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Natural gas hydrate promotion capabilities of toluene sulfonic acid isomers
, Article Polish Journal of Chemical Technology ; Vol. 16, Issue. 1 , 2014 , pp. 97-102 ; ISSN: 1899-4741 ; Heidaryan, E ; Sharif University of Technology
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the natural gas hydrate promotion capabilities of the hydrotrope Toluene Sulfonic Acid (TSA) isomers as an additive. The capabilities of TSA isomers were measured with different concentrations. The optimum additive concentration for hydrate formation was determined for the given pressure, temperature, mixing condition, and cooling time. The natural gas hydrate promotability of para-TSA was found to be 20% and 35% more than meta-TSA and ortho-TSA respectively at the optimum concentration. Beyond the optimum TSA concentration, the hydrate formation declined as the ice formation reduced the overall gas-to-water volume ratio in the hydrates
Effect of hydrazine hydrate on the luminescence properties of MPA capped CdTe nanocrystals in hot injection method
, Article Journal of Luminescence ; Vol. 156, issue , 2014 , p. 235-239 ; Marandi, M ; Zare Bidaki, H ; Sharif University of Technology
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In this research MPA capped CdTe nanocrystals with sizes around 2.7-3.5 nm were grown in aqueous solution. The process was performed through the reaction of NaHTe with MPA and CdCl2 solution in high temperature. The synthesis was carried out in two different states of standard and modified forms. In the modified synthesis, the hydrazine hydrate material was added to the MPA plus CdCl2 solution before injection. The evolution of the nanocrystals size and PL quantum yield was monitored during the heating time for the growth. The results demonstrated that for the standard synthesis the growth rate was slow. The CdTe nanocrystals with high PL quantum yields were achieved in more than 10 h of...
Investigating the effects of using different types of SiO2 nanoparticles on the mechanical properties of binary blended concrete
, Article Composites Part B: Engineering ; Volume 54, Issue 1 , 2013 , Pages 52-58 ; 13598368 (ISSN) ; Khaloo, A ; Iraji Zad, A ; Abdul Rashid, S ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
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The aim of this study was to assess the effects of two different types of SiO2 nanoparticles (N and M series) with different ratios on the workability and compressive strength of developed binary blended concretes cured in water and lime solution as two different curing media. N and M series SiO2 nanoparticles with an average size of 15 nm were used as obtained from the suppliers. Fresh and hardened concretes incorporating 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5% and 2.0% of N and 2% of M series nanoparticles with constant water to binder ratio and aggregate content were made and tested. Fresh mixtures were tested for workability and hardened concretes were tested for compressive strength at 7, 28 and 90 days of...
Formation and Economic Study on Hydrate Technology with NGH Pellets
, Article Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology ; Volume 34, Issue 2 , 2013 , Pages 259-267 ; 01932691 (ISSN) ; Ebrahimi, A. N ; Ramazani S. A., A ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
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This study presents economic and formation investigations on hydration effects by looking at natural gas hydrate (NGH) storage and transportation processes and formation conditions. The investigation includes experiments with methane. The obtained results show that the methane formation time increased linearly as the subcooling temperature decreased. Furthermore, the economic result indicates that the energy consumption parameter is appropriate for examining resource consumption for a system that, in turn, results in optimal capital investment through the storage and transportation process of NGH. The results also show that energy consumption increases logarithmically as the hydrate...
In vitro study of hydroxyapatite/polycaprolactone (HA/PCL) nanocomposite synthesized by an in situ sol-gel process
, Article Materials Science and Engineering C ; Volume 33, Issue 1 , 2013 , Pages 390-396 ; 09284931 (ISSN) ; Mohammadi, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
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Hydroxyapatite (HA) is the most substantial mineral constituent of a bone which has been extensively used in medicine as implantable materials, owing to its good biocompatibility, bioactivity high osteoconductive, and/or osteoinductive properties. Nevertheless, its mechanical property is not utmost appropriate for a bone substitution. Therefore, a composite consist of HA and a biodegradable polymer is usually prepared to generate an apt bone scaffold. In the present work polycaprolactone (PCL), a newly remarkable biocompatible and biodegradable polymer, was employed as a matrix and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles were used as a reinforcement element of the composite. HA/PCL nanocomposites were...
Experimental determination of hydrate phase equilibrium curve for an Iranian sour gas condensate sample
, Article Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering ; Volume 9 , November , 2012 , Pages 11-15 ; 18755100 (ISSN) ; Oyarhossein, M ; Sharif University of Technology
2012
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Iran's proved natural gas reserves are the world's second largest. Mainly, because of climate changes and different reservoirs' characterizations, studying the behavior of production fluids and their transportation is essential. One of the main problems which occurs in the gas reservoirs is related to the hydrate formation while producing from a well, either in production strings or production lines (before and after choke). Effective parameters which influence the formation of hydrates are: high pressure, low temperature and water presence; and therefore, the high possibility of having this phenomenon in Iranian reservoirs is quite obvious especially in cold climates and for gas wells....
An investigation on the influence of milling time and calcination temperature on the characterization of nano cerium oxide powder synthesized by mechanochemical route
, Article Materials Research Bulletin ; Volume 47, Issue 11 , 2012 , Pages 3586-3591 ; 00255408 (ISSN) ; Amoozegar, Z ; Sadrnezhaad, S. K ; Sharif University of Technology
2012
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The synthesis of nano-sized CeO 2 powder was investigated via mechanochemical reactions between hydrate cerium chloride and sodium hydroxide as the starting materials. The process was followed by a subsequent calcination procedure. Characterization of as-synthesized powder was performed using X-ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopy, Brunner-Emmett-Teller (BET) nitrogen gas absorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and particle size analyzer (PSA). The precursors were milled for different milling times and then were subjected to different heat treatment procedure at variable temperatures from 100 to 700 °C. According to the results, milling time and calcination temperatures induce...
The agglomeration kinetics of aluminum hydroxide in Bayer process
, Article Powder Technology ; Volume 224 , July , 2012 , Pages 351-355 ; 00325910 (ISSN) ; Nattaghi, E ; Movahedirad, S ; Ranjbarian, S ; Farhadi, F ; Sharif University of Technology
2012
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The effects of temperature, seed mass and agitation rate on agglomeration kinetics of aluminum hydroxide in Bayer process have been studied in a batch system. Collected raw data were analyzed and the kinetics data of agglomeration were derived through simulation of the process using a pre-developed software. The results showed that agglomeration kinetics constant (agglomeration kernel) increases with increase in temperature and agitation rate. Moreover a maximum value of agglomeration rate versus added seed mass was observed. Furthermore the magnitude of calculated activation energy of agglomeration was close to that of growth
Comparative analysis of hydrate formation pressure applying cubic equations of state (eos), artificial neural network (ann) and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (anfis)
, Article International Journal of Thermodynamics ; Volume 15, Issue 2 , 2012 , Pages 91-101 ; 13019724 (ISSN) ; Saber, M ; Ameri, A ; Sharif University of Technology
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The objective of this work is making comparison between thermodynamic models and data-driven techniques accuracy in prediction of hydrate formation pressure as a function of temperature and composition of gas mixtures. The Peng-Robinson (PR) and Patel-Teja (PT) equations of state are used for thermodynamic modeling and Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) are used as data-driven models. The capability of each method is evaluated by comparison with the experimental data collected from literature. It is shown that there is a good agreement between thermodynamic modeling and the experimental data in most of the cases; however, the prediction...
Hydration strongly affects the molecular and electronic structure of membrane phospholipids
, Article Journal of Chemical Physics ; Volume 136, Issue 11 , 2012 ; 00219606 (ISSN) ; Partovi Azar, P ; Jadidi, T ; Nafari, N ; Maass, P ; Tabar, M. R. R ; Bonn, M ; Bakker, H. J ; Sharif University of Technology
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We investigate the structure and electronic properties of phosphatidylcholine (PC) under different degrees of hydration at the single-molecule and monolayer type level by linear scaling ab initio calculations. Upon hydration, the phospholipid undergoes drastic long-range conformational rearrangements which lead to a sickle-like ground-state shape. The structural unit of the tilted gel-phase PC appears to be a water-bridged PC dimer. We find that hydration dramatically alters the surface potential, dipole and quadrupole moments of the lipids and consequently guides the interactions of the lipids with other molecules and the communication between cells
On the performance of passivr TMDs in reducing the damage in 2-D concrete structural models
, Article Procedia Engineering ; Volume 14 , 2011 , Pages 1665-1671 ; 18777058 (ISSN) ; Abtahi, P ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
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Pozzolanic materials, either naturally occurring or artificially made, have long been in practice since the early civilization. In recent years, the utilisation of pozzolanic materials in concrete construction has become increasingly widespread, and this trend is expected to continue in the years ahead because of technological, economical and ecological advantages of the materials. One of the latest additions to the ash family is palm oil fuel ash, a waste material obtained on burning of palm oil husk and palm kernel shell as fuel in palm oil mill boilers, which has been identified as a good pozzolanic material. This paper highlights test results on the performance behavior of palm oil fuel...
Wettability alteration in carbonates during "Smart Waterflood": Underling mechanisms and the effect of individual ions
, Article Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ; Volume 487 , 2015 , Pages 142-153 ; 09277757 (ISSN) ; Mousapour, M. S ; Ayatollahi, S ; Vossoughi, M ; Beigy, A. H ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier
2015
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There are increasing evidences that adjusting the chemistry of the injecting water improves the oil recovery efficiency. However, the underlying mechanisms for this technique which is referred to as "smart waterflood" have not yet been thoroughly understood. It is needed to explore the role of individual ions through set of different tests, to find the right mechanisms behind "smart waterflood". This study is focused on the fluid/solid (carbonate) interactions through systematic wettability measurement. Contact angle measurements accompanied by spontaneous imbibition tests were employed to determine the role of individual monovalent and divalent ions in wettability alteration process by...
Thermodynamic Modeling of Hydrogen Hydrate Formation with and without Help Molecules
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Taghikhani, Vahid (Supervisor) ; Ghotbi, Siroos (Supervisor)
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In this study equilibrium condition of pure hydrogen hydrates is determined with Lee-Holder model. Two hydrogen molecules and four hydrogen molecules encaged in the small and large cavities respectively. Langmuir constant of hydrogen is calculated with the Exp-6 potential. Lee et al. reported parameter of this model by integrating ab initio calculation with classical statistical thermodynamics. This model reasonably predicts dissociation pressures of hydrogen hydrates.Calculated reference parameters are used in modeling of binary hydrogen hydrates. Lattice distortion model is used for modeling of binary hydrogen hydrates with tetrahydrofuran (THF) as a promoter. Cavity radius and parameters...
Mass Concrete and a Method for Preventing their Strength Decline
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Khonsari, Vaheed (Supervisor)
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Due to the wide application of Mass Concrete in the body and the foundation of dams, foundations of tall buildings, industrial machinery, and power plants, foundation and piers of bridges, etc.,it is necessary to devise methods in order to prevent the adverse effects of the high volume of such concretes. Since the major negative outcome of high volume is the decrease of the strength of concrete, which in turn is the direct consequence of the cracks resulted from high increase in the temperature within the volume of the concrete as a result of Hydration process and the produced heat which remains inside the bulk of concrete, any solution should involve some form of transferring the heat to...
Solphate Leaching of Titanium Minerals from Shore Reservoir of in the North of Iran and Refining of Iron and other Impurities
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Yoozbashizadeh, Hossein (Supervisor)
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The most important raw material for production of titanium dioxide is titanium that used in Aerospace, Plastic, Pigment and Pharmacy industries. Due to the presence of titanium minerals in Iran, reduce imports of titanium dioxide is one of the goals of the Ministry of Industries and Mines to achieve self-sufficiency in the production of TiO2.One of the very rich sources of titanium is alluvial sands in northern of Iran. In this study the TiO2 high grade pigment production from these sources has been investigated. Titanium-bearing sands with 9.5% TiO2 are used to produce high grade TiO2 pigment. After magnetic separation stage and reach a purity of 16.2% TiO2, upgrading slag step is not...
One-pot synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles and submicron-aggregates for dye-sensitized solar cells
, Article Materials Letters ; Volume 139 , January , 2015 , Pages 433-436 ; 0167577X (ISSN) ; Nemati, A ; Malekshahi Byranvand, M ; Mohammadpour, R ; Faridi, H ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier
2015
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ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) and submicron aggregates (SMAs) were synthesized via a simple precipitation method by changing the amount of zinc acetate di-hydrate in absolute ethanol and synthesis time. Synthesized NPs and SMAs were characterized by FE-SEM, EDS, XRD, PL, and DRS and were used to fabricate dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The SMAs synthesized at moderate concentration (0.022 M) and with poly-dispersed distribution of the aggregates showed lower density of deep localized trap states as well as enhanced scattering features in comparison to NP-based electrode. As a result, power conversion efficiency (η) of about 2.56% with improved current density (Jsc) of 8.51 mA/cm2 were...
Properties of Nafion Under Uniaxial Loading at Different Temperatures: A Molecular Dynamics Study
, Article Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering ; Volume 54, Issue 8 , 2015 , Pages 806-813 ; 03602559 (ISSN) ; Naghdabadi, R ; Sharif University of Technology
Taylor and Francis Inc
2015
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Nafion membrane encounters many different thermal conditions and mechanical loadings because of its wide range of applications as a proton exchange membrane (PEM). Molecular dynamics simulation of hydrated Nafion at different temperatures is carried out to investigate the alteration of the physical properties of Nafion under uniaxial loading over a wide range of temperatures. According to the simulation results, increase of the temperature reduces the yield stress. The results also show that the polymer chains ordering increases the glass transition temperature and enhances the self-diffusion coefficient of water in hydrated Nafion. Comparisons show that the elastic modulus and viscosity...
Evolving a robust modeling tool for prediction of natural gas hydrate formation conditions
, Article Journal of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources ; Volume 12 , December , 2015 , Pages 45-55 ; 22133976 (ISSN) ; Mesbah, M ; Shokrollahi, A ; Rozyn, J ; Lee, M ; Kashiwao, T ; Bahadori, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2015
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Natural gas is a very important energy source. The production, processing and transportation of natural gas can be affected significantly by gas hydrates. Pipeline blockages due to hydrate formation causes operational problems and a decrease in production performance. This paper presents an improved artificial neural network (ANN) method to predict the hydrate formation temperature (HFT) for a wide range of gas mixtures. A new approach was used to define the variables for formation of a hydrate structure according to each species presented in natural gas mixtures. This approach resulted in a strong network with a precise prediction, especially in the case of sour gases. This study also...
Effect of a monomeric sequence on the structure of hydrated Nafion in the sandwich model and solvent dynamics in nano-channels: A molecular dynamic study
, Article Molecular Physics ; Volume 108, Issue 24 , 2010 , Pages 3393-3404 ; 00268976 (ISSN) ; Akbarzadeh, H ; Taherkhani, F ; Parsafar, G ; Sharif University of Technology
2010
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Molecular dynamics simulations are performed to obtain insight into the structural properties of hydrated Nafion using the sandwich model of the polymer membrane. It is shown that a larger distance between the sulfonate groups of a chain leads to the polymer forming a better inverted micelles structure. Water- and hydronium-polymer interfaces are investigated. Comparing our results with others indicates that, from the perspective of distance, the formation of shells of water and hydronium ions is independent of the model and monomer type, but depends on both if the coordination number is considered. The behaviour of water molecules and hydronium ions is also studied dynamically. Our survey...
Partitioning of l-lysine monohydrochloride in aqueous two-phase systems of poly(ethylene glycol) and dipotassium hydrogen phosphate or trisodium citrate 5-hydrate
, Article Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data ; Volume 55, Issue 9 , 2010 , Pages 3005-3009 ; 00219568 (ISSN) ; Pazuki, G ; Vossoughi, M ; Alemzadeh, I ; Sharif University of Technology
2010
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The partition constants of l-lysine HCl were measured in polymer-salt aqueous two-phase systems. These systems contain poly(ethylene glycol) with a nominal molecular weight of 4000 or 10000 and two different salts (dipotassium hydrogen phosphate or trisodium citrate 5-hydrate). The experimental data were obtained at temperatures of (293.15, 298.15, and 303.15) K. The effects of temperature, pH, polymer and salt concentrations, polymer molecular weight, and salt type on the partitioning of l-lysine HCl were also studied. The results showed that salt concentration has a significant effect on the partition constant while temperature has less effect. The Diamond and Hsu model was used to...