The influence of the chromia volatilization on the oxidation kinetics of Inconel 625 was investigated at 900 ◦C under flowing wet air (74%N2-18.5%O2-7.5%H2O) through an interdisciplinary approach, coupling experiments and gas phase simulation. Oxidation tests showed a strong decrease in the volatilization rate of lined-up samples from the inlet to ...
The goal of this study is to investigate the mechanical and elastic characteristics of the Mn15Si26 compound via experimental nanoindentation measurements and ab-initio calculations. The mechanical properties such as Young’s modulus (E) and nanohardness are important inputs for improving the design and mechanical reliability of thermoelectric modul...
The Nernst potential of the support/cell interface is suspected to play a key role in cell adhesion and proliferation. However, the studies that have addressed this topic have generally varied the electrochemical potential of the interface by comparing different materials or by varying the chemical composition of the surface coating. It is conseque...
Responding rapidly to customer needs is one of the main targets of industrial organizations that want to survive in the current market competition. This objective can be attained through robust planning. Workforce productivity is considered one of the important entities in production planning. However, it has a dynamic nature, i.e. the productivity...
An apparent kinetic model is developed for a novel chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process of silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy) films from tris(dimethylsilyl)amine (TDMSA) and O2, operating at moderate temperature (600–650 ◦C) and at atmospheric pressure. The definition of reaction pathways and the extraction of kinetic information is based on recently r...
The influence of microorganisms from a salt marsh in the surface modification of 5083 aluminium alloy (Al-Mg) in seawater was evaluated. An immersion test performed for 50 days in biotic and abiotic conditions, with electrochemical monitoring and surface/cross-section characterization by SEM/EDX and TEM after exposure, showed that microorganisms in...
The influence of anion specificity on the faradaic efficiency relative to aluminum oxidation during electrocoagulation has been reported. While with chaotrope anions, the faradaic efficiency is higher than 1, it is lower than 1 with kosmotrope anions. The origin of this distinction has been ascribed to the ability of anions to cause pitting through...
Les performances des bassins d’aération dans les stations de traitement des eaux usées sont directement liées au transfert de l’oxygène de la phase gaz à la phase liquide, afin d’approvisionner en oxygène des bactéries responsables de la biodégradation de la matière organique. Une prédiction précise du transfert de l’oxygène est donc nécessaire mai...
Actual requirements of the pharmaceutics industry for reliable, safe, long term storage of biopharmaceuticals imply the use of chemically inert glass vials. This can be achieved by applying a barrier coating on their internal surface. In the present work we investigate the hydrolytic resistance of amorphous alumina coatings applied by chemical vapo...
Nanofiltration can be used to recover chemicals, like VFAs, produced by the fermentation of biomass. Solution pH is a key parameter for fermentation as well as for recovery using nanofiltration. Current work reports an experimental investigation carried out with single and mixed solutions that contain acetic, propionic, and butyric acids, at variou...
