Diffusion of Lead from a Perforated Titanium-Shell Lead-Matrix Container

1991 ◽  
Vol 257 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Mani Mathew ◽  
Paul A. Krueger ◽  
M. Krause

ABSTRACTThis paper describes experiments and analyses conducted to determine the range of apparent diffusion coefficients of lead diffusing from an intentionally perforated lead-matrix titanium-shell container into a compacted 1:1 (by dry mass) silica-sand/sodium-bentonite buffer mixture saturated with Standard Canadian Shield Saline Solution at 363 K. Analysis of the experimental data using a single apparent diffusion coefficient could not explain the findings. A possible explanation of the behaviour is presented here. It uses a 2–D finite-element model with six lead species having six different apparent diffusion coefficients. The model can explain the data satisfactorily. Sixty-three percent of the source concentration consisted of slow-moving species, with an apparent diffusion coefficient of 10-15 m2 /s, whereas the fastest species, with an apparent diffusion coefficient of 10-10 m2 /s, constituted only three percent of the source concentration.

1989 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 434-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. H. Cheung

The methods used to determine apparent diffusion coefficients and the appropriate parameters for modelling diffusion through compacted bentonite–water systems are assessed and discussed. The measured apparent diffusion coefficient can vary between methods. The discrepancies are shown to be due to heterogeneous diffusivities arising from the proximity of the surface of clay particles. Two different diffusivity pathways are identified and the diffusive flux is shown to be dictated by the charge of diffusing species, diffusion time, and soil fabric. Key words: apparent diffusion coefficient, methods, compacted bentonite, heterogeneous diffusion, parameters, pathways.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Novak ◽  
Niloufar Zarinabad ◽  
Heather Rose ◽  
Theodoros Arvanitis ◽  
Lesley MacPherson ◽  
...  

AbstractTo determine if apparent diffusion coefficients (ADC) can discriminate between posterior fossa brain tumours on a multicentre basis. A total of 124 paediatric patients with posterior fossa tumours (including 55 Medulloblastomas, 36 Pilocytic Astrocytomas and 26 Ependymomas) were scanned using diffusion weighted imaging across 12 different hospitals using a total of 18 different scanners. Apparent diffusion coefficient maps were produced and histogram data was extracted from tumour regions of interest. Total histograms and histogram metrics (mean, variance, skew, kurtosis and 10th, 20th and 50th quantiles) were used as data input for classifiers with accuracy determined by tenfold cross validation. Mean ADC values from the tumour regions of interest differed between tumour types, (ANOVA P < 0.001). A cut off value for mean ADC between Ependymomas and Medulloblastomas was found to be of 0.984 × 10−3 mm2 s−1 with sensitivity 80.8% and specificity 80.0%. Overall classification for the ADC histogram metrics were 85% using Naïve Bayes and 84% for Random Forest classifiers. The most commonly occurring posterior fossa paediatric brain tumours can be classified using Apparent Diffusion Coefficient histogram values to a high accuracy on a multicentre basis.


2017 ◽  
Vol 140 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Woong Jang ◽  
Daoyong Yang ◽  
Huazhou Li

A power-law mixing rule has been developed to determine apparent diffusion coefficient of a binary gas mixture on the basis of molecular diffusion coefficients for pure gases in heavy oil. Diffusion coefficient of a pure gas under different pressures and different temperatures is predicted on the basis of the Hayduk and Cheng's equation incorporating the principle of corresponding states for one-dimensional gas diffusion in heavy oil such as the diffusion in a pressure–volume–temperature (PVT) cell. Meanwhile, a specific surface area term is added to the generated equation for three-dimensional gas diffusion in heavy oil such as the diffusion in a pendant drop. In this study, the newly developed correlations are used to reproduce the measured diffusion coefficients for pure gases diffusing in three different heavy oils, i.e., two Lloydminster heavy oils and a Cactus Lake heavy oil. Then, such predicted pure gas diffusion coefficients are adjusted based on reduced pressure, reduced temperature, and equilibrium ratio to determine apparent diffusion coefficient for a gas mixture in heavy oil, where the equilibrium ratios for hydrocarbon gases and CO2 are determined by using the equilibrium ratio charts and Standing's equations, respectively. It has been found for various gas mixtures in two different Lloydminster heavy oils that the newly developed empirical mixing rule is able to reproduce the apparent diffusion coefficient for binary gas mixtures in heavy oil with a good accuracy. For the pure gas diffusion in heavy oil, the absolute average relative deviations (AARDs) for diffusion systems with two different Lloydminster heavy oils and a Cactus Lake heavy oil are calculated to be 2.54%, 14.79%, and 6.36%, respectively. Meanwhile, for the binary gas mixture diffusion in heavy oil, the AARDs for diffusion systems with two different Lloydminster heavy oils are found to be 3.56% and 6.86%, respectively.


1992 ◽  
Vol 294 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Sato ◽  
T. Ashida ◽  
Y. Kohara ◽  
M. Yui

ABSTRACTThe apparent diffusion coefficients were measured at room temperature (about 23°C) under atmospheric condition by the one-dimensional non-steady state diffusion method for 3H, 99Tc, 137Cs, 237Np and 241Am in compacted sodium-bentonite saturated with water. Sodium-bentonite, which is commercially available as KunigelVl®, was used in this study. Experiments were carried out in the density range of 0.4–2.0 (×103kg/m3). Bentonite in the cell was prepared to be saturated with distilled water. The measured apparent diffusion coefficient decreases with increasing dry density of bentonite. That the apparent diffusion coefficient of 3H decreased as a function of dry density of bentonite appears to be the effect of the change of porous structure with dry density of bentonite. 99Tc may be retarded by anion-exclusion because dominant diffusion specie of 99Tc is pertechnetate ion under atmospheric condition. Retardation for 137Cs may be caused by ion-exchange on bentonite. The sorption, anion-exclusion and molecular filtration are considered as a retardation mechanism for 237Np and 241Am because those dominant species are negatively charged and of large ionic size.


MRS Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (21) ◽  
pp. 1155-1160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuya Idemitsu ◽  
Kazuyuki Fujii ◽  
Noriyuki Maeda ◽  
Yuki Kakoi ◽  
Noriya Okubo ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThe apparent diffusion coefficients of La, Nd, Eu, Dy, Er, and Lu in compacted bentonites were investigated at various bicarbonate concentrations. The apparent diffusion coefficients of these lanthanides tended to decrease with increasing dry density. At bicarbonate concentrations below 0.25 M, lanthanum had the largest diffusion coefficient (ca. 10-13 m2/s) at 1.0 Mg/m3, and the diffusion coefficient decreased with increasing atomic number. On the other hand, at bicarbonate concentrations above 0.25 M, lutetium had the largest diffusion coefficient, and the diffusion coefficient decreased with decreasing atomic number. In particular, lanthanum and neodymium had diffusion coefficients below 10-14 m2/s, even at 1.0 Mg/m3. The diffusion coefficient of europium was around 10-13 m2/s at 1.0 Mg/m3 and was influenced less by the bicarbonate concentration. The diffusion coefficient of lutetium increased from 2 × 10-14 to 10-12 m2/s as the bicarbonate concentration was increased to 1.0 M. The concentration of carbonate ion in the pore water of bentonite is estimated to be much lower than that in solutions in contact with bentonite from the viewpoints of solubility and chemical species of lanthanides.


2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 793-797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Kastantin ◽  
Daniel K. Schwartz

AbstractAlthough imperfect spatial localization in single-molecule object tracking experiments has long been recognized to induce apparent motion in an immobile population of molecules, this effect is often ignored or incorrectly analyzed for mobile molecules. In particular, apparent motion due to positional uncertainty is often incorrectly assigned as a distinct diffusive mode. Here we show that, due to both static and dynamic contributions, positional uncertainty does not introduce a new apparent diffusive mode into trajectories, but instead causes a systematic shift of each measured diffusion coefficient. This shift is relatively simple: a factor of σ2/Δt is added to each diffusion coefficient, where σ is the positional uncertainty length scale and Δt is the time interval between observations. Therefore, by calculating the apparent diffusion coefficients as a function of Δt, it is straightforward to separate the true diffusion coefficients from the effective positional uncertainty. As a concrete demonstration, we apply this approach to the diffusion of the protein fibrinogen adsorbed to a hydrophobic surface, a system that exhibits three distinct modes of diffusion.


Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (21) ◽  
pp. 3931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxiang Wang ◽  
Zeyu Kao ◽  
Ting Zhang ◽  
Yujun Zhang ◽  
Lili Qin ◽  
...  

The trans-resveratrol (RSV)-loaded silica aerogel (RLSA) was prepared by the sol-gel method, adding the drug during the aging process, solvent replacement and freeze drying. A series of characterizations showed that RSV stays in the silica aerogel in two ways. First, RSV precipitates due to minimal solubility in water during the solvent replacement process. After freeze drying, the solvent evaporates and the RSV recrystallizes. It can be seen from scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) images that the recrystallized RSV with micron-sized long rod-shaped is integrated with the dense silica network skeleton. Second, from small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) results, a portion of the RSV molecules is not crystallized and the size is extremely small. This can be attached to the primary and secondary particles of silica to enhance its network structure and inhibit shrinkage, which is why the volume and pore size of RLSA is larger. In addition, the diffusion of RSV in silica alcogel was studied by a one-dimensional model. The apparent diffusion coefficients of inward diffusion, outward diffusion and internal diffusion were calculated by fitting the time- and position-dependent concentration data. It was found that the outward diffusion coefficient (5.25 × 10−10 m2/s) is larger than the inward (2.93 × 10−10 m2/s), which is probably due to the interface effect. The diffusion coefficients obtained for different concentrations in the same process (inward diffusion) are found to be different. This suggests that the apparent diffusion coefficient obtained is affected by molecular adsorption.


2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 11095-11095
Author(s):  
Brittany Yerby ◽  
Juan Estrada ◽  
Matthew D. Silva ◽  
Kevin J. Hamblett ◽  
Suzanne K. Coberly ◽  
...  

11095 Background: Epidermal growth factor receptor variant III (EGFRvIII) is a constitutively active mutant of EGFR present in thirty to fifty percent of glioblastoma (GBM) patients. AMG 595, currently in Phase I trials, is composed of a fully human anti-EGFRvIII-specific antibody conjugated to the maytansinoid DM1 via a non-cleavable linker. The MRI apparent diffusion coefficient (MRI ADC) has been shown to correlate with tissue cellularity, and changes in MRI ADC can be an early indicator of therapeutic efficacy. The aim of this work is to evaluate MRI ADC as a clinically translatable early readout of tissue changes due to AMG 595 treatment in a murine orthotopic GBM model. Methods: D317 human GBM cells were intracranially injected into in female CB17 SCID mice at Day 0. Mice were randomized at Day 7, using tumor volumes calculated by MRI, and were treated with vehicle, 6.5, 11, or 22 mg/kg AMG 595 i.v. twice per week, or temozolomide 10 mg/kg p.o. daily five days per week (N=8/group). MRI was repeated at days 14 and 21. Tumor volumes were manually traced on multi-slice T2-weighted RARE images covering the entire tumor volume. The mean MRI apparent diffusion coefficients for each tumor in the vehicle and 22 mg/kg AMG 595-treated groups were calculated from diffusion-weighted spin echo images (b = 100-1200 s/mm2). Results: A dose-dependent effect of AMG 595 on tumor volume was observed at Day 21; growth was inhibited in both the temozolomide and AMG 595-treated groups (22 and 11 mg/kg) relative to vehicle (p<0.0001). At Day 14, this significant treatment effect on tumor volume was not yet detectable. However, mean MRI ADC values were already significantly higher in the AMG 595 (22 mg/kg) treated group than in the vehicle group (23% higher at Day 14, p<0.01 vs vehicle; 32% higher at Day 21, p<0.0001 vs vehicle). The increase in MRI ADC in the AMG 595-treated group preceded observable tumor growth inhibition in the AMG 595-treated animals. Conclusions: Increases in tumor MRI ADC in response to AMG 595 treatment precede measurable inhibition of tumor growth, supporting the use of MRI ADC as a clinically relevant early biomarker for therapeutic efficacy.


2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 5703-5710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Guang Song ◽  
Wei Sun ◽  
Jian Ming Gao ◽  
Yun Sheng Zhang

This paper investigates the influences of dosage of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) (0%, 20%, 40%, 60% and 80%) to chloride diffusion coefficient. And the time dependency of apparent diffusion coefficient as the submerging time from 60 days to 360days has also been studied. The result shows that the addition of GGBS into concrete has great influence on the chloride diffusion. The diffusion coefficients of the mixes containing GGBS decrease rapidly with time than that of the mix PC Control. But there were little differences of the values of apparent diffusion coefficients among the mixes SL20, SL40 and SL60. The addition of GGBS in concrete has great influence on the time dependency of concrete. And the concrete which has 40%-60% replacement of GGBS has greater ability to resist the diffusion of chloride than other replacement.


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