In building envelopes, sandwich elements with facings made of glass currently require either adhesives or mechanical connectors. The avoidance any connectors seems to be favorable in terms resource and energy savings both production envelopes. present studies are part the development a glass-rigid foam-concrete element without additional This paper reports on structural bond behavior between po...

In the present paper, the sorption properties of caffeine (CAF) onto polyether type polyurethane foam (PUF) as solid phase sorbent were investigated with UV determination at 274.3 nm. Batch and column methods were used to optimize chemical, flow, kinetic and isothermal conditions for preconcentration of CAF. Results indicated quantitative sorption of CAF at pH 8 and 30 min shaking time. The max...

Foam drainage varies with surfactant. We present direct measurements of the flow velocity profiles across single Plateau borders, which make up the interconnected channel-like network for liquid flow. For protein foams the interface is rigid, whereas small-surfactant foams show significant interfacial mobility. The results agree with a model that takes into account the shearing of the liquid-ga...

We use ab initio density functional calculations to study the formation and structural as well as thermal stability of cellular foamlike carbon nanostructures. These systems with a mixed sp(2)/sp(3) bonding character may be viewed as bundles of carbon nanotubes fused to a rigid contiguous 3D honeycomb structure that can be compressed more easily by reducing the symmetry of the honeycombs. The f...

The effect of Ultra-Violet (UV) irradiation and acridine orange dye on L-glutamic acid producing Bacillus subtilis B. megaterium was investigated. selected mutant strains wild types were immobilized used for production. exposed to UV treated with respectively. survived found reduce as the exposure time concentration mutagens increased in this study. Four mutants two Mutant strain (MAIR4) yielde...

BACKGROUND There is a continuing debate about the performance of protective headgear in rugby union, rugby league, and Australian rules football. OBJECTIVES To examine the impact energy attenuation performance of foam that could be incorporated into headgear and examine the performance of prototypes of modified headgear. METHODS Impact tests were conducted on polyethylene foams and protecti...

The formulation, processing characteristics, microstructure and mechanical properties of a new structural foam, suitable for use at service temperatures up to 200°C, are reported. In each of these respects, the foam is compared to an existing material, called APO-BMI that is currently in use. When these two foams are directly compared, the new foam, called TEPIC, is found to be superior in its ...

Article history: Received: 31.01.2013. Received in revised form: 08.02.2013. Accepted: 08.02.2013. The indentation response of a closed-cell Al foam under the flat-end cylindrical indenter was experimentally investigated. The effects of indenter sizes, relative density of Al foam and boundary condition on the mechanical and energy absorption characteristics of indentation were also investigated...