Recent progress in modelling the solvent vapor annealing of thin film block copolymers is examined in the context of a self-consistent field theory framework. Key control variables in determining the final microdomain morphologies include swelling ratio or swollen film solvent volume fraction, swollen film thickness, substrate and vapor atmosphere surface energies, effective volume fraction, an...

This study linked the chemical potential change to high specific filtration resistance (SFR) of gel layer, and then proposed a novel membrane fouling mechanism regarding gel layer filtration, namely, Flory-Huggins based filtration mechanism. A mathematical model for this mechanism was theoretically deduced. Agar was used as a model polymer for gel formation. Simulation of the mathematical model...

Soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) correlates the water content of a soil to its suction, which is very important property unsaturated soils. Osmotic tensiometers (OTs) have shown their capability in high suction measurement. This study tried use OT combined with pressure plate and WP4C dewpoint potentiometer determine SWCC residual soil. Three OTs different measuring ranges (900 kPa, 1200 ...

Electron beam irradiated sheep wool dosed (0–410) kGy showing good adsorption properties was tested for Cr(III) and Co(II) of higher concentrations. Fitting to ten isotherm models examined as follows: Langmuir, Freundlich, Dubinin-Radushkevich, Temkin, Flory-Huggins, Halsey, Harkins-Jura, Jovanovic, Elovich Redlich-Peterson. Both cations being Lewis acids generate complex salts, such carboxylat...

A new theory for polymer gels is developed on the basis of the single-chain mean-field (SCMF) theory. This theory takes the mesh chain or the star polymer as the characteristic unit of polymer gels, and it allows the study of chain conformation properties for gels in their different states. The preparation condition effect is conveniently described by the current theory, and the gels with compl...