Quaternized polysulfones-based blends: Surface properties and performance in life quality and environmental applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 285-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anca Filimon ◽  
Iuliana Stoica ◽  
Mihaela Dorina Onofrei ◽  
Alexandra Bargan ◽  
Simona Dunca
Keyword(s):  
Surface Properties ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Environmental Applications ◽  
And Performance

Decision Support System for Wind Farm Installation Using Bipolar Analysis

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmina Bouzarour-Amokrane ◽  
Ayeley P. Tchangani ◽  
François Pérès
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Support System ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Energy Projects ◽  
And Performance

The necessity to control and reduce the negative impact of human activities on environment and life quality along with technology progress in renewable energy in general and wind energy in particular render it possible today to consider wind energy projects on a large scale. Developing wind energy on a large scale however raises other problems such as choosing an adequate site to settle a wind farm where many other issues such technical feasibility and performance levels, visual pollution, economic and social concerns, etc. must be addressed. Such decisions usually involve many parameters and necessitate the collaboration of many stakeholders. In this context, this chapter proposes an approach based on the concept of bipolar analysis through Benefit Opportunity Cost and Risk (BOCR) analysis, which permits one to address correctly a Group Decision-Making Problem (GDMP) to build a decision support system in order to assist the wind farm installation process.

Challenges in Cosmetic Formulations: Appearance, Long Wear, and Comfort

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 787-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prithwiraj Maitra ◽  
John Brahms
Keyword(s):  
Surface Properties ◽  
Salt Water ◽  
Flexible Substrate ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Visual Appearance ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Eccrine Glands ◽  
Cosmetic Formulations ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The One

AbstractCosmetics are products that are designed to maintain or improve visual appearance when applied to skin. Skin is a mechanically flexible substrate that changes in chemical and surface properties during the course of the day. Sebum (an oily substance secreted by the sebaceous glands) and perspiration (a secretion of mostly salt water by the eccrine glands) as well as environmental insults work counter to the desired benefits of cosmetics on physical appearance. Recent advances in the ability to control morphology and chemical properties have led to novel materials that in turn have enabled the development of cosmetics that provide, on the one hand, a more natural look, and on the other, unique and unprecedented visual effects. Progress in understanding skin biomechanics and surface properties lead to product formulations with unprecedented wear and performance characteristics. This article reviews recent advances in the ability to control the optical, bulk, and surface properties of materials, and their application to improved cosmetic formulations.

scholarly journals A comprehensive approach to investigate the structural and surface properties of activated carbons and related Pd-based catalysts

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (13) ◽  
pp. 4910-4922 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Lazzarini ◽  
A. Piovano ◽  
R. Pellegrini ◽  
G. Leofanti ◽  
G. Agostini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Properties ◽  
Activated Carbons ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
And Performance

Activated carbons and related Pd-based catalysts are investigated with a multi-techniques approach, which allows correlating structure and performance.

scholarly journals Development of High-Energy-Density Liquid Aerospace Fuel: A Perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaorong Nie ◽  
Tinghao Jia ◽  
Lun Pan ◽  
Xiangwen Zhang ◽  
Ji-Jun Zou
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Jet Fuels ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Flight Range ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Liquid Propellants

AbstractAerospace aircraft has significantly improved the life quality of human beings and extended the capability of space explosion since its appearance in 1903, in which liquid propellants or fuels provide the key power source. For jet fuels, its property of energy density plays an important role in determining the flight range, load, and performance of the aircraft. Therefore, the design and fabrication of high-energy-density (HED) fuels attract more and more attention from researchers all over the world. Herein, we briefly introduce the development of liquid jet fuels and HED fuels and demonstrate the future development of HED fuels. To further improve the energy density of fuel, the approaches of design and construction of multi-cyclic and stained molecule structures are proposed. To break through the density limit of hydrocarbon fuels, the addition of energetic nanoparticles in HED fuels to produce nanofluid or gelled fuels may provide a facile and effective method to significantly increase the energy density. This work provides the perspective for the development of HED fuels for advanced aircrafts.

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