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Since the discovery of fullerene C60, its chemical and physical properties have been a hot topic in the field of research. For the past two decades remarkable developments achieved in the field of fullerenes chemistry. The aim of this study is comparative study of antioxidant property of fullerene C60 and its amine derivatives and the effect of transition metal complexes. At the outset the anti-oxidative property of fullerene C60 and its amine derivatives explored and it was found that by increasing the chain length of amines, the anti-oxidative property of aminofullerenes increased respectively. In next step the effect of CoSALEN complex on anti-oxidative property of fullerene was... 

Purified RIPI–CNT was used as support material for the preparation of cobalt FTS catalysts. Carbon nanotubes supported catalysts (S1–S4) were prepared with loadings of 15, 20, 30 and 40 wt.%. The FT synthesis was carried out in a fixed-bed micro reactor. Deactivation factors of cobalt catalysts supported on carbon nanotubes in FT synthesis is investigated. Using carbon nanotubes as cobalt catalyst support was found to cause the reduction temperature of cobalt oxide species to shift to lower temperatures. The strong metal-support interactions are reduced to a large extent and the reducibility of the catalysts improved significantly. Then, the main reason for the catalyst deactivation will be... 

In this work hydrometallurgical route for processing spent commercial catalysts (Co/Al2O3) are investigated for leaching the Cobalt component. The used catalysts were initially pre-oxidized at 500 °C and 5 h in order to eliminate coke and other volatile species present. Pre-oxidized catalysts were dissolved in solvents such as H2SO4, HNO3, HCl and H2O at 80-90 °C, and the remaining residues separated from the solution. These experiments were performed at different concentrations, presence and absence H2O2 solution. Also effect of reflux on leaching process investigated. The result show the yield of the pre-oxidized catalysts extracted with highly concentration of extractant is higher than... 

Because of the importance and value of Superalloy, In this research has been treid to remelting scrap of gas turbine blades cobalt based Superalloy X-45, In order to restore it to the cycle of consumption. For this purpose, scraps were remelted under different conditions, for example changing the atmosphere, changing slag composition, changing type of the furnace for remelting and changing time of remelting process. Then in order to investigate effect of the above factors, microstructure were studied by optical microscope and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) And also in order to investigate changings of element composition, chemical analysis were examined by atomic absorption analysis and... 

Co(salen)-type complexes: Co(salen), Co(salophen), Co(3,5-Brsalen), Co(Clsalen), Co(3-OMe,5-Brsalen), Co(saltmen), Co(Brsalen), Co(OMesalen) were shown to be efficient catalysts for oxidizing cumene to cumyl alcohol, methylstyrene and acetophenone. The mixture was characterized by 1H NMR and GC-Mass spectroscopy. Product s efficiency and turnover number of catalysists were determined. Proposal of the mechanism provides a rationale for the influence of ligand substitutions on the reaction. A series of experiments are reported to provide strong support for a mechanistic scheme that involves reaction of coordinated dioxygen. On the basis of these observations, the coordination of O2 to this... 

Synthesis gas to light olefin reactions especially propylene production is one of the important path for clean fuel production in gas conversion processes. The object of this study is to define true kinetic model of process first step (e.g. Synthesis gas to light Olefins). For that, kinetic model for Co/Mn/TiO2 catalyst, which has the best conversion and selectivity for propylene, has been developed. Kinetic reaction parameters were measured by kinetic modeling in (220-300)0C temperature , (1-5)bar pressure , H2/CO=(1:3) and (450-600)hr-1 space velocity .After studying with significant models ,the best fitting can obtained with "KPCO P 1/2H2/(1+aPco+bPH2 1/2)2"equation. Later to... 

Superalloys are widely used in aerospace and power industries due to the good performance at high temperatures for examples gas turbines, steam turbines and aircraft components. In addition to the turbines cobalt-base superalloys are used in medical implants such as knee and hip joints. The main strengths of the superalloys are heat-resistant, retaining their high mechanical and chemical properties at high temperatures, high melting temperatures, high corrosion resistance, resistance to thermal fatigue, thermal shock, creep, and erosion. Because of difficult to machine properties of superalloys, grinding is one of the effective methods for machining superalloys. The surface integrity of the... 

Considering the widespread applications of amides, synthesis of these compounds is of great importance. The one pot oxidative addition of amines to aldehydes is one of the most simple and appealing approaches to synthesis amides. With the aim of developing a mild and convenient approach towards preparation of amides, numerous methods have been reported for this important process over the past few decades. These improvements have been mostly related to the optimization of reaction conditions and the use of more challenging substrates including diverse derivatives of aldehydes, and also design a novel and effective catalytic systems. Due to the various advantages of supported heterogeneous... 

Development of renewable energy production from sun and wind and the development of hybrid electric vehicles seem to be integral components in modern societies in order to overcome the environmental pollution and reduce the use of fossil fuel sources. In such devices energy storage plays an important role and supercapacitor is one the important energy storage devices. Structure of supercapacitor electrodes has considerable effect on supercapacitor performance. Graphene as a 2D carbon structure can improve electrochemical properties of electrodes. Here three different hybrid structure of graphene have been realized. The high capacitance and cyclic stability of graphene nanosheets decorated... 

Stainless steels have many applications in different industries like chemistry, medicine and food production. So for using these alloys it is necessary to join them with appropriate method. In this research, microstructure-mechanical properties relationship of 304LC austenitic stainless steel transient liquid phase bonded using a Co-based interlayer was investigated. For this purpose, bonding was conducted at 1180 ℃ for different holding times. Microstructure of the joints was evaluated by optical microscopy (OM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The results showed that isothermal solidification (IS) was completed within 1800s and no intermetallic compound was formed in the joint area... 

In this research a copper- Tungsten carbided nanocomposite coating prepared by electrodeposition from a sulfate bath in order to increase the hardness and erosion resistance of cooper without loosing cooper's specific physical properties as like as electrical and thermal conductivity. Various parameters were evaluated for finding significant factors in electrodeposition of Cu-Co/WC composite. Current density and concentration of WC and SDS were selected as affective factors. The morphology and structure were characterized by XRD and SEM. The mechanical properties of the coatings, such as hardness, wear resistance and surface roughness were studied with Vickers hardness indentation; pin on... 

Electrodeposition of composite coatings containing nano particles is very important because this technique is simple and economic. In this research, in order to produce a coating with high hardness and wear resistance, Ni-Co/WC nano composite was co-deposited. Watt’s based bath containing cobalt and tungsten carbide was used and parameters such as preparation of solution, concentration of ingredients and current density were controlled and adjusted. Surface morphology, microstructure and mechanical properties of coatings were studied by SEM and AFM microscopes. Mechanism of electrodeposition was investigated by cyclic voltametry, cronoamperometry and cronopotentiometry techniques and... 

The ability of Ferro spinels to catalyze the reactions, along with their ability to become easily separated, has attracted many attentions. These Ferro spinels are synthesized in an efficient way and are used as a catalyst for carbon-carbon bond formation. Nanoparticles of Spinel ferrites, for instance three-metal ferrites, have unique characteristics and have very interesting and important applications in synthetic organic chemistry. In the first section of this thesis, synthesis and analysis of copper cobalt ferrite is considered. In the second section, several organic chemical reactions are investigated to evaluate the catalytic activity of these nanoparticles. Finally, the catalytic role... 

LM13 Aluminum alloys contain Silicon, Copper, magnesium and Nickel. This alloys have been widely used in automobile pistons. For this application thermal expansion coefficient is one important characteristics other than mechanical properties. In this project replacing Cobalt with Nickel to improve alloy thermal and mechanical properties in piston applications by different cobalt contents. Cobalt contents is 0, 0.15, 0.55 and 0.77 Wt%. Because of oxidation magnesium content decrease into 0.98, 0.74, 0.61 and 0.48 Wt%. Thermal expansion coefficient and UTS first increase and after 0.55 Cobalt Wt% show decrease But yield strength and hardness increase as cobalt content increase. Microscopic... 

Recent research suggests that the electrochemical deposition of cobalt-based binary alloys, such as cobalt-tungsten and cobalt-iron, can lead to the formation of amorphous structures in the coatings. Theoretical studies suggest that these structures are equivalent to structures created by the melt cooling of the alloy at speeds of about 〖10〗^10 Kelvin per second. The formation of a glass phase can significantly increase the abrasion resistance and corrosion resistance of these coatings. Empirical studies show that the ability of the glass to become glassy, or more precisely, the transition from crystalline to amorphous, is largely a function of the chemical composition. Simulation of... 

Radioactive wastes are generated at different stages of the nuclear fuel cycle and other activities related to the handling of the radioactive substances. In order to protect human being and the environment from any harmful effects of ionizing radiation, it’s necessary to isolate radioactive waste by disposing them in near surface or deep geological formations (depending on the radioactive hazard). To ensure that the waste is properly isolated from the environment for required periods of time, the safety assessment of the disposal site is essential. Transport of radionuclides from the disposal site to the environment is the essential part at any safety assessment program. Therefore,... 

In the first part of this research, for the first time, we introduced a flexible high performance graphene-based supercapacitor using silver fiber fabric as the current collector. The silver fiber fabric offers remarkable advantages such as light weight, mechanical flexibility and ease of integration with electronic textiles, which well-suited for wearable energy storage devices. A new hybrid material of graphene-silver fiber fabric (rGO/SFF) was prepared through a facile electrophoretic deposition of graphene and being used as a binder-free flexible supercapacitor electrode. In order to obtain the optimum condition, the effect of deposition time was investigated and a duration time of 10... 

The Iranian Nuclear waste management Company is responsible for the safe disposal of the low-level radioactive waste resulting from the various processes of the nuclear fuel cycle and other radioactive-related activities. The safety assessment of waste disposal requires the measurement of transport parameters of radioactive nuclides in the soil around the disposal site.In this project, concentration profiles within a column which filled with Anarak Radioactive Waste Disposal Site soil were obtained using collimated gamma scanning method. Concentration profiles were measured at two different times (69 and 138 hours after injection). Then, using STANDMOD software, the equilibrium... 

This thesis deals with a theoretical and experimental investigation of different approaches for reduction of electronic recombination in the semiconductor/Dye interface of dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) including dye coverage, core-shell structures and energy level distributions. Interface of ZnO/TiO2 in the core-shell structure have been studied by density functional theory and the energy level distribution of surface atoms, recombination and Fermi level changes, open circuit voltage and surface dipole distributions have been discussed.
The presence of TiO2 shell increases the ZnO surface dipole moment, and shifts the ZnO conduction and valence bands to higher energies. Also, it... 

The aim of this study at the outset is synthesis of ligands with the ability to bridge formation between two groups i.e. C60 and Cobalt Schiff base complex (CoSALEN). Hence, four Schiff base ligands with pyridine electron donor moiety in one side, and such electron donor moiety pyridine, phenol and aniline in another side were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, 13C¬NMR, 1HNMR and IR Spectroscopy. In next step the interaction of these Schiff base ligands with CoSALEN complex and Fullerene C60, in the mixture of two solvents, i.e. toluene/dimethylsulfoxide and benzene/methanol was explored separately by UV-Visible Spectroscopy and their kinetic studies were also undertaken...