Effect of FeO content on melting characteristics and structure of nickel slag by Ma Y.-T., Yang P., Lu B.-G., Dou Y.-L., Tian J.-K., Guo W.-B., Zhang Z.-Q., Shen Y.-Y.

“…The effect of FeO content on the melting properties and structure of nickel slag is investigated by thermodynamic calculations and experiments, using the nickel slag of water quenching furnace as raw material, which is simplified to CaO-SiO2-FeO-MgO slag system. …”
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Image segmentation and CNN-based deep learning architectures for the modelling on particulate matter formation during solid fuels combustion by Yanchi Jiang, Lanting Zhuo, Xiaojiang Wu, Zhongxiao Zhang, Xinwei Guo, Wei Wang, Cunjiang Fan

“…By combining combustion experiments and thermodynamic equilibrium calculations, it was proven that Si, Na, K, and Cl form irregular particles as the major types of PM10. …”
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Activated Sawdust-Based Adsorbent for the Removal of Basic Blue 3 and Methylene Green from Aqueous Media by Najeeb Ur Rahman, Wasim Bahadar, Sultan Alam, Muhammad Zahoor, Ivar Zekker, Farhat Ali Khan, Riaz Ullah, Essam A. Ali, H. C. Ananda Murthy

“…The optimum adsorbent dosage was 0.05 g for both of the selected dyes. Different thermodynamic parameters, such as enthalpy (∆H=18.5 and 8.334 kJ/mol respectively for basic blue 3 and methylene green), entropy (∆S°=62.41 and 29.22 kJ/molK respectively for basic blue 3 and methylene green), and Gibbs free energy (∆G°=−83.6, -410, and -1658 kJ/mol (basic blue)/-65, -519, and -1139 kJ/mol (methylene green), were estimated, and the process was found to be endothermic, spontaneous, and feasible. …”
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Effect of Zr on inclusions and microstructure of non-quenched and tempered steel F38MnVS by Yucheng Wang, Yang Li, Zhouhua Jiang, Meng Sun, Shuai Ma, Yunqie Mao, Yanshuo Ma, Tianci Li, Dengyunfei Nie, Rui Yang

“…To examine the influence of Zr on the inclusions and microstructure of non-quenched and tempered F38MnVS steel, optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-temperature laser confocal microscopy (HT-CLSM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and thermodynamic calculations among others are utilized. …”
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Investigating the Adsorption and Corrosion Protection Efficacy and Mechanism of <i>Marjoram</i> Extract on Mild Steel in HCl Medium by Malika Sabiha, Younes Kerroum, Maha El Hawary, Maria Boudalia, Abdelkbir Bellaouchou, Othmane Hammani, Hatem M. A. Amin

“…EIS revealed that the charge transfer mechanism is the main controlling factor for the corrosion process. The thermodynamic parameters suggested a key role of <i>OML</i> physisorption in inhibition, following the Langmuir isotherm. …”
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Algorithms for Solving the Equilibrium Composition Model of Arc Plasma by Zhongyuan Chi, Yuzhang Ji, Ningning Liu, Tianchi Jiang, Xin Liu, Weijun Zhang

“…In the present study, the Homotopy Levenberg−Marquardt Algorithm (HLMA) and the Parameter Variation Levenberg–Marquardt Algorithm (PV–LMA), both developed in the context of high-temperature composition, are proposed to address the equilibrium composition model of plasma under the condition of local thermodynamic and chemical equilibrium. This model is essentially a nonlinear system of weakly singular Jacobian matrices. …”
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Thermal Stability of Schottky Contacts and Rearrangement of Defects in β‐Ga2O3 Crystals by Palvan Seyidov, Joel B. Varley, Ymir Kalmann Frodason, Detlef Klimm, Lasse Vines, Zbigniew Galazka, Ta‐Shun Chou, Andreas Popp, Klaus Irmscher, Andreas Fiedler

“…Temperature‐dependent leakage current (at −4 V) measurements indicate oxidation of Ni, and further thermodynamic analysis suggests alloying of Au‐Ga atoms at the Au/β‐Ga2O3 interface. …”
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Removal of Ammonium from Aqueous Solutions Using Zeolite Synthesized from Electrolytic Manganese Residue by Changxin Li, Yuan Yu, Qingwu Zhang, Hong Zhong, Shuai Wang

“…Moreover, calculation of thermodynamic parameters such as change in free energy (ΔG), enthalpy (ΔH), and entropy (ΔS) was carried out and it was determined to be −15.77∼−14.03 kJ·mol−1, +37.66 kJ·mol−1, and +173.38 J·mol−1·K−1, respectively. …”
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Temperature control and energy-saving efficiency evaluation of low-energy warm-mix asphalt mixtures with composite additives by Haitao Zhang, Yongjie Sui, Mingyang Gong, Xusen Li, Hongzhi Zhu, Yancheng Liu, Junfeng Sun

“…The study integrates thermodynamic equilibrium equations with field data to quantify the energy consumption in producing composite WMA mixtures. …”
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Metal and Precursor Effect during 1-Heptyne Selective Hydrogenation Using an Activated Carbon as Support by Cecilia R. Lederhos, Juan M. Badano, Nicolas Carrara, Fernando Coloma-Pascual, M. Cristina Almansa, Domingo Liprandi, Mónica Quiroga

“…The order for the selectivity to 1-heptene is as follows: PdClRX = PdNRX > RuClRX > PtClRX, and it can be mainly attributed to thermodynamic effects.…”
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Adsorptive Removal of Malachite Green Dye onto Coal-Associated Soil and Conditions Optimization by T. R. Sundararaman, A. Saravanan, P. Senthil Kumar, M. Millicent Mabel, R. V. Hemavathy, S. Karishma, S. Jeevanantham, R. Hemavathi, A. Ishwariya, S. Kowsalya

“…The evaluation of kinetic studies was performed by using three different kinetic models, where it exposed that pseudofirst order providing the best fit with R2 value of 0.96 (25 to 150 mg/L). The thermodynamic parameters Gibbs free energy (ΔG°), entropy (ΔS°), and enthalpy (ΔH°) were endorsing that the present adsorption system was exothermic. …”
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Combining Passive Infrared and Microwave Satellite Observations to Investigate Cloud Microphysical Properties: A Review by Mariassunta Viggiano, Domenico Cimini, Maria Pia De Natale, Francesco Di Paola, Donatello Gallucci, Salvatore Larosa, Davide Marro, Saverio Teodosio Nilo, Filomena Romano

“…Clouds play a key role in the Earth’s radiation budget, weather, and hydrological cycle, as well as the radiative and thermodynamic components of the climate system. Spaceborne observations are an essential tool to detect clouds, study cloud–radiation interactions, and explore their microphysical properties. …”
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Comparison of Two Synthesis Methods for 3D PLA-Ibuprofen Nanofibrillar Scaffolds by Esteban Mena-Porras, Annaby Contreras-Aleman, María Francinie Guevara-Hidalgo, Esteban Avendaño Soto, Diego Batista Menezes, Marco Antonio Alvarez-Perez, Daniel Chavarría-Bolaños

“…TGA and DSC analyses confirmed the thermodynamic stability of the scaffolds and enthalpy changes consistent with IBU incorporation, which FT-IR and UV-Vis validated. …”
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Theoretical analysis of expansion process of wet water vapor in working chamber of piston long-stroke linear drive of compressor unit by A. A. Kapelyukhovskaya, G. I. Chernov, A. Yu. Gromov, A. M. Kalashnikov, V. I. Karagusov, A. M. Paramonov

“…The study is carried out on the basis of the developed mathematical model, which includes both the basic thermodynamic equations and the equations describing the process of heat exchange of the working substance with the walls of the working chamber during the expansion process. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Starch and Noodles Quality of Different Sweet Potato Varieties Based on Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analysis by Mi LUO, Wang YIN, Renju DENG, Yufang GUAN, Mu PAN, Qiaoyu WU, Mei FU

“…Their starch composition, particle size, molecular polymerization, thermodynamic characteristics, gelatinization properties, and noodles quality indexes were determined and analyzed. …”
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A Strategy to Revalue a Wood Waste for Simultaneous Cadmium Removal and Wastewater Disinfection by Aleksandra Ivanovska, Sonja Veljović, Biljana Dojčinović, Nenad Tadić, Katarina Mihajlovski, Maja Natić, Mirjana Kostić

“…Good compliance with pseudo-second kinetic order indicated that cadmium adsorption was mediated by chemical forces. Thermodynamic parameters revealed the spontaneous and exothermic character of cadmium ion adsorption onto mulberry and myrobalan plum. …”
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A Quantum Mermin-Wagner Theorem for a Generalized Hubbard Model by Mark Kelbert, Yurii Suhov

“…The result of the paper is that any (appropriately defined) Gibbs states generated by the above Hamiltonian is G-invariant, provided that the thermodynamic variables (the fugacity z and the inverse temperature β) satisfy a certain restriction. …”
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Evaluation of porphyrin molecules as effective corrosion inhibitors for copper alloy in sulfuric acid using both experimental and computational approaches by Metwally Abdallah, Majda Alfakeer, Rasha N Felaly, Abdulaziz M. Almohyawi, Jabir H. Al-Fahemi, Salih S. Al-Juaid, Doaa F. Seyam, Elsayed M. Mabrouk, Kamal A. Soliman

“…Additionally, some thermodynamic activation parameters were determined and discussed. …”
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Development of New Biosorbent Based on Crosslinked Chitosan Beads with High Brilliant Blue FCF Removal Efficiency by Fatiha Lahgui, Beatriz Delgado Cano, Antonio Avalos Ramirez, Michèle Heitz, Hafida Hadjar, Samia Kaddour

“…The biosorption of Brilliant Blue FCF dye in chitosan beads crosslinked with epichlorohydrin was well described by the Langmuir isotherm and followed an adsorption kinetic of pseudo second order. The thermodynamic parameters indicate a spontaneous biosorption process. …”
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Drivers of methane-cycling archaeal abundances, community structure, and catabolic pathways in continental margin sediments by Longhui Deng, Longhui Deng, Damian Bölsterli, Clemens Glombitza, Bo Barker Jørgensen, Hans Røy, Mark Alexander Lever, Mark Alexander Lever

“…Focusing on four continental margin sites of the North Sea-Baltic Sea transition, we here investigate the in situ drivers of methane-cycling archaeal community structure and metabolism based on geochemical and stable carbon-isotopic gradients, functional gene (mcrA) copy numbers and phylogenetic compositions, and thermodynamic calculations. We observe major changes in community structure that largely follow vertical gradients in sulfate concentrations and lateral gradients in organic carbon reactivity and content. …”
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