Extensive efforts have been devoted to develop innovative synthesis strategies for nanomaterials in order to exploit the true potential of nanotechnology. However, most approaches require high temperature or high pressure to favor crystallization. Here we highlight an unconventional approach for the confined-space synthesis of the single crystal TiO₂ nanowires in the atmospheric vessel at low t...

Olive fruits contain an n-alkane series of saturated hydrocarbons mainly in the pulp. Lower amounts of a complex mixture of paraffins, unresolved by gas chromatography (UCM--unresolved complex mixture), have been found in cuticle, stone (woody shell and seed), olive leaves, and talc used as an aid to olive oil extraction. The amounts of both kinds of hydrocarbons are related to the olive cultiv...

We have studied the induced polarization (IP) response of multiphase porous systems by conducting complex resistivity (CR) frequency-domain IP measurements for sands and sandstones samples containing salt water in pores and those whose unsaturated pores were filled with synthetic oil. The results of our study show that the oil saturated sands and sandstone samples are characterized by a signifi...

Geomechanical characterization plays a key role in optimizing the stimulation treatment of tight reservoir formations. Petrophysical models help classify rock as conventional or unconventional type and determine hydrocarbon-saturated zones. petrophysical are fundamentally based on well-log data that provide reliable high-resolution information, used to various relationships between measured bor...

The double bond-to-ozone reaction stoichiometry was quantified for ozonation of several environmentally relevant unsaturated fatty acids and monoterpenes in saturated hydrocarbon solvents. Olefins with initial concentrations from 30 microM to 3mM were injected in a solvent (n-hexadecane, nonane, or cyclohexane) while an ozone-oxygen mixture was slowly bubbled through the solution. The number of...