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    Interaction of Femtosecond Lasers with Molecule

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Dehghani Tafti, Zeinab (Author) ; Sadighi Bonabi, Rasul (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Using field assisted dissociation model and with a classic view the dissociation probability is calculated when it a molecule is exposed with a Ti:sapphire laser with wavenumber of 800nm and the energy of . using gradient optimization method we find a tailored two rectangular laser pulse for controlling the dissociation of C-H bond of . Using classical method reduced the complicacy of solving schrodinger equation. In our optimization method in contrast with the usual controlling method experimental data is not needed and this reduced the controlling costs.

     

    Thermodynamic Modeling of Hydrogen Hydrate Formation with and without Help Molecules

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Ghorbanzadeh, Maryam (Author) ; Taghikhani, Vahid (Supervisor) ; Ghotbi, Siroos (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    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... 

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Eiravani, Hossaen (Author) ; Fattahi, Alireza (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    It is believed that intramolecular hydrogen bonding and also conjugation can affect the acidity power of organic molecules. But simultaneous effects of intramolecular hydrogen bonding and conjugation have not investigated systematically yet. In this project, we choose Ascorbic acid as a basic structure. Then we have changed its structure conveniently, and have explored the roles of hydrogen bonding and conjugation on the acidity of this molecule by using B3LYP functional with the 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. After that we similarly investigate these effects on the acidity of three different systems, including enols, enamines and alcohols. In this project we probe the effect of different hydrogen... 

    Survying the Process of Photodissociation of Methane with Using the Femto Second Lasers

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Irani, Elnaz (Author) ; Sadighi Bonabi, Rasoul (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In this project , the dissociation of methane in the presence of Ti:Sapphire laser with parameters of 1014wcm-2, 800nm wave lengths and 100fs pulse width have been investigated theoretically, by using the Gaussian03 package –computational chemistry program that is capable of predicting many properties of atomic and molecular systems. It is based upon the fundamental laws of quantum mechanism. By considering some limitations in approximate techniques and incapability of advancing them, numerical calculation of solving the time dependent Schrödinger equation in order to improve the results and find more quantum dynamic information is applied. Therefore at first, by Gaussian03 package some of... 

    Modeling of Natural Gas Components Hydrate Formation by Using Neural Network

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Ameri, Azadeh (Author) ; Ghotbi, Siroos (Supervisor) ; Taghikhani, Vahid (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In this study two approaches were applied to predict the hydrate dissociation pressure of natural gas in the presence of aqueous water. One approach applied van der Waals and Platteeuw solid solution theory & PR EOS the other applied a feed forward multi layers artificial neural network (ANN) with 19 input variables (temperature, existence of hydrocarbon liquid and ice phase, gas phase composition, inhibitor composition in aqueous phase), and one hidden layer with 17 neurons. In comparison of both methods it was concluded that, in temperature above 12℃ , ANN is more accurate than thermodynamic model, but in lower temperature thermodynamic model is comparable with ANN. The trained network... 

    Molecular Dynamics Study in the Interaction of Intense Femtosecond Laser Pulse with Methane Molecule

    , Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology Irani, Elnaz (Author) ; Sadighi-Bonabi, Rasul (Supervisor) ; Anvari, Abbas (Co-Advisor) ; Asgari, Reza (Co-Advisor)
    Abstract
    In this project, the ionization and dissociation of methane molecule by intense femto-second lasers has been studied. Dissociation probability is calculated for interacting CH4 molecule under Ti: Sapphire laser pulse with pulse durations of 10- 40fs in intensities at the range of 1014-1016 Wcm-2. Calculations are carried out with time-dependent density functional theory using Gaussian03 and Octopus packages as powerful computational chemical physics programs. Due to importance of the dependence of interaction dynamics to laser parameters, the effect of these parameters including different intensities, polarization, various pulse durations and pulse envelopes are investigated. The optimal... 

    Conversion of Methane into Heaviour Hydrocarbures using Nanosecond Lasers

    , Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology Navid Khoshgonab, Hamze Ali (Author) ; Sadighi Bonabi, Rasoul (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In this thesis the conversion of methane into higher hydrocarbures using pulsed nanosecond lasers has been studied. The lasers of 532 nm of second harmonic of Nd: YAG, 355 nm of 3rd harmonic of Nd: YAG and 248 nm of KrF have been used in this project. Acetylene, ethylen and ethane have been detected using gas chromatography detection system, which showed acetylene as a dominant product. For each wavelength the amount of the laser energy and the fraction of secondary products have been measured. Also the dependence of amount of produced components on chamber pressure has been studied for 355 nm laser. During the irradiation time of methane no considerable changes in temperature and pressure... 

    Origin of the correlation of the rate constant of substrate hydroxylation by nonheme iron(IV)-oxo complexes with the bond-dissociation energy of the C-H bond of the substrate

    , Article Chemistry - A European Journal ; Volume 15, Issue 27 , 2009 , Pages 6651-6662 ; 09476539 (ISSN) Latifi, R ; Bagherzadeh, M ; De Visser, S ; Sharif University of Technology
    Wiley-VCH Verlag  2009
    Abstract
    Mononuclear nonheme iron containing systems are versatile and vital oxidants of substrate hydroxylation reactions in many biosystems, whereby the rate constant of hydroxylation correlates with the strength of the C-H bond that is broken in the process. The thermodynamic reason behind these correlations, however, has never been established. In this work results of a series of density functional theory calculations of substrate hydroxylation by a mononuclear nonheme iron(IV)-oxo oxidant with a 2 His/ 1Asp structural motif analogous to aketoglutarate dependent dioxygenases are presented. The calculations show that these oxidants are very efficient and able to hydroxylate strong C-H bonds,... 

    What roles do boron substitutions play in structural, tautomeric, base pairing and electronic properties of uracil? NBO & AIM analysis

    , Article Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry ; Volume 25, Issue 9 , 2012 , Pages 787-796 ; 08943230 (ISSN) AliakbarTehrani, Z ; Abedin, A ; Shakourian Fard, M ; Fattahi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    Wiley  2012
    Abstract
    The synthesis of modified versions of deoxyribonucleic acid is an area that is receiving much attention. The replacement of the nitrogen atom on the nucleobases with boron atom has provided insight into deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid stability, recognition, and replication at the atomic level. In the present research, we investigated a detailed density functional theory study of the structural, tautomeric, base-pairing ability, bond dissociation energy, and electronic properties of two boron analogues (i.e., boron substitutions at 4-position and 5-position of uracil) of uracil nucleobase. The effects of these modifications on theirs acid-base properties have been considered. Our... 

    Mechanisms and kinetics of Thiotepa and tepa hydrolysis: DFT study

    , Article Journal of Molecular Modeling ; Volume 18, Issue 8 , 2012 , Pages 3563-3576 ; 16102940 (ISSN) Torabifard, H ; Fattahi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    Springer  2012
    Abstract
    N,N′,N″-triethylenethiophosphoramide (Thiotepa) and its oxo analogue (Tepa) as the major metabolite are trifunctional alkylating agents with a broad spectrum of antitumor activity. In vivo and vitro studies show alkylation of DNA by Thiotepa and Tepa can follow two pathways, but it remains unclear which pathway represents the precise mechanism of action. In pathway 1, these agents are capable of forming cross-links with DNA molecules via two different mechanisms. In the first mechanism, the ring opening reaction is initiated by protonating the aziridine, which then becomes the primary target of nucleophilic attack by the N7-Guanine. The second one is a direct nucleophilic ring opening of... 

    Theoretical aspects of the enhancement of metal binding affinity by intramolecular hydrogen bonding and modulating p: K a values

    , Article New Journal of Chemistry ; Volume 41, Issue 24 , 2017 , Pages 15110-15119 ; 11440546 (ISSN) Motahari, A ; Fattahi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    Royal Society of Chemistry  2017
    Abstract
    Polyols were used as model ligands for Mg2+, Ca2+, and Zn2+ complexes to study the role of the hydrogen bond network on the metal binding affinity and modulation of successive pKa values using density functional theory. The results confirm that the acidity of polyols dramatically increases upon metal complexation in the order Zn2+ > Mg2+ > Ca2+. For example, the three H-site positions in the hydroxyl groups of the heptaol, bound to Zn2+, are 11.2, 29.9, and 30.9 pKa units (in methanol) more acidic than those of pure heptaol. This acidity enhancement leads to making polyols as good ligands toward complexation. For instance, the formation constants of the heptaol in the presence of Zn2+, Mg2+,... 

    Does gold cluster promote or scavenge radicals? A controversy at DFT

    , Article Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry ; 2017 ; 08943230 (ISSN) Ahmadi, A ; Kassaee, M. Z ; Fattahi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    John Wiley and Sons Ltd  2017
    Abstract
    Anticancer character of gold cluster has been indicated through its free radical scavenging properties. This is in contrast to its free radical promoting ability suggested by other workers. Here, we address this controversy by probing the stabilizing effects of Au3 cluster on RO• vs its impacts on RO-H bond dissociation enthalpy, at B3LYP/ LACVP+* level (RH, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, and phenyl). In the presence of Au3 cluster, bond dissociation enthalpy of O-H bond and the spin density at the RO• oxygen are reduced dramatically. These are clear evidences for both the Au3 facilitation of the RO-H bond breakage and its scavenging of RO• radical. Since O-Au anchoring... 

    Does gold cluster promote or scavenge radicals? A controversy at DFT

    , Article Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry ; Volume 31, Issue 3 , 2018 ; 08943230 (ISSN) Ahmadi, A ; Kassaee, M. Z ; Fattahi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    John Wiley and Sons Ltd  2018
    Abstract
    Anticancer character of gold cluster has been indicated through its free radical scavenging properties. This is in contrast to its free radical promoting ability suggested by other workers. Here, we address this controversy by probing the stabilizing effects of Au3 cluster on RO• vs its impacts on RO–H bond dissociation enthalpy, at B3LYP/ LACVP+* level (R═H, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, and phenyl). In the presence of Au3 cluster, bond dissociation enthalpy of O–H bond and the spin density at the RO• oxygen are reduced dramatically. These are clear evidences for both the Au3 facilitation of the RO–H bond breakage and its scavenging of RO• radical. Since O–Au... 

    Gold at crossroads of radical generation and scavenging at density functional theory level: Nitrogen and oxygen free radicals versus their precursors in the face of nanogold

    , Article Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry ; Volume 34, Issue 1 , 2021 ; 08943230 (ISSN) Ahmadi, A ; Kassaee, M. Z ; Ayoubi Chianeh, M ; Fattahi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    John Wiley and Sons Ltd  2021
    Abstract
    In our previous report (J. Phys. Org. Chem., 2017), we discussed the dual behavior of gold nanocluster (Au3 NC), where it scavenged reactive oxygen species (ROS) while promoted their generation to a lesser extent. Continuing this quest, we investigate the effects of Au3 NC on common reactive nitrogen species (RNS: O=N˙ and O=N-O) and their precursors (O=N-H and O=N-O-H, respectively), at B3LYP/LACVP+* level of theory. We compare the results with those of prevalent ROS (H-O˙ and H-O-O˙) and their precursors (H-O-H and H-O-O-H, respectively). To this end, various parameters are probed such as binding energy (Eb), bond dissociation energy (BDE), bond lengths, Mullikan spin density (MSD),... 

    Gold at crossroads of radical generation and scavenging at density functional theory level: Nitrogen and oxygen free radicals versus their precursors in the face of nanogold

    , Article Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry ; Volume 34, Issue 1 , 2021 ; 08943230 (ISSN) Ahmadi, A ; Kassaee, M.Z ; Ayoubi-Chianeh, M ; Fattahi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    John Wiley and Sons Ltd  2021
    Abstract
    In our previous report (J. Phys. Org. Chem., 2017), we discussed the dual behavior of gold nanocluster (Au3 NC), where it scavenged reactive oxygen species (ROS) while promoted their generation to a lesser extent. Continuing this quest, we investigate the effects of Au3 NC on common reactive nitrogen species (RNS: O=N˙ and O=N-O) and their precursors (O=N-H and O=N-O-H, respectively), at B3LYP/LACVP+* level of theory. We compare the results with those of prevalent ROS (H-O˙ and H-O-O˙) and their precursors (H-O-H and H-O-O-H, respectively). To this end, various parameters are probed such as binding energy (Eb), bond dissociation energy (BDE), bond lengths, Mullikan spin density (MSD),... 

    Benchmarking of Monte Carlo model of Siemens Oncor® linear accelerator for 18MV photon beam: determination of initial electron beam parameters

    , Article Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology ; Volume 27, Issue 6 , 2 January , 2020 , Pages 1047-1070 Najafzadeh, M ; Hoseini Ghafarokhi, M ; Bolagh, R. S. M ; Haghparast, M ; Zarifi, S ; Nickfarjam, A ; Farhood, B ; Chow, J. C. L ; Sharif University of Technology
    IOS Press  2020
    Abstract
    OBJECTIVE: This study aims to benchmark a Monte Carlo (MC) model of the 18 MV photon beam produced by the Siemens Oncor® linac using the BEAMnrc and DOSXYZnrc codes. METHODS: By matching the percentage depth doses and beam profiles calculated by MC simulations with measurements, the initial electron beam parameters including electron energy, full width at half maximum (spatial FWHM), and mean angular spread were derived for the 10×10 cm2 and 20×20 cm2 field sizes. The MC model of the 18 MV photon beam was then validated against the measurements for different field sizes (5×5, 30×30 and 40×40 cm2) by gamma index analysis. RESULTS: The optimum values for electron energy, spatial FWHM and mean... 

    A perspective on electrostatics in gas-solid fluidized beds: Challenges and future research needs

    , Article 13th International Conference on Fluidized Bed Technology, CFB 2021, 10 May 2021 through 14 May 2021 ; 2021 , Pages 426-431 ; 9781771368506 (ISBN) Fotovat, F ; Bi, X. T ; Grace, J. R ; Sharif University of Technology
    GLAB Reactor and Fluidization Technologies  2021
    Abstract
    This paper provides a perspective on the current knowledge and potential areas of future research related to electrostatics in fluidized beds. Aspects addressed include characterization techniques, interplay between electrostatics and hydrodynamics, charge control methods, applications of tribo-electrostatic fluidization systems, and computational simulations which account for electrostatic forces, as well as other forces. This is a complex research field involving fluid mechanics, powders, and electrical physics. © 2021 CFB 2021 - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Fluidized Bed Technology. All rights reserved  

    Preparation of Ni/MeAl2O4-MgAl2O4 (Me=Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mg) nanocatalysts for the syngas production via combined dry reforming and partial oxidation of methane

    , Article Renewable Energy ; Volume 149 , April , 2020 , Pages 1053-1067 Jalali, R ; Rezaei, M ; Nematollahi, B ; Baghalha, M ; Sharif University of Technology
    Elsevier Ltd  2020
    Abstract
    In this paper, a comprehensive study was conducted on the application of various MeAl2O4 spinels (Me = Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mg) as the catalyst support for the preparation of nickel-based catalysts in the combined dry reforming and partial oxidation. These supports were synthesized by a novel facile sol-gel method using propylene oxide as the gelation agent and nickel was deposited on these supports by the deposition-precipitation method. The prepared samples were characterized by N2 adsorption/desorption, XRD, TPR, TPO, CO2-TPD, SEM, and TEM techniques. In addition, the temperature-programmed methane dissociation (TPMD) was performed to evaluate the effect of nickel-support interaction on... 

    Thermal stability and strain sensitivity of nanostructured aluminum titanate (Al2TiO5)

    , Article Materials Chemistry and Physics ; Volume 223 , 2019 , Pages 202-208 ; 02540584 (ISSN) Keyvani, N ; Azarniya, A ; Madaah Hosseini, H. R ; Abedi, M ; Moskovskikh, D ; Sharif University of Technology
    Elsevier Ltd  2019
    Abstract
    In the present work, nanostructured aluminum titanate (Al2TiO5 or AT) was synthesized by the sol-gel method and potential effects of mechanical strain on its phase analysis, morphology, and thermal stability were investigated in some details for the first time, because the thermal instability of AT is beneficial to the fabrication of in-situ aluminum matrix composites. To characterize the particle distribution, microstructure and thermal durability of AT after the strain induction, field-emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and x-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) were utilized. The experimental results showed that a 3-h ball milling process... 

    Effect of nanostructuring on thermal stability and decomposition of aluminium titanate (Al2TiO5): a phase transformation study

    , Article Materials Characterization ; Volume 173 , 2021 ; 10445803 (ISSN) Azarniya, A ; Madaah Hosseini, H. R ; Amutha, C ; Ramakrishna, S ; Sharif University of Technology
    Elsevier Inc  2021
    Abstract
    As a refractory ceramic, the thermal instability of aluminium titanate (AT or Al2TiO5) has been in the crosshairs of research works in recent years. The studies have indicated that different parameters such as atmosphere, grain size, additives, oxygen pressure, and synthesis method can bilaterally affect the thermal decomposition of AT ceramic and resultant physicomechanical properties. In the present study, the AT nanostructure was synthesized by a citrate sol-gel method and influence of nanostructuring nature on its thermal instability and reaction pathway was explored in some details. It was shown that the reduction of grain size down to 30 nm can destabilize AT, so that the reaction...