Search results for " Fiber"

Reinforcement Efficiency of Cellulose Microfibers for the Tensile Stiffness and Strength of Rigid Low-Density Polyurethane Foams

2020

Rigid low-density closed-cell polyurethane (PU) foams are widely used in both thermal insulation and structural applications. The sustainability of PU foam production can be increased by using bio-based components and fillers that ensure both enhanced mechanical properties and higher renewable material content. Such bio-based foams were produced using polyols derived from rapeseed oil and microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) fibers as filler. The effect of MCC fiber loading of up to 10 wt % on the morphology, tensile stiffness, and strength of foams has been evaluated. For estimation of the mechanical reinforcement efficiency of foams, a model allowing for the partial alignment of filler fibers…

Supercontinuum generation in chalcogenide: application to gas spectroscopy in atmospheric band III

2023

This thesis work aims to contribute to the development of new fiber sources emitting over a wide range of wavelengths in the IR, in particular to detect greenhouse gases in the mid-infrared range. Our spectroscopy results with nitrous oxide N2O and methane CH4 are obtained in band III. To achieve this, the generation of supercontinuum (SC) covering band III was made possible by using chalcogenide optical fibers, purified and free of highly toxic elements according to REACH regulations, in particular arsenic and antimony. The fibrable vitreous composition belonging to the Ge-Se-Te ternary system fits perfectly into the context of sustainable development, it is the one that has been identifie…

Synthesis of new fluorescent amino acids with a triazolopyridine core: diacid sensors

2018

A new family of amino acid containing pyridine–triazolopyridine cores has been prepared by means of a copper catalysed reaction. These compounds exhibit an intense emission that has been employed to sense the distance between two carboxylic acids in a linear molecule, from oxalic to glutaric acids.

(Photo)crosslinkable Smectic LC Main-Chain Polymers

2007

This paper presents the synthetic route to SmA LC main-chain polymers, that can be (photo)-crosslinked without solvent in the bulk phase. They are based on soluble polymalonates, in which higher ordered phases can be suppressed by copolymerization with a laterally brominated biphenyl. Two routes were developed to incorporate the crosslinkable groups into the polyester backbone. The first consists in the incorporation of phenols into the polyester. These phenols are not reactive enough to participate in the transesterification reaction used to build up the polymer, but they can be esterified afterwards with acrylates. Thermally or photochemically created radicals then start the crosslinking.…

Fluorescence enhancement of amine-capped CdSe/ZnS quantum dots by thiol addition

2011

The present communication reports that while addition of alkyl thiols drastically reduces the fluorescence of CdSe core quantum dots, it actually enhances the emission properties of already highly fluorescent amine-capped CdSe/ZnS core-shell quantum dots.

[3+2] Cycloaddition Reaction of C -Phenyl-N -methyl Nitrone to Acyclic-Olefin-Bearing Electron-Donating Substituent: A Molecular Electron Density The…

2018

Characterization of a fiber-reinforced new fully aromatic liquid crystalline polymer

1998

A new rigid liquid crystalline polymer that demonstrates good mechanical and thermomechanical properties and acceptable processing temperature has been recently synthesized and characterized. The melting temperature and some thermomechanical properties do not seem, however, suitable for use in some applications at high temperature or in the presence of aggressive fluids. The use of appropriate inorganic fillers can overcome these shortcomings. In this work the new LCP, polymerized in a bench-scale apparatus, and the same sample filled with carbon fibers are characterized. The properties of the carbon fiber filled LCP are compared with those of another filled wholly aromatic commercial LCP,…

Methods for Separating Native Enzymes

1994

In the course of electrophoresis the stability of an enzyme depends on such conditions as (a) pH-value, (b) ion strength and ion species, (c) effector molecules, (d) temperature and (e) properties of the separation matrix. These parameters were empirically optimized for starch gel electrophoresis [1–3] and cellulose acetate electrophoresis [4, 5] when analyzing predominantly animal and human specimen. A major advantage of these types of separation media is that practically every buffer system can be used to separate enzymes whereas in disc-gel electrophoresis [6–8] the number of applicable buffer systems is limited. When using isoelectric focusing to separate native enzymes no buffer choice…

Prediction method of electrical conductivity of nano-modified glass fibre reinforced plastics

2019

Glass fibre reinforced plastics (GFRP) is non-conductive construction material, however with carbon nanotubes (CNT) modifying it can get additional functionality due to its gained electrical conductivity. Main aim of the study is to check functionality of the prediction method of electrical conductivity of GFRP with nano-modified epoxy matrix using structural approach. GFRP composites under investigation were based on unidirectional (UD) Glass fiber and two matrixes modified with carbon nanotubes. Electrical conductivity of epoxy resin modified by CNT (concentrations < 1%) was modelled using structural approach. Electrical conductivity of unidirectional GFRP layer was measured experimentall…

Nanoclays for Conservation

2019

Within the conservation of artworks materials, this chapter describes innovative strategies based on clay nanoparticles that are promising for protective coating, surface cleaning, and consolidation. We present the preparation of polymer/montmorillonite nanocomposites, which are revealed as efficient protective coatings for highly porous stones, marbles, and bread-made artifacts. Anticorrosive films for metal substrates have been obtained by polymer filling with laponite and halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) containing corrosion inhibitors into their lumen. The dispersion of hydrophobically modified HNTs into chitosan matrix drives to fabricate biofilms with surface cleaning capacity. Rust stains…