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Effects of Synthesis Parameters on the Nanostructure MFI Zeolite Membrane Growth

M. Rostamizadeha, M.R. Omidkhah a*, Z. Sadegianb a Department of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran b Department of Polymer, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Tehran, Iran omidkhah@modares.ac.ir

Sonication Effect on the Pore Size of Nanostructure Ceramic Membrane Supports

M. Poloeia, b, Y. Bayata, b, A. A. Babaluo a, b* a Nanostructure Materials Research Center, Sahand University of Technology, 513351996/, Tabriz, Iran b Department of Chemical Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, 51335/1996, Tabriz, Iran *a.babaluo@sut.ac.ir

Recently, synthesis and characterization of zeolite membranes attract more attention for gas separation. In this study, effects of synthesis parameters such as [OH] and temperature on the membrane morphology were investigated for MFI zeolite (kind of zeolite) membranes grown onto porous -Al2O3 disk supported by using hydrothermal method. The membranes were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results show that the particle size increases with the augmentation of temperature. The hydroxide concentration influences the formation of the resulting silicalite-1 crystals. Further increase in alkalinity, results in a non-uniform distribution of crystal shapes (pill- and octagonal shaped crystals) and the crystallinity of the samples was decreased by high alkalinity of the synthesis solution. 160 C and 11 were obtained as an optimum condition for the synthesis temperature and the alkalinity of the solution, respectively. Permeability of CO2 and CH4 measured for optimum membrane by using pressure drop method. CO2 and CH4 permeability at 363K and 0.5 bar were 0.9710-7 and 0.4910-7 mol.m-2.s-1.Pa-1, respectively. Keywords: Zeolite; Hydrothermal synthesis; Slicalite-1; Nanostructure membrane SYN 189

A membrane support provides mechanical strength to the top layer of membrane to resist the stress induced by the pressure difference applied over the entire membrane and must simultaneously have a low resistance to the filtrate flow. In this paper an experimental approach toward the design of a ceramic membrane support are adopted. For this purpose -Al2O3 nanostructure membrane support was prepared by gelcasting method. The effects of speed of stirrer, mixing time and sonication during preparation of ceramic suspension, on the pore size and pore size distribution of supports were investigated. The pore size and pore size distribution of ceramic supports were characterized by bubble point method. The obtained results show that the sonication is the most effective factor on the pore size and pore size distribution of membrane supports which can be due to the high uniformity of ceramic suspension by applying sonication. Keywords: Sonication; Ceramic; Membrane support; Gelcasting; Pore size SYN 191

Effect of Fiber Porosity on Growth and Proliferation Cells on Electrospun Poly (-caprolactone) Substrates
F. F. Jahanmard, A. F. Jahanmard, C. M. Amani Tehran* Department of Textile Engineering, Amir Kabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran *amani@aut.ac.ir Electrospinning is a technique used to produce scaffold in tissue engineering. It is important to improve surface properties of electrospinning nano fibrous to increase cell attachment and proliferation. poly(caprolactone) nano fibers are produced by electro spinning process and used as a scaffold. In order to increase cell growth rate and proliferation, we extended the porosity of nano fibrous surface by applying high humid atmosphere to utilize the breath figure phenomenon and vapor induced phase separation. It is found that there is a direct relation between surface porosity and cell growth. Because high porous surface have high specific surface value and high surface energy level. So the high surface energy level led to having better penetration of cells on the scaffolds. Then MTS assay experiments is used to investigate the effect of porosity on cell growth. The results of MTS assay show cell growth improved with increasing of porosity. Keywords: Scaffold; Electrospinning; porosity; Poly(-caprolactone) SYN 192

Synthesis and Characterization of SBA-15 Immobilized Tin (IV) Molybdophosphate and Application for Strontium Sorption
H. Aghayana, A. Mahjouba, A. Khanchib* a Department of Chemistry, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, 141554383, Iran b Jabber Ibn Hayan Research Laboratories, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Tehran, 11365-8486, Iran *akhanchi@aeoi.org.ir

Ordered mesoporous silica materials are one of the most extensively used adsorbents for trapping pollutants. In this research work, we attempted to immobilized Tin (IV) molybdophosphate onto mesoporous silica with fibrous morphology and used for strontium removal from aqueous solution. The obtained products were characterized by inductively coupled plasma (ICP), X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption- desorption isotherms, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). This work provides new methodology for the general synthesis of supported heteropoly metalate with large surface areas, and ordered nano porous structures. Keywords: Mesoporous silica; Heteropoly metalate; Heavy metal sorption

Preparation of Rice Straw Cellulose Nanofibers via Electrospinning

K. Haghi, V. Mottaghitalab, M. Farjad* Textile Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, 3756, Iran *farjad.mona.textile@gmail.com

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Cellulose nanofibers from rice straw were produced and characterized. Cellulose was isolated from rice straw by chemical-mechanical treatment. Nanofibers were produced via an electrospinning method using trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) as the solvent. The resulting nanofibers are composed of pure cellulose. The spinning procedure can be performed under ambient conditions at room temperature without post-spun treatment. Analysis of the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra demonstrated that the treatment of the rice straw removed hemicellulose and lignin. The nanofibers were 70 nm in diameter. Keywords: Rice Straw; Cellulose; Nanofibers; Electrospinning SYN 193

Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicates Coated with Amorphous TiO2 as a New Binary Photocatalyst for Regeneration of Carbonyl Compounds from Oximes under the Sunlight Irradiation
S. Abedi, F. Kazemi*, B. Karimi Institute of Advanced Studies in Basic Science, Chemistry Departement, Zanjan, 45195-159, Iran kazemi_f@iasbs.ac.ir

Effect of Gold Nanoparticles on Electrochromic Properties of WO3 Thin Films

K. A. Rahmanzadeha, A. Nikfarjamb*, E. Mansoria a Department of Electrical and Computer, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran b Faculty of New Sciences & Technologies University of Tehran, Tehran, 14395-1561, Iran *a.nikfarjam@ut.ac.ir

In this research WO3 and Au-WO3 thin films are prepared by sol gel method at different temperatures and the effect of gold nanoparticles on the electrochromic properties of WO3thin films were investigated. Besides, these films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM ) and spectrophotometry analysis. The films which were annealed at 200 C had amorphous structure but then crystallized during the annealing process at high temperatures. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image shows that those films were annealed at 200C were dense and the particles were uniformly distributed in the film. Spectrophotometer analysis of WO3 thin films annealed at 200 C showed high electrochromic properties. Transmittance spectrum analysis of the Au-WO3 films annealed at 200 C showed that coloration of the films increases by adding gold nanoparticles. Keywords: Electrochromic; Sol gel;WO3; Gold nanoparticles SYN 194

A periodic mesoporous organosilicate (PMO) with an isocyanuric substitution has been made (PMO-ICS) and coated it with different amount of titania. PMO-ICS-Ti (45) which has 45% amorphous titania loading could successfully complete the deoximation reaction of variety aldoximes and ketoximes under the sunlight irradiation in daily room temperature. PMO-ICS and PMO-ICS-Ti (45) were characterized with transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction XRD and N2 adsorptiondesorptions analysis. It has been shown that choosing the appropriate periodic mesoporous organosilia nanocomposite as a support for amorphous TiO2, not only increase the sunlight reactivity but also the crystalline affects can be inspired to this green semiconductor. Keywords: Photocatalysis; Nanocomposite; Mesoporous materials; Sunlight SYN 196

Buckling Analysis of a Nano-Plate via Modified Couple Stress Elasticity Based RKPM
H. M. Shodjaa*, B. Alemib, S. T. Yaghoubic a Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 111559313 Tehran, Iran. b Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, International Campus, Kish Island, Iran, c Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Aalto University, 12100 00076 Aalto, Finland. *shodja@sharif.edu

Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO2 Powder Using Nonionic Surfactant and the Effect of Heat Treatment on Its Mesostructure and Optical Properties
A. Afzal-alghom*, N. Faal nazari, A. Beitollahi School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran *afzalmavad84@gmail.com

Mesoporous titania powder was synthesized by sol-gel method employing the self assembly of the nonionic triblock copolymer P123. The sol was treated in humidity chamber to provide the evaporation induced self assembly (EISA) condition. After drying the gels, in order to study the effect of heat treatment on the mesostructure of the powder, they were calcinated at two temperatures, 350 C and 400C for 2 h in air. The samples were characterized by sequential thermal analysis (STA), small and wide angle X-ray diffraction (SAXRD & WAXRD), N2 adsorptiondesorption, and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The results showed that calcination temprature at higher temperature leads to increase in the crystallinity and crystallite size, but decrease the specific surface area and the energy of band gap. Keywords: Mesoporous TiO2, Block copolymer, Heat treatment, Specific surface area, Band gap

The elastic buckling behaviour of a nano-plate, in which all of its edges are simply supported, is investigated by employing reproducing kernel particle method (RKPM) in the context of modified couple stress theory. For various modes of buckling, the effects of the characteristic length and the plate thickness on the buckling load are addressed. To demonstrate the accuracy of the RKPM solution, comparison is made with the exact solution. Keywords: Buckling; Nano-plate; Modified couple stress theory; Reproducing kernel particle method

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