with gasoline and diesel, negligible vapor pressure, and high selectivity to sulfur- and nitrogen-containing compounds. For that reason, five imidazolium...

A simple analytic theory for mixtures of hard spheres and larger polymers with excluded volume interactions is developed. The mixture is shown to exhibit extensive immiscibility. For large polymers with strong excluded volume interactions, the density of monomers at the critical point for demixing decreases as one over the square root of the length of the polymer, while the density of spheres t...

Cell membranes are composed of a lipid bilayer, containing proteins that span the bilayer and/or interact with the lipids on either side of the two leaflets. Although recent advances in lipid analytics show that membranes in eukaryotic cells contain hundreds of different lipid species, the function of this lipid diversity remains enigmatic. The basic structure of cell membranes is the lipid bil...

Batteries are an attractive option for grid-scale energy storage applications because of their small footprint and flexible siting. A high-temperature (700 °C) magnesium-antimony (Mg||Sb) liquid metal battery comprising a negative electrode of Mg, a molten salt electrolyte (MgCl(2)-KCl-NaCl), and a positive electrode of Sb is proposed and characterized. Because of the immiscibility of the conti...

in the contact metamorphic aureole of the next to the granodiorite intrusive body in the hassan-abaad village of yazd, high frequency garnet in different metamorphic zones is notable, which some contain garnet crystal with obvious zoning. obtained data from core to rim of garnet by sem point analysis, show that garnet crystals belong to grandite series, and sharp variation of al and fe from cen...

This paper reflects on the transpositional comparison in Marginson and Yang’s article this special issue, with a focused discussion epistemic diversity cross-cultural comparative research. It argues that global research, largely co-exists inequity injustice, despite long-standing normative appeals. Against backdrop, studies have significant value, albeit facing range of challenges. There are fi...

A hybrid carbide ultra-high temperature ceramics matrix [(Hf,Ti)C-SiC] reinforced with BN-coated carbon fibres was fabricated and tested for surface oxidation resistance. The UHTC composite showed an average mass ablation rate of 0.0014 g/s after exposure to a high heat flux (∼17 MW/cm2) oxyacetylene flame test 30 s above 2500 °C. cross-sectional profile the oxides scale formed characterised an...

The Xiawolong gold deposit, located in the Muping–Rushan metallogenic belt (eastern Jiaodong Peninsula), is a newly discovered deposit that developed late Early Cretaceous as fine-grained granite. Gold mineralization, which mainly occurs middle of fresh granite dikes, consists stockwork-style and disseminated ores. They are characterized by middle-high-temperature mineral assemblages, such moly...

The viscosity and enthalpy relaxation in the Ge15Te85 eutectic liquid are investigated using a combination of parallel plate rheometry conventional modulated differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). results these measurements provide evidence for similar temperature dependence shear timescales this liquid. However, is found to be more than an order magnitude slower process. supercooled state ab...