On the basis of experiments carried out using an image analysis system and static zone settlement, the alum sludge floc structure and the floc packing status with varied polymer dosages were examined in greater detail to reveal the link with the settling behaviour manifested in the “CML30 method”. The results of image analysis lead to the findings of the floc size with a pattern in initially gr...

The rheology of confined polymer layers is of great fundamental importance because of its numerous industrial applications, e.g. the use of polymer as an additive to enhance the lubrication effect of two shearing surfaces separated by a very small distance. In the present study, we focus on one specific type of confined polymer system, the so-called polymer brush. A brush consists of many polym...

Constant temperature-constant pressure (NpT) molecular-dynamics computer simulations have been carried out for the united-atom model of a non-crosslinked (1,4) cis-polyisoprene (PI) melt confined between two amorphous, fully coordinated silica surfaces. The Lennard-Jones 12-6 potential was implemented to describe the polymer-silica interactions. The thickness H of the produced PI-silica film ha...

Organic photovoltaics is a renewable energy technology able to solve global warming and the upcoming energy gap, issues that both originate from fossil fuel consumption. Out of all renewable energy sources, the Sun is the only source that produces enough energy to fulfill all our energy needs, now and in the future. Photovoltaics based on π-conjugated polymers are envisioned to offer a low cost...

We provide a comprehensive overview of the current theoretical understanding of the dynamic structure factor of stiff polymers in semidilute solution based on the wormlike chain (WLC) model. We extend previous work by computing exact numerical coefficients and an expression for the dynamic mean square displacement (MSD) of a free polymer and compare various common approximations for the hydrody...

Understanding the organic–inorganic interphases of hybrid materials allows structure and properties control for obtaining new advanced materials. Lately, the use of ionic liquids (ILs) and poly(ionic liquids) (PILs) allowed structure control from the first sol-gel reaction steps due to their anisotropy and multiple bonding capacity. They also act as multifunctional compatibilizing agents that a...

We have synthesized optically active nanostructured composite materials by using an amphiphilic semiconducting polymer, a poly(phenylene ethynylene) (PPE), and a conventional ammonium surfactant as the structure-directing agents. The PPE consists of phenylene units para-substituted with an octyloxy chain and a charged trimethylammoniumethoxy group, resulting in a surfactant-like structure that ...

The variation of reflected energy with temperature in polymer waveguide on silicon substrate is presented in this paper. To compute reflected energy from polymer waveguide structure, reflectance from such waveguide is simulated using plane wave expansion method. Simulation result revealed that reflectances as well as reflected energies vary linearly with respect to temperature, which leads to a...