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In this work, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized via arc discharge in an aqueous solution. The role of iron catalyst in CNTs formation was investigated utilizing arc discharge in iron salts solution (Fe2(SO4)3 and FeCl3). Thermogarvimetric (TG) analysis showed the presence of multi-layered structures including multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and multi-shelled graphite particles when processing was performed in DI-water. In the presence of iron ions, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) were formed. The effect of iron ions (Fe3+) concentration on CNTs yield was investigated by Raman spectroscopy. The highest yield was obtained when... 

This thesis focouses on the preparation and super-swelling behavior of two superabsorbent hydrogel. In the first section, a new superabsorbent hydrogel based on agar was prepared and the effect of the ratio of some components(AA, AAM, MBA, APS and agar) on the swelling capasity of the hydrogel was studied. Maximum water absorbency of the optimized final product was found to be 614.5 g/g in distilled water. The structure of the hydrogel was characterized by FT-IR method and morphology of the samples was examined by scanning electron microscopy(SEM). Swelling behavior properties of optimized hydrogel sample in different swelling medium were investigated. In the second section, we report the... 

In this study, pitting corrosion of 304, 316 and 316L stainless steels in 3.5% NaCl solution at different temperatures (25, 40, and 70°C), were studied by electrochemical methods such as Cyclic Potentiodynamic Polarization, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and Immersion tests. Also, the effects of different concentrations of polyethyleneimine with two molecular weights (2000 and 60000 g/mol) on pitting corrosion of these steels were investigated. Finally, the adsorption behavior of inhibitors on surface of alloys was investigated by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier transform spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR). It was found that both inhibitors prevent... 

Composite coatings including self-lubricant particles such as graphite, MoS2, Al2O3 and SiC are extensively used to decrease the coefficient of friction of tribo-surfaces. Adding lubricant particles to an appropriate metallic matrix like copper, nickel, lead and their alloys is a suitable option in severe condition –for instance high temperature and low pressure- which liquid lubricants will be failed. Bronze can give various properties such as wear resistance, corrosion and oxidation protection, However cyanide solutions for electroplating process have environmentally limited for plating of Cu-Sn. In this research, a chloride electrolyte for bronze electroplating was developed and effect of... 

Titanium dioxide is one of the most important first material in many industrial applications and for producing Titanium.Although it was discovered more than 200 years ago and has been commercially processed for 85 years, it is still being actively investigated. So far Iran imports TiO2. But some projects have been planned to produce pure TiO2 from Ilmenite and Titanomagnetite ore. In the present work production of highly purity TiO2 from Ilmenite ore by chloride leaching has been investigated. Chloride leaching has been accomplished by several stages of leaching in hydrochloric acid, reduction, crystallization, hydrolysis and finally calcination of the powder. According to the result... 

Biopotential sensors are used in a wide range of biomedical applications. For example, measuring electric potentials on the surface of living tissues in electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG), and electrocardiography (ECG) systems in which the brain, muscle, and heart activities respectively are measured over time. Moreover, these electrodes are used in measuring the pH of different materials and also in receiving and recording the electric field changes of the environment. The major purpose of biopotential electrodes is to act as a transducer between the ionic transport of the tissue and the electron flow in the electrode. Such a transduction takes place due to an oxidation or... 

Growing rate of eutrophication in receiving waters has made the enhancement of wastewater treatment plants to advanced methods of nutrients removal as necessary. Nitrogen and Phosphorus as the nutrients can reduce the quality of water and even make it unusable. Phosphorus is known to be one of the main reasons of eutrophication and creation of algal bloom. In this study, chemical-biological method for phosphate removal from the municipal wastewater is studied. Experiments are implemented for hydraulic retention times of 4, 8 and 16 hours, total intake concentration of phosphorus 7 ppm, COD 400 ppm and Nitrogen 25 ppm. Ferric Chloride as the precipitator chemical substance injected into the... 

High advantages of hydrometallurgy have led to its recent development in metal extraction. Many investigations are being carried out on applying hydrometallurgy processes on copper extraction. In this study, the chloride leaching of chalcopyrite in a concentrated sodium chloride solution (4M) –which is a novel process–, using CuCl2 as leachant is investigated. Main effects and interactions of temperature (50–90°C), time (2–6 hr), CuCl2 concentration (0.1–0.5M), pulp density and HCl concentration (0.1–1M) at constant stirring rate (600 rpm) on leaching is studied using 2k factorial design and applying Design–Expert 7.0.0 software. While the effect of pulp density is almost negligible,... 

Eutrophication and algae growth is one of the consequences of high concentration of nutrients in surface water bodies; therefore, both phosphorus and nitrogen existing in wastewater or at least one of them should be decreased to a standard amount before entering water to rivers. This can prevent eutrophication and detriment to the ecosystem of rivers. An investigation on both biological and chemical phosphorus and carbon removal in low loading rate influent ( below 100) has been carried out in this research. Investigated topics includes aerobic COD removal in IFAS reactor, comparison of biological nutrient removal to the combination of chemical and biological method, effect of the order of... 

In recent years magnesium nanoparticles due to their noticeable differences from bulk and their wide applications in various branches including the ability to absorb hydrogen, application in batteries, activation of propellant, different applications in biochemistry and strengthening secondary phase in composites, are well under investigation. The objective of this study is to find an easy, economical and high purity method to obtain magnesium nanoparticles and to introduce an innovative approach of magnesium nanoparticles synthesis in an industrial scale. To achieve this goal, milling process is applied. Micron-sized magnesium powders with different amounts of sodium chloride salt powders... 

Textile industry is one of the biggest consumers of water in the world. Effluents of textile industry ordinarily have huge rate of dye compounds which are toxic and persistent in environment. In case which they did not treat and discharged in the environment, they can create cancer, poisoning and etc. Finding efficient, economic and fast method for treating of these effluents is an important factor on the management. Combination of ultrafiltration membrane and reverse osmosis processes, has taken into consideration as an efficient and fast method of treatment of textile effluents in recent years. One of the fundamental problems of this process is the high costs of operation and chemical... 

Electric field sensors are one of the common types of sensors that are widely used today to record changes in the electric field in underwater environments, also record pH changes in different materials. This type of sensor is inspired by the shark mucous membrane. In this study, silver / silver chloride silver (Ag / AgCl) was used for three methods of silver filtration directly in electrolyte containing chloride ion, Electrophoretic electrode method and electrode making method using silver oxide adhesive. Part of the electrodes manufacturing method involves converting part of silver into silver chloride. The made electrode has a length of 7 cm and a diameter of 0.5 mm, with its core made of... 

Concrete Filled Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Tube (CFCT) technique has attracted significant research attention in recent years. PVC offers a number of advantages such as low costs and excellent properties like 1- high electrical insulation; 2- high resistance for abrasion; 3- low diffusion for humidity; 4- remarkable resistance to water, bases, acids, alcohols, oils; 5- large elongation at break; 6- low creep deformation; 7- workability including (cutting); 8- consistency; and 9- excellent corrosion resistant, durability and mechanical stability. The PVC tube acts as a longitudinal and transverse reinforcement and serves as a formwork which simplifies construction and reduces erection time. The... 

Silver chloride nanoparticles (AgCl NPs) have been widely used in various areas such as medicine industry, photographic materials, catalytic materials, pigments, and photochromic materials. Therefore, various studies were conducted for their synthesizes. In the present work, precipitation or reactive crystallization method was used for the synthesis of AgCl NPs. In this regard, silver nitrate and sodium chloride as reactants and gelatin as a surfactant were used in a continuous spinning disk reactor (SDR) at the ambient temperature and pressure. The influences of various parameters such as initial supersaturation , free ion ratio, dilution with water , disk diameter , disk rotation speed,... 

The Self-Consolidating (Compacting) Concrete (SCC) is a high performance concrete. Due to preventing it from segregation, SCC is known by its need to higher dosage of super plasticizer and viscose modifying agents. This increases the cost and reduces the popularity of SCC in construction industry. In this thesis, the production of Rice Husk Ash (RHA) from a controlled burning process using a special designed furnace, and cement replacement feasibility in the concrete mixture by low cost RHA, as an active pozzulanic additive have been investigated. Finding an appropriate ratio of replacement with cement for RHA and further effects on mechanical properties of SCC have been evaluated. The... 

In this study the main goal is preparing an appropriate UltraFiltration membrane from PolyVinyl Chloride for using as substrate in producing efficient Reverse Osmosis membranes to use in sea water desalination. each membrane should have some specifications to use it as reverse osmosis membrane’s substrate. One of the most important specifications is the appropriate pore sizes. To investigate this subject pure water flux and PolyEthylene glycol rejection of prepared membranes is tested. After investigation of this parameters and proving them, RO membranes are prepared using this membranes.
Salt rejection of Brackish water (2000ppm) and sea water (Persian gulf,32000ppm) are measured in... 

Considering the demand for electronic and other products that rare earth elements are one of the necessary materials for their production, recovery of these elements plays an important roll today.The term “rare earth”, represents a group of 17 metalic elements with similar physical and chemical properties such as Sc,Y and lanthanides. Lanthanides are a group of elements with 57 to 71 atomic numbers and all of them except Pr, are present in earth crust.Some of these elements are available in phosphate concentrate(iron ore waste) of chadormalu in bafgh. Base on the analysis performed on apatite concatrate, it was represented that Ce,La and Nd elements are more than the others. So this research... 

Golpayegan Qaed Basir Petrochemical Company is one of the lucrative and entrepreneurial companies in Iran. Every day in this complex, a large amount of wastewater is being generated and transferred to the evaporative lag after the primary and secondary purification outside the complex and it is not restored. Considering the growing importance of surface and underground water resources, reuse of wastewater is a valuable production. In this research, the optimization of the sewage treatment system of the complex was evaluated by replacing the chemicals in the primary purification unit and also by using chloride-ferric and trickling filter for tertiary purification(treating) of the...