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    Catalytic reduction of N 2 O with CH 4 and C 3 H 6 over Ag-Rh/Al 2 O 3 bimetallic catalyst in the presence of oxygen

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    Abstract: A study of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) reduction with methane (CH 4 ) and propene (C 3 H 6 ) in the presence of oxygen (5%) over Ag/Al 2 O 3 , Rh/Al 2 O 3 and Ag-Rh/Al 2 O 3 catalysts, with Ag and Rh loadings of 5 wt% and 0.05 wt% respectively, has been performed. From the results, it was observed that the Ag-Rh bimetallic catalyst was the most active for both nitrous oxide removal (more than 95%) and hydrocarbon oxidation. This high activity seems to be connected with a synergistic effect between Ag and Rh. The findings from X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies showed also, that there were no strong interactions (eg alloying) between Ag and Rh

    Maktabat Al Muthanna Baghdad Feb-May 1962

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    On the same date, Ali Al-Mansouri issued an official financial statement confirming that the Al-Khanji Foundation owed a total of 11.375.أصدر علي المنصوري بيانًا ماليًا رسميًا بتاريخ 25 نيسان 1962 يُفيد بأن مؤسسة الخانجي مدينة بمبلغ إجمالي قدره 11,375

    Genetic Analysis of ABO and Rh Blood Groups in Brahmin Population of Uttar Pradesh, India”

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    A series of glycoprotein and glycolipids on the red blood cell surface constitute blood group antigens. These are A, B, AB and O in ABO blood group system and Rh in rhesus blood group system. These antigens are genetically controlled. Certain diseases have been shown to be associated with certain blood groups. In the present study an attempt is made to study the distribution of ABO and Rh. (D) blood group systems among the Brahmin caste population of Uttar Pradesh State. A total of 200 unrelated Brahmin individuals from Uttar Pradesh were studied for the phenotype and allele frequency distribution of ABO and Rh (D) blood groups. The order of occurrence of ABO phenotypes is B>O>A>AB. The corresponding allele frequencies of O, A, and B alleles are found to be 0.5790, 0.1510 and 0.2697 respectively. The allele frequency of D (0.735) is more than d (0.265). The present study was compared with the other studies reported to understand the affinity between them

    Thermally Stable Ag Thin Films Modified with Very Thin Al Oxide Layers

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    Ag has long been of interest for use as a low-resistivity electrode material, but the problem of agglomeration caused by annealing must be resolved. One of the solutions is alloying Ag, but this often causes an increase in electrical resistivity. In this study, thermal stability of Ag thin films modified with thin Al oxide layers was investigated from the viewpoints of surface morphology and resistivity. It was found that agglomeration was suppressed in the multilayer films even after annealing at 600 °C, similarly to Ag(Al) alloy films, which were investigated previously. As a result, it was suggested that the presence of the Al oxide layers at the film surface and interface played a major role in suppressing agglomeration in Ag(Al) films. Moreover, the resistivity of the multilayer film was 1.8 μΩ cm, which was much lower than that of alloy films. Consequently, to achieve both agglomeration suppression and low resistivity, the structural modification of the Ag films using Al oxide layers is more useful than alloying the films.journal articl

    A new chapter in Rh research: Rh proteins are ammonium transporters

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    Occasionally, an original research paper has an unusually significant impact on a particular research field. Such a paper, published recently in Nature Genetics, describes the uncovering of the functional role of the Rh protein family - the proteins that express the Rh blood group antigens. Marini et al.1 demonstrate how two human Rh glycoproteins can correct ammonium transport deficiency in mutant yeast cells. Rh proteins are therefore ammonium transporters - a role that, in vertebrates, has remained previously uncharacterized. These data herald a new era in Rh protein research, beyond their role as blood group antigens, and into the characterization of ammonium transport mechanisms, notably in the kidney

    Embedded layer of Ag nanoparticles prepared by a combined PECVD/PVD process producing SiOxCy-Ag nanocomposite thin films.

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    Structural properties of SiOxCy–Ag nanocomposite thin films prepared by a dual process PVD–PECVD in the same reactor have been investigated. The experimental results have demonstrated the influence of a PECVD process carried out at room temperature for the growth of a dielectric matrix on the size and the distribution density of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) deposited beforehand by magnetron sputtering. The plasma during the growth of the encapsulation SiOxCy layer caused a diffusion of silver from NPs through the SiOxCy matrix associated with a decrease in the average size of nanoparticles and an increase of their distribution density. Silver diffusion is blocked at a barrier interface to form a buried layer of individual Ag NPs which, for instance, can find plasmonic applications. Silver also diffuses toward the outer surface inducing antibacterial properties. In both cases initial Ag NPs act as reservoirs for multifunctional properties of advanced nanostructured films

    Qilādat al-jawāhir fī dhikr al-Ghawth al-Rifāʻī wa-atbāʻih al-akābir

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    A book on Sufism on the Rifa'i way, in which the author collects virtues, conditions, dignity, sayings, behavior, method, and the realizations of the truth of Sheikh Ahmed Muhyi al-Din Abu al-Abbas al-Kabeer al-Rifa'i. Furthermore, the user talked about the widespread support he receives from his followers and the key aspects of his method

    Coverage dependence of the spin-resolved photoemission from epitaxially grown Ag layers on Pt(111)

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    Schmiedeskamp B, Kessler B, Vogt B, Heinzmann U. Coverage dependence of the spin-resolved photoemission from epitaxially grown Ag layers on Pt(111). Surface Science. 1989;223(3):465-478.Ag/Pt(111) has been studied by spin-, angle-, and energy-resolved photoemission with circularly polarized synchrotron radiation of BESSY for different Ag coverages. The prepared layers were characterized by AES and LEED and turned out to grow epitaxially. An independent layer thickness determination and some additional structure information were obtained from Rutherford backscattering studies in combination with channeling. The spin-resolved photoemission experiments were performed for normal incidence of circularly polarized light and normal emission of the photoelectrons. The spin information allowed a separation of spin-orbit split peaks of the Ag adsorbate layer and partly also a separation of Ag adsorbate peaks from the Pt substrate background intensity. This method-induced improved resolution was used to deduce information about the development of the Ag band structure in the [Lambda]-direction from the coverage dependence of spin-resolved photoemission spectra. Dispersion of occupied bands was found to be already almost completely developed for a three-layer system. Information about the development of the band structure in its unoccupied part was obtained from the resonant behavior of peaks at about 6 eV below EF. The resonant behavior is already observed for three Ag layers and increases with layer thickness. We observe a peak in the photoemission spectra contributing to the resonances which is not predicted by existing theoretical models

    Bifunctional Rh/Al-SBA-15 catalysed cascade hydroformylation and hydroxyalkylation of alkenes to fuel precursors

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    Decarbonisation of hard-to-abate liquid transport fuels, notably used in the aviation and shipping sectors, requires new catalytic routes to valorise waste feedstocks. Here we report a bifunctional Rh/Al-SBA-15 catalyst for the one-pot, two step cascade hydroformylation of 1-alkenes with CO/H2 to form linear and branched aldehydes, and their subsequent hydroxyalkylation (HAA) with 2-methylfuran to form oxygenated jet fuel precursors. A strong synergy between Rh and Al-SBA-15 is observed for hydroformylation, with the bifunctional catalyst significantly more active than Rh/SBA-15 for the first step of the cascade. Superior yields of desired HAA products are observed over Rh/Al-SBA-15 relative to a physical mixture of Rh/SBA-15 and Al-SBA-15. Under syngas (CO/H2) at 30 bar and 80 °C, alkenes undergo Rh catalysed hydroformylation to aldehydes, and in a subsequent step under N2, HAA of aldehydes over the solid acid sites of Al-SBA-15 gives an overall ∼60% yield of fuel range precursors.Full Tex

    Morphology and Phase Formation During the Solidification of Al-Cu-Si and Al-Ag-Cu Ternary Eutectic Systems

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    The microstructure of ternary alloys in the Al rich corner of the Al-Cu-Si and Al-Ag-Cu systems were analyzed in order to determine the solidification path in the different structural regions expected from the equilibrium phase diagram. The analysis was based on theoretical models developed in the literature for solidification of ternary eutectic system alloys under simple lever rule assumptions. Optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDAX) were used to study the microstructure formed in each case. The observations were consistent with model predictions: Al-Cu-Si system showed two binary eutectics: non faceted-non faceted (nf-nf) AlCu and faceted-non faceted (f-nf) AlSi, Al-Ag-Cu system showed 2 binary regular eutectics (nf-nf) and a ternary semi-regular Brick type eutectic. The results provided an example of a methodology for use in ternary and multicomponent alloys.</div
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