Appropriate Additives (appropriate + additive)

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Alternating copolymerization of carbon dioxide and epoxide catalyzed by an aluminum Schiff base,ammonium salt system

JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 18 2005
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Abstract The alternating copolymerization of carbon dioxide (CO2) and cyclohexene oxide (CHO) with an aluminum Schiff base complex in conjunction with an appropriate additive as a novel initiator is demonstrated. A typical example is the copolymerization of CO2 and CHO with the (Salophen)AlMe (1a),tetraethylammonium acetate (Et4NOAc) system. When a mixture of the 1a,Et4NOAc system and CHO was pressurized by CO2 (50 atm) at 80 °C in CH2Cl2, the copolymerization of CO2 and CHO took place smoothly and produced a high polymer yield in 24 h. From the IR and NMR spectra, the product was characterized to be a copolymer of CO2 and CHO with an almost perfect alternating structure. The matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry analysis indicated that an unfavorable reaction between Et4NOAc and CH2Cl2 and a possible chain-transfer reaction with concomitant water occurred, and this resulted in the bimodal distribution of the obtained copolymer. With carefully predried reagents and apparatus, the alternating copolymerization in toluene gave a copolymer with a unimodal and narrower molecular weight distribution. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 4172,4186, 2005 [source]


Spark Plasma Sintered Silicon Nitride Ceramics with High Thermal Conductivity Using MgSiN2 as Additives

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, Issue 9 2009
Gui-hua Peng
Silicon nitride ceramics were prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS) at temperatures of 1450°,1600°C for 3,12 min, using ,-Si3N4 powders as raw materials and MgSiN2 as sintering additives. Almost full density of the sample was achieved after sintering at 1450°C for 6 min, while there was about 80 wt%,-Si3N4 phase left in the sintered material. ,-Si3N4 was completely transformed to ,-Si3N4 after sintering at 1500°C for 12 min. The thermal conductivity of sintered materials increased with increasing sintering temperature or holding time. Thermal conductivity of 100 W·(m·K),1 was achieved after sintering at 1600°C for 12 min. The results imply that SPS is an effective and fast method to fabricate ,-Si3N4 ceramics with high thermal conductivity when appropriate additives are used. [source]


Abscheidung von Palladium und Palladiumlegierungen mit hohen Schichtdicken für die Mikrosystemtechnik

MATERIALWISSENSCHAFT UND WERKSTOFFTECHNIK, Issue 2 2007
E. Günther
Palladium and palladium alloys; Heavy deposits are used; Microsystems technology; Internal stress; Graph of current density vs. potential Abstract Die Abscheidung von Metallen und Legierungen in Mikrostrukturen erfordert meist eine Schichtdicke größer als 100 ,m, die der Strukturhöhe entspricht. Für die Nutzung von Edelmetallen in Mikrosystemen ist die Abscheidung von spannungsarmen, rissfreien, porenfreien und duktilen Schichten notwendig. Da die kommerziell abgeschiedenen Edelmetallschichten nur bis etwa 10 ,m qualitätsgerecht abgeschieden werden können, sind geeignete Zusätze und Variation der Abscheidungsbedingungen erforderlich, um mikrosystemtaugliche Elektrolyte zu entwickeln. Charakterisierung der Schichteigenschaften, Parameter der Abscheidungstechnologie und Anwendungsbeispiele werden aufgeführt. Erste Ergebnisse werden vorgestellt und diskutiert. Deposition of Thick Palladium and Palladium Alloy Layers for Microsystems Technology Layers of metals and alloys deposited in microstructures usually require to be thicker than the 100 ,m which is the approximate height of the structure. The deposited form of noble metals used in microsystems must be non-stressed, ductile and free of cracks and pores. As the thickness of layers deposited from commercial noble metal electrolytes will rarely exceed 10 ,m without loss of quality, developing an electrolyte system suitable for microsystems involves finding appropriate additives and deposition parameters. Details are given of deposit characterisation, the parameters of the deposition technology and some practical examples. Initial results are presented and discussed. [source]


Cell-free synthesis of functional proteins using transcription/translation machinery entrapped in silica sol,gel matrix

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOENGINEERING, Issue 1 2009
Kyeong-Ohn Kim
Abstract Herewith we report the encapsulation of functional protein synthesis machinery in a silica sol,gel matrix. When the sol,gel reaction using alkoxysilane monomers was carried out in the presence of Escherichia coli cell extract, macromolecular protein synthesis machinery in the cell extract was successfully immobilized within a silica gel matrix, catalyzing the translation of co-immobilized DNA when supplied with small-molecular-weight substrates for protein synthesis. The efficiency of protein synthesis was affected by the pore size of the gel structure, which was controlled through the use of appropriate additives during the sol,gel reactions. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report describing the reproduction of the entire set of complicated biological process within an inorganic gel matrix, and we expect that the developed technology will find many applications in numerous fields such as high-throughput gene expression and the development of multifunctional biosensors. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2009;102: 303,307. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [source]