try (HPI), cracking is the process whereby complex organic molecules (e.g.heavy hydrocarbons) are broken down into simpler molecules by the breaking of carbon-carbon bonds in the base material. The rate of cracking and the nature of end products strongly depend on the temperature and presence of any catalysts. Process automation equipment including gas analysis instrumentation contributes essen...

Developing highly selective and efficient bifunctional catalysts is an important issue for the hydroisomerization of long-chain n-alkanes. It vital to tailor balance isomerization cracking reactions in hydroisomerization. Herein, a Pt/hierarchical SSZ-32 catalyst was fabricated with sequential desilication–dealumination treatment boost n-hexadecane (C16). The pore structure acid sites zeolite w...

Kernels of Nonpareil almond and advanced breeding selections 23.5–16 and 23–122 were evaluated for similarities and differences in commercially important kernel characteristics. These three almond types did not differ in kernel mass, kernel length and width, nor in kernel color coordinates, luminosity and hue. Nonpareil kernels were observed to be significantly (p 6 0.05) thicker than kernels o...

Cracking sounds emitted from human synovial joints have been attributed historically to the sudden collapse of a cavitation bubble formed as articular surfaces are separated. Unfortunately, bubble collapse as the source of joint cracking is inconsistent with many physical phenomena that define the joint cracking phenomenon. Here we present direct evidence from real-time magnetic resonance imagi...

Expansion and cracking induced by the corrosion of reinforcement concrete is the major factor in the failure of concrete durability. Therefore, monitoring of concrete cracking is critical for evaluating the safety of concrete structures. In this paper, we introduce a novel monitoring method combining Brillouin optical time domain analysis (BOTDA) and fiber Bragg grating (FBG), based on mechanic...

Avoidance of cracking damage due to hydration is an important objective in the design of nuclear reactor containments. Assessment of the safety against cracking requires a realistic material model and its effective numerical implementation. Toward this goal, the paper develops a comprehensive material model which includes approximate simulation of cracking based on the principles of cohesive fr...

The susceptibility of structural concrete to early-age cracking depends on material composition, methods of processing, structural boundary conditions, and a variety of environmental factors. Computational modeling offers a means for identifying primary factors and strategies for reducing cracking potential. Herein, lattice models are shown to be adept at simulating the thermal-hygral-mechanica...

Tall oil fractions obtained from Norwegian spruce pulping were hydrodeoxygenated (HDO) at pilot scale using a commercial NiMo hydrotreating catalyst. Comprehensive two dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) showed that HDO of both tall oil fatty acids (TOFA) and distilled tall oil (DTO) produced highly paraffinic hydrocarbon liquids. The hydrotreated fractions also contained fatty acid methyl e...

Supported WOx clusters are active and stable catalysts for isomerization, dehydration, and cracking reactions. Brønsted acid sites form on WOx clusters when a lower valent element replaces W6+ or when W6+ centers reduce slightly during catalytic reactions. WOx clusters of intermediate size provide the balance between reducibility and accessibility required to maximize the number of surface H+ s...

This study describes the reduction of functionalised model compounds to their corresponding hydrocarbons by catalytic hydropyrolysis to provide information on the release of biomarkers fromkerogens and asphaltenes covalently bound through the functional groups investigated. Five model compounds were investigated, the n-C18 carboxylic acids, stearic and oleic acids; the C24 steroidal acid, 5b-ch...