Anàlisi cinètica experimental d'una recuita de recuperació mitjançant una tècnica de calorimetria diferencial (DSC)

En l’àmbit de la indústria metal·lúrgica és molt freqüent l’ús de tècniques de conformació per deformació (treball en fred o en calent) per tal de donar forma, a metalls o aliatges metàl·lics. Mecànicament, el treball en fred provoca l’increment de la duresa i de la resistència a la tensió i, per contra, la reducció de la ductilitat, de la conductivitat elèctrica i de la resistència a la corrosió. Per tal de millorar les propietats mecàniques afectades per la reducció és on pren rellevància l’ús de la recuita. La recuita és un tractament tèrmic format per tres etapes: la recuperació, la recristal·lització i el creixement del gra. En el present projecte analitzem en detall la recuperació. El projecte té com a objectiu fer l’estudi experimental de la cinètica, durant la recuita de recuperació, d’un aliatge mecànic. Aquest estudi permetrà determinar els paràmetres més rellevants per tal de descriure com evolucionen l’estructura i les propietats del metall durant un tractament tèrmic, en funció del temps de tractament i la temperatura

IDALS-DSC Programs, 2009

Over 94% of Iowa ’ s land is held in private ownership, and the programs of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Division of Soil Conservation ( IDALS-DSC ) have been established to work with these landowners. Over 90% of the landscape is used for agricultural production so much of our focus is in rural communities, but we haven ’ t overlooked the importance of land management in urban areas. It is crucial to our understanding of both conservation and hydrology issues, that what happens on the landscape has immense consequences to the environmental health of our state and the quality of life we enjoy. IDALS-DSC is striving to integrate our programs with other agencies and local concerns to improve water and soil quality throughout the state and nation.

DSC Dispatch, June 2012, Vol. 5

A quarterly publication by the Division of Soil Conservation

DSC Dispatch, September 2012, Vol. 6

A quarterly publication by the Division of Soil Conservation

DSC Dispatch, December 2012, Vol. 7

A quarterly publication by the Division of Soil Conservation

The activity of S.pombe DSC-1-like factor is cell cycle regulated and dependent on the activity of p34cdc2.

In the eukaryotic cell cycle, there are major control points in late G2 to determine the timing of the initiation of mitosis, and in late G1, regulating entry into S phase. In yeasts, this latter control is called start. Traverse of the start control and progression to S phase is accompanied by an increase in the expression of some of the genes whose products are required for DNA synthesis. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the coordinate expression of these genes in late G1 is dependent on a cis-acting sequence element called the MluI cell cycle box (MCB). A transcription factor called DSC-1 binds these elements and mediates cell cycle regulated transcription, though it is unclear whether this is by cell cycle-dependent changes in its activity. A DSC-1-like factor has also been identified in the fission yeast S.pombe. This is composed of at least the products of the cdc10 and sct1/res1 genes, and binds to the promoters of genes whose expression increases prior to S phase. We demonstrate that p85cdc10 is a nuclear protein and that the activity of the S.pombe DSC-1 factor varies through the cell cycle; it is high in cells that have passed start, decreases at the time of anaphase, remains low during the pre-start phase of G1 and increases at the time of the next S phase. We also show that the reactivation in late G1 is dependent on the G1 form of p34cdc2.

Analysis of thermal properties of phase change materials (PCM) using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC)

Commercially available PCM RT 20, RT 27, SP 22, A17 and SP 25 A8. Were analyzed using dynamic and step method of heat flux DSC. The results of the dinamic and step method were compared with commercial valures. It was found that RT 20 & RT 27 showed good conforming of results with commercial values while SP 22 A17 & SP 25 A8 did not show conformity.

Estudo cinético por TG e DSC da decomposição térmica de alguns adutos de haletos de cádmio

By DSC data, the kinetical parameters Ea , n and A were calculated for the thermal decomposition of the adducts CdCl2.2dmf, CdCl2.dmf and CdBr2.dmf (dmf= dimethylformamide) by using Rogers and Smith method. The found values were : Ea = 85, 176 and 101 kJ mol-1 , n= 0.23, 0.25, and 0.17, A= 2.40x10(9), 1.89x10(19) and 1.07x10(9) respectively. By TGA data, the kinetical patameters for the thermal decomposition of the adduct CdCl2.1,5 dmeu (dmeu=dimethylethyleneurea) were calculated by using five different methods.

Entalpia reticular, entalpia de fusão e temperatura de fusão de adutos: algumas correlações empíricas utilizando DSC

By using DSC data is shown that there are empirical correlations between lattice enthalpy, melting enthalpy and the temperature of melting for adducts, and that is possible, using only a single DSC curve, estimate the value of DM Hmq.

Estimativa por DSC das entalpias de sublimação da etilenouréia e da propilenouréia: algumas correlações empíricas envolvendo amidas e tioamidas

By using DSC data, the enthaplies of sublimation for ethyleneurea and propyleneurea, are calculated as 84 and 89 kJ mol-1 respectively. Using the vaporization enthalpy values for dimethylethyleneurea and dimethylprophyleneurea, as obtained from literature, the empirical relation: Dcrg Hmo (1)/ Dcrg Hmo (2) = Dlg Hmo (1)/ Dlg Hmo(2) = constant, that relate sublimation or vaporization enthalpies of two different substances and of its methylated derivatives, is obtained. Correlations like that are found to another ureas and thioureas.

Influência de alguns parâmetros experimentais nos resultados de análises calorimétricas diferenciais - DSC

A series of experiments were performed in order to demonstrate to undergraduate students or users of the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), that several factors can influence the qualitative and quantitative aspects of DSC results. Saccharin, an artificial sweetner, was used as a probe and its thermal behavior is also discussed on the basis of thermogravimetric (TG) and DSC curves.

Aplicação da calorimetria exploratória diferencial (dsc) na caracterização térmica do acetato de dexametazona, excipientes e do creme de dexametazona

A calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC) foi utilizada na caracterização do acetato de dexametazona (princípio ativo), álcool cetílico, emulgin, polawax, nipagim-M (excipientes). O princípio ativo também foi investigado utilizando-se a termogravimetria (TG) e espectroscopia de absorção na região do ultravioleta e visível (UV-VIS). Os resultados obtidos permitiram verificar a estabilidade térmica e o ponto de fusão do princípio ativo, bem como o ponto de fusão dos excipientes utilizados na fabricação do creme de dexametazona.

Análise cinética da cura de adesivos de taninos das cascas de três espécies de Eucalyptus por calorimetria diferencial exploratória (DSC)

O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar a cinética de cura de adesivos à base de taninos de Eucalyptus grandis, Eucalyptus saligna e Eucalyptus urophylla por calorimetria diferencial exploratória (DSC), comparando-a com a cinética de cura de adesivos comerciais: fenol-formaldeído e de taninos de acácia-negra (Acacia mollissima D.Wild). Verificou-se que o adesivo de taninos de Eucalyptus urophylla apresentou os parâmetros cinéticos (energia de ativação, entalpia, temperatura de pico e ordem de reação) mais próximos aos do adesivo comercial de taninos de acácia-negra, que foram totalmente diferentes do adesivo à base de fenol-formaldeído. Com base nestes parâmetros constatou-se que, em relação aos outros dois, o adesivo de taninos de Eucalyptus urophylla é o mais adequado para colagem, uma vez que em condições industriais ele necessitará de uso mínimo de energia e de tempo de prensagem durante o processo de colagem.

A rheological and SAXS study of the lamellar order in a side-on liquid crystalline block copolymer

We study the structure and shear flow behavior of a side-on liquid crystalline triblock copolymer, named PBA-b-PA444-b-PBA (PBA is poly(butyl acrylate) and PA444 is a poly(acrylate) with a nematic liquid crystal side-on mesogen), in the self-assembled lamellar phase and in the disordered phase. Simultaneous oscillatory shear and small-angle X-ray scattering experiments show that shearing PBA-b-PA444-b-PBA at high frequency and strain amplitudes leads to the alignment of the lamellae with normals perpendicular to the shear direction and to the velocity gradient direction, i.e., in the perpendicular orientation. The order-to-disorder transition temperature (T-ODT) is independent of the applied strain, in contrast to results reported in the literature for coil-coil diblock copolymers, which show an increase in T-ODT with shear rate. It is possible that in our system, T-ODT does not depend on the applied strain because the fluctuations are weaker than those present in coil-coil diblock copolymer systems.

A SAXS study of flow alignment of thermotropic liquid crystal mixtures

We report on the capillary flow behaviour of thermotropic liquid crystal mixtures containing 4-n-octyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl (8CB) and 4-n-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl (5CB). The liquid crystal mixtures are studied in the Nematic (N) and Smectic (SA) phases at room temperature. Polarised optical microscopy (POM), rheology and simultaneous X-ray diffraction (XRD)/capillary flow experiments are performed to characterise the system. Polarised optical microscopy reveals a dramatic change in optical texture when the 5CB content is increased from 20 to 30% in the mixtures. X-ray diffraction results show that the system goes through a SA-N phase transition, such that the mixtures are smectic for 10-20% 5CB and nematic for 30-90% 5CB. Smectic mixtures flow with the layers aligned along the flow direction (mesogens perpendicular to flow) while nematic mixtures flow with the mesogens aligned in the flow direction. Simultaneous XRD/shear flow experiments show that the SA-N transition is independent of the flow rate in the range 1-6 ml min-1. The correlation length of the liquid crystal order decreases with increasing 5CB content. Rheology is used to prove that the correlation length behaviour is related to a reduction in the viscosity of the mixture.