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Bimetallic nanoparticles with unique structure, synergistic effect between two metals, and the tunable physical/chemical properties have been used for catalysis. Various methods exist for the staibility, and improvement of the catalytic performance of nanoparticles. In this thesis, different co-catalysts were applied to increase tha staibility, and activity of nanoparticles and metal oxides. In this way, Ni-based bimetallic nanoparticles including CuNi, CoNi, and AgNi, and AgPt with different concentrations were synthesized on the cerium oxide nanorods derived from cerium metal-organic frameworks and magnetic graphene oxide nanosheets, respectively and characterized. The catalytic... 

Solvent-solvent and solute-solvent interactions were investigated in mixtures of Triton X-100 with water, methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, tetrahydrofuran and butyl acetate. Solvatochromic parameters, including normalized polarity (E_T^N), dipolarity-polarizability (), hydrogen-bond donar (), and hydrogen-bond acceptor () abilities, were determined in these mixtures. We observed similar behavior for E_T^N and  in TX-100/alcohols mixtures. Parameters confirmed the preferential solvation in mixtures of surfactant and solvents.
Experimental data were handled in preferential solvation model. Six binary systems exhibit a complex behavior for all three indicators. It was shown that... 

This research investigates and optimizes solvent extraction parameters for separat1ing thorium from the leach solution of the uranium-bearing ore at the ChahGaz mine. The study is applied research aimed at achieving technical knowledge of thorium extraction and purification from thorium-bearing ore through hydrometallurgical processes to obtain thorium concentrate and provide laboratory and semi-industrial flotation. The results obtained from this project lead to the production of thorium concentrate, which can later be utilized in industrial-scale applications. In this project, the influential parameters in the solvent extraction process were simultaneously examined through experimental... 

Using membrane contactors for acid gas removal, combines the advantages of membrane based separation processes and traditional ones. In this project we aim to study the use of a membrane absorption system for sweetening gas streams containing mixed acid gases with composition similar to raw natural gas. H2S and CO2 exist in the gas stream simultaneously which can be removed by mixture of alkanolamine solvents, including MDEA, DEA and MEA, are used for treating. A lab-scale membrane absorption setup with feed capacity of 2 lit/min, was designed, constructed and commissioned. Several hollow fiber modules equipped with PSf and PVDF membranes were fabricated. Our results revealed that reaching... 

Water-in-salt (WIS) electrolytes with a wide electrochemical stability window (ESW) have made great progress in the field of aqueous batteries and capacitors. However, the slow diffusion of metal ions, such as lithium or calcium, has limited the use of these devices. Meanwhile, adding an organic co-solvent can improve the penetration of metal ions in salt water electrolytes. This electrolyte category, which has also used organic solvent in addition to water, is called organic/aqueous hybrid electrolyte modification. Since the effect of organic solvent on the performance of aqueous electrolyte in calcium batteries has not been investigated so far, in this research the physical and chemical... 

In recent years, parallel to the development of industrial, the use of organic solvents and the environmental pollution caused by their increasing, more attention to remove these contaminants growing. Among the various absorbents to absorb pollutants from the environment, iron oxide nanoparticles have many applications in absorption and removal of environmental pollutions due to their high specific surface area, magnetic properties and ease of separation. The aim of this research is synthesis of a magnetic gel for absorption of organic solvents which in its structure magnetic nanoparticle and hydrophobic monomer is used. The most important advantages are the ease of isolation of the desired... 

Solvent extraction of vanadium (V) from sulfated leaching solution of the converter slag of the Isfahan steel company followed by stripping of this element from the organic solvent were examined in this study. In the experimental section, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol extractor was utilized for selective separation of V(V) from the acidic medium containing Si, Na, Fe, Al, Ca, and P ions. Ammonium chloride solution was also used for stripping V from the organic phase. Under optimal condition (pH=1.9, T=65℃, extractor concentration of 68% and organic phase volume fraction of 0.66), 91% was extracted in solvent extraction stage. Under optimal stripping conditions (pH=7.5, T=25℃, organic phase volume... 

During various stages of processing uranium in Isfahan’s UCF plant, liquid waste containing uranium compounds, is directed to evaporation lagoons. Gradually, a considerable amount of precipitation will form at the bottom of the lagoons. Since the concentration of uranium in evaporation ponds is relatively high, it seems that in addition to environmental issues, recycling uranium from existing pools is also economical. Uranium may be recovered from an aqueous solution by precipitation, solvent extraction and ion exchange. The solvent extraction is the best option for our purpose because of simple operation without increased consumption of heat or chemicals. It is also preferable when large... 

The main focus of this thesis was on fluorescence sensors development based on carbon dots and deep eutectic solvents. Accordingly, an attempt was made to synthesize carbon dots and modified with deep eutectic solvents as biocompatible sensors. Eventually, development and application of these sensors in analytical systems ultimately led to satisfactory and comparable results with previous methods. In the first project, a rapid and miniaturized fluorescent probe based on the ultrasound‒assisted formation of carbon dots (CDs) in a metallic deep eutectic solvent (MDES) was developed and conveniently implemented to detect 4-MeI in commercial dark soft drinks. In-situ synthesis of CDs-chelated... 

A kind of novel nanofiltration membrane process is proposed to solvent recovery from dewaxed lube oil stream in an energy-saving way. Most of the nanofiltration membrane materials are polymeric and cannot survive harsh conditions, for example, MEK contained solvents. Hence, high solubility of most of the polymeric materials in the solvent, especially in the MEK, is a challenge to researchers. To prepare a polymeric membrane that can solve the problem integrally skinned polyaniline (PAni) membrane was cast on a woven polyester backing material, and then crosslinked in two different ways, chemically and thermally, to make the membrane resistant in MEK (methyl ethyl ketene) and toluene for long... 

In this study, different stages of biodiesel production from microalgae were investigated, specifically the extraction step.Various cultivation methods were also studied among which cultivation under stress was the best. Different carbon sources were also investigated to achieve highest growth. Sodium acetate with complete growth was achieved after 8 days with 6.22% fatty acid recovery. Different mixtures of solvents were compared with Blye and Dier method. Results showed that the mixture of hexane and methanol with crude lipid extraction of 15% and fatty acid recovery of 3.97% were chosen as the solvent mixture of equilibria experiments.Organic solvent composed of hexane (non-polar... 

In the present work a comprehensive mathematical model has been developed for CFD simulation of transport phenomena in the hollow fiber membrane contactors. The system which has been studied was a gas sweetening including methane, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide in the gas phase and MEA aqueous solution as the solvent. Effects of temperature distribution on the contactor efficiency predicted taking into account the heat of solution, the heat of reaction, and the viscous dissipation. Major focus of the present study was on dynamic behavior of the contactor considering the entrance regions of momentum, energy, and mass transfers. CFD methods have been developed to solve the nonlinear... 

Indium is one of the most important metals in electronics and nuclear industry with increasing demand. The most important application of Indium is in the preparation of thin films containing this metal in LCD manufacturing, television, laptops, monitors and CD players. Indium is a rare metal and it has not original mineral. The most important source of it is zinc minerals and regularly obtained from processing by-products of this minerals. The main problem of production of Indium is the simultaneous presence iron ions in the solution of dissolved minerals of zinc. In this project, extraction of Indium from acidic pregnant leaching solution of roasted zinc concentrate contained at less than... 

2-flavylium skeletons (2- Phenylbenzopyrylium salts), are often found as the basic structure in anthocyanins; the chromophores in natural pigments which are responsible for intense colors of fruits, leaves and flowers. They are present in plant organs, also to prevent them from environment predation and to protect the plant against ultraviolet irradiation especially in leaves. Aside from their contribution in plant parts, in industry, anthocyanines serve as food colorant, laser dyes and hair growing agents and have considerable biological and pharmaceutical activities like antioxidant, anti cancer, anti inflammatory, anti atherosclerosis, cardio protection and anti aging properties. almost... 

Waste of iron ore concentrate production plant of Chadormalu contains apatite mineral. The content of rare earths elements (REEs) in apatite concentrate of Chadormalu is about one percent. However, considering apatite deposite and production rate, extraction of REEs from apatite is one of valuable source for production of REEs. Lanthanum, cerium and neodymium which have most application amonge other REEs and have the highest frequency in the apatite. Due to their similar physical and chemical properties, it is difficult to separate individual rare earths from each other and the separation process are too complicated. In this study, in order to extract REEs from apatite, it was leached by... 

Porous materials using polymers have been developed for a variety of industrial applications. These structures mostly contain well-aligned microchannels and exhibit good mechanical properties and high porosity.There are several ways to prepare porous polymeric structures, such as sintering, stretching, track etching and phase separation processes. In this work Phase separation method using anti-solvent of selected polymer in liquid nitrogen was used to fabricate the porous structures. Considering physical and chemical peroperties of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, porous polystyrene make to be good sorbents. Solvent supported microextraction technique was applied to extract polycyclic... 

The amount of fresh water suitable for various uses is decreasing day by day. This may be due to evaporation or contamination of water or such. Heavy metal cations, dyes, oils and solvents are the most important substances that contaminate water. There are various ways to remove these contaminants, one of which is the absorption of these substances by suitable absorbents. Carbon compounds have attracted much attention among all the absorbents used so far. The aim of this study is to produce carbon aerogels from an economic and modify its structure and properties by adding graphene nanosheets. In this study, Novalak-graphene oxide (GO) gel was fabricated using solvent-saturated vapor... 

This thesis contains two parts .In the first part a catalyst such as AlCl3/Al20 has been demonstrated to catalyze Michael addition reaction of amines to a,�- unsaturated compounds with high yields , short reaction time and under solvent-free condition.The Michael addition to a,�- unsaturated compounds produces quantitively the mono addition products.The next part is about olefins epoxidation . Alkene epoxidation is a useful reaction in organic synthesis. Epoxides play an important role in industrial intermediates for the production of fine chemicals as well as pharmaceuticals .The hydrogen peroxide has been used as an oxidant because it is considered as an economical and appropriate reagent... 

In this research, uranium is leached from pHospHate ore of Sheikh Habil region by leaching operation using leaching agent (sulfuric acid) along with production of pHospHoric acid. In the following, the production of yellow cake from the produced liqueur solution (pHospHoric acid) by solvent extraction process is also mentioned. PHospHate ore contains a large amount of calcite and dolomite, which removal of these annoying elements by wet, dry and acid washing methods is the key to success in the production of pHospHoric acid. For this purpose, in the wet method of a flotation system, the dry method of heat furnace and in the acid washing method, various organic and inorganic acids were used... 

Hydrogen bond is a type of molecular bonds which occurs between hydrogen and a highly electronegative atom( usually F, N and O) and results to special properties. Polyols and multihydroxyl compounds are among substances which have special properties such as acidity due to the existence of hydrogen bond in their molecular structure. Acidity in these compounds is a result of having stable anions due to intramolecular hydrogen bands. The existence of an electronegative group in addition to hydroxyl groups leads to increase the acidity in these substances. In this project acidities of some polyols and multihydroxyl compounds were calculated in both gas phase and solution phase( DMSO,...