scholarly journals Compact polyelectrolyte hydrogels of gelatin and chondroitin sulfate as ion's mobile media in sustainable all-solid state electrochemical devices

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
pp. 2526-2535
Author(s):  
Jimena S. González ◽  
Arsen Burlaka ◽  
José Paz ◽  
Horacio J. Salavagione ◽  
Javier Carretero-González ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Chondroitin Sulfate ◽  
Electrochemical Cell ◽  
Mobile Media ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Electrochemical Devices

Design of an electrochemical cell based on a sustainable biopolymer hydrogel and graphene electrodes for potential applications in bioelectronics.

Progress and perspectives on halide lithium conductors for all-solid-state lithium batteries

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1429-1461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaona Li ◽  
Jianwen Liang ◽  
Xiaofei Yang ◽  
Keegan R. Adair ◽  
Changhong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Lithium Batteries ◽  
Electrochemical Stability ◽  
Superionic Conductors ◽  
Fundamental Understanding ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Synthesis Routes

This review focuses on fundamental understanding, various synthesis routes, chemical/electrochemical stability of halide-based lithium superionic conductors, and their potential applications in energy storage as well as related challenges.

Two Consecutive Magneto-Structural Gas-Solid Transformations with Single-Crystal Retention in Non-Porous Molecular Materials

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Miguel-Donet ◽  
Javier López-Cabrelles ◽  
Nestor Calvo Galve ◽  
Eugenio Coronado ◽  
Guillermo Minguez Espallargas
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Structural Rearrangement ◽  
Magnetic Behaviour ◽  
Porous Solids ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Hcl Gas ◽  
Porous Coordination Polymer ◽  
Gas Molecules ◽  
Magnetostructural Transformation

<p>Modification of the magnetic properties in a solid-state material upon external stimulus has attracted much attention in the recent years for their potential applications as switches and sensors. Within the field of coordination polymers, gas sorption studies typically focus on porous solids, with the gas molecules accommodating in the channels. Here we present a 1D non-porous coordination polymer capable of incorporating HCl gas molecules, which not only causes a reordering of its atoms in the solid state but also provokes dramatic changes in the magnetic behaviour. Subsequently, a further solid-gas transformation can occur with the extrusion of HCl gas molecules causing a second structural rearrangement which is also accompanied by modification in the magnetic path between the metal centres. Unequivocal evidence of the two-step magnetostructural transformation is provided by X-ray single-crystal diffraction.</p>

scholarly journals Giant room temperature elastocaloric effect in metal-free thin-film perovskites

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Li ◽  
Yu Hui Huang ◽  
Jian-Jun Wang ◽  
Bo Wang ◽  
Yong Jun Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Entropy Change ◽  
Stress Change ◽  
Chemical Doping ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Organic Ferroelectrics ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Unit Stress

AbstractSolid-state refrigeration which is environmentally benign has attracted considerable attention. Mechanocaloric (mC) materials, in which the phase transitions can be induced by mechanical stresses, represent one of the most promising types of solid-state caloric materials. Herein, we have developed a thermodynamic phenomenological model and predicted extraordinarily large elastocaloric (eC) strengths for the (111)-oriented metal-free perovskite ferroelectric [MDABCO](NH4)I3 thin-films. The predicted room temperature isothermal eC ΔSeC/Δσ (eC entropy change under unit stress change) and adiabatic eC ΔTeC/Δσ (eC temperature change under unit stress change) for [MDABCO](NH4)I3 are −60.0 J K−1 kg−1 GPa−1 and 17.9 K GPa−1, respectively, which are 20 times higher than the traditional ferroelectric oxides such as BaTiO3 thin films. We have also demonstrated that the eC performance can be improved by reducing the Young’s modulus or enhancing the thermal expansion coefficient (which could be realized through chemical doping, etc.). We expect these discoveries to spur further interest in the potential applications of metal-free organic ferroelectrics materials towards next-generation eC refrigeration devices.

Intense multi-state visible absorption and full-color luminescence of nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots for blue-light-excitable solid-state-lighting

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (38) ◽  
pp. 9027-9035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daqin Chen ◽  
Weiwei Wu ◽  
Yongjun Yuan ◽  
Yang Zhou ◽  
Zhongyi Wan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Carbon Quantum Dots ◽  
Solid State Lighting ◽  
Visible Absorption ◽  
Nitrogen Doped ◽  
Full Color ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Doped Carbon Dots ◽  
Nitrogen Doped Carbon

Nitrogen-doped carbon dots with multi-state visible absorption and full-color blue/yellow/red emissions are synthesized, and show potential applications in solid-state-lighting.

scholarly journals Screening of phospholipase A activity and its production by new actinomycete strains cultivated by solid-state fermentation

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscila Sutto-Ortiz ◽  
María de los Angeles Camacho-Ruiz ◽  
Manuel R. Kirchmayr ◽  
Rosa María Camacho-Ruiz ◽  
Juan Carlos Mateos-Díaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Solid State Fermentation ◽  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Egg Yolk ◽  
Specific Substrate ◽  
Phospholipase Activity ◽  
High Accumulation ◽  
Egg Yolk Phosphatidylcholine ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Routine Assay

Novel microbial phospholipases A (PLAs) can be found in actinomycetes which have been poorly explored as producers of this activity. To investigate microbial PLA production, efficient methods are necessary such as high-throughput screening (HTS) assays for direct search of PLAs in microbial cultures and cultivation conditions to promote this activity. About 200 strains isolated with selected media for actinomycetes and mostly belonging toStreptomyces(73%) andMicromonospora(10%) genus were first screened on agar-plates containing the fluorophore rhodamine 6G and egg yolk phosphatidylcholine (PC) to detect strains producing phospholipase activity. Then, a colorimetric HTS assay for general PLA activity detection (cHTS-PLA) using enriched PC (≈60%) as substrate and cresol red as indicator was developed and applied; this cHTS-PLA assay was validated with known PLAs. For the first time, actinomycete strains were cultivated by solid-state fermentation (SSF) using PC as inductor and sugar-cane bagasse as support to produce high PLA activity (from 207 to 2,591 mU/g of support). Phospholipase activity of the enzymatic extracts from SSF was determined using the implemented cHTS-PLA assay and the PC hydrolysis products obtained, were analyzed by TLC showing the presence of lyso-PC. Three actinomycete strains of theStreptomycesgenus that stood out for high accumulation of lyso-PC, were selected and analyzed with the specific substrate 1,2-α-eleostearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (EEPC) in order to confirm the presence of PLA activity in their enzymatic extracts. Overall, the results obtained pave the way toward the HTS of PLA activity in crude microbial enzymatic extracts at a larger scale. The cHTS-PLA assay developed here can be also proposed as a routine assay for PLA activity determination during enzyme purification,directed evolution or mutagenesis approaches. In addition, the production of PLA activity by actinomycetes using SSF allow find and produce novel PLAs with potential applications in biotechnology.

New Class of Microporous Materials: Porous Metal Phosphonate Thin Films

1996 ◽  
Vol 431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori A. Vermeulen ◽  
J. Pattanayak ◽  
Travis Fisher ◽  
Monica Hansford ◽  
Scott J. Burgmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Porous Metal ◽  
Porous Solids ◽  
New Class ◽  
Metal Phosphonates ◽  
Metal Phosphonate ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Shape Selective ◽  
Film Assembly

AbstractSolid state metal phosphonates (M(O3P-R-PO3) or M(O3P-R)2 (M = metal)) have layered structures where the metal atoms lie in planar sheets and the intervening R groups take up the interlamellar space. Microporous metal phosphonates can be prepared by reaction of the metal with a mixture of large and small phosphonates (M(O3P-LARGE)x(O3P-SMALL)2-x. The larger group acts as a pillar that holds the layers apart. Void spaces result from the presence of the smaller groups. The porous nature of these solids make them potential candidates for applications as sensors, size- and shape- selective catalysts, and chromatographic materials. Metal diphosphonates (M(O3P-R-PO3) can also be prepared one layer at a time on a surface, resulting in the construction of interesting superstructures that are not accessible through the solid state synthesis. For example, these superstructures can contain different components in sequential layers and may have applications in energy conversion, vectorial electron transport, and NLO devices. The preparation of microporous thin films would combine the desirable potential applications of the porous solids with the interesting parallel superstructures that can be prepared from the thin film assemblies. We report our progress toward the construction of microporous metal phosphonate thin films. The two methods that are currently being developed include: 1) phosphonate exchange of pre-assembled films, and 2) co-deposition of different large and small phosphonates during film assembly.

scholarly journals Functionality Investigation of the UAV Arranged FMCW Solid-State Marine Radar

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 887
Author(s):  
Saulius Rudys ◽  
Andrius Laučys ◽  
Dainius Udris ◽  
Raimondas Pomarnacki ◽  
Domantas Bručas
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Field Of View ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Radio Interference ◽  
High Altitudes ◽  
Interference Level ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Marine Radar ◽  
Rotary Wing

Some models of marine radars are light-weight enough and thus are attractive for potential applications when arranged on UAVs. Elevating a marine radar to high altitudes provides a much wider field of view, however, this could lead to a higher radio interference level. The practical estimation of the radio interferences affecting the solid-state FMCW marine radar at altitudes up to 120 m was the main objective of this contribution. A rotary-wing octocopter UAV was developed and built for the experiments. Two different kinds of interferences were observed at higher altitudes. Ray-like interferences were caused by signals, which are received by the radar’s antenna. Circle-like interferences appear due to the low frequency interfering signal directly penetrating the detector due to insufficient receiver screening.

Immobilization and some application of α-amylase purified from Rhizoctonia solani AG-4 strain ZB-34

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-407
Author(s):  
Umit Uzun ◽  
Melike Yildirim Akatin
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Rhizoctonia Solani ◽  
Apple Juice ◽  
Immobilized Enzyme ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Covalent Binding ◽  
Immobilized Enzymes ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Alginate Immobilization ◽  
Ca Alginate

Abstract Background Aim of the study was to immobilize the α-amylase produced earlier from the mesophilic fungus Rhizoctonia solani AG-4 strain ZB-34 by solid-state fermentation and investigate the suitability of immobilized enzymes for some industries. Materials and methods A novel α-amylase from R. solani AG-4 strain ZB-34 was immobilized in chitosan by covalent binding and Ca-alginate by entrapment. Results The efficiency of chitosan and Ca-alginate immobilization was 67.9% and 59.6%, respectively. The immobilized enzymes showed the highest activity in the presence of starch. Optimum values for chitosan and Ca-alginate immobilized enzymes were pH 4.50 and 40°C and pH 5.50 and 60°C, respectively. It was found that immobilized enzymes were highly stable in terms of thermal and pH stabilities. When the chitosan immobilized enzyme was used with detergents, chocolate stains on dirty laundry was better cleaned. Chitosan immobilized R. solani AG-4 strain ZB-34 α-amylase was found to have a higher desizing effect at 40°C in tap water. As a result of Ca-alginate immobilization, the enzyme clarified apple juice more than the free enzyme. Conclusion The results showed that immobilized enzymes might have potential applications in industry. This is the first report immobilizing an α-amylase produced from the fungus R. solani.

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