Request for a sample of NSERC grant application?

While I am looking for academic positions in Canada, they are constantly asking for a research proposal in NSERC format. I never had an experience of making a proposal in that format. Hence, I...

11 December 2019 3,838 2 View

Does anyone have a "tried and true" method for cleaning the thermal residue from NaH2PO2?

Whenever I pyrolyzed NaH2PO2, I am facing difficulties in cleaning the white left over residue (may be phosphates) in the tube. So, I am looking for any effective cleaning protocols to get rid of...

11 December 2019 766 7 View

Does anyone have a "tried and true" method for making MoS2 quantum dots?

Most of the literature reports that I came across are vague, especially the separation process. So, I am looking for the tried and true protocols which can yield

10 November 2019 8,434 2 View

What are the thermal degradation products of 6-mercaptopurine?

I am looking for the thermal degradation pathway and products of 6-mercaptopurine (Temp.: 200-1000 Celsius, Inert atmosphere). Any relevant reading suggestions are also much appreciated. Thanks.

03 April 2019 8,532 3 View

Does anyone have a "tried and true" method for solubilizing Guanine in ionic liquids?

I would like to dissolve (even partly) guanine in ionic liquids. Any relevant reading suggestions are also much appreciated. Thanks.

02 March 2019 3,625 3 View

Are the amino groups in nucleobases diazotizable?

I am interested to know the reactivity of -NH2 groups of nucleobases (e.g. adenine, guanine, cytosine etc) in diazotization reactions. Any relevant reading suggestions are also much...

01 February 2019 9,633 4 View

Which nucleobase has reversible redox activity?

I am looking for a nucleobase (utmost its derivative) which shows reversible redox activity. I went through some of the literature and found out that the redox features of nucleobases are very...

31 December 2018 4,681 3 View

Does anyone have a "tried and true" method for solubilizing WO3?

From literature, I found that WO3 can be solubilized in hot NH4OH. But, I am unable to find the relevant amounts and conditions. As I want to avoid HF, any relevant reading suggestions are also...

10 November 2018 7,838 2 View

What are the metal chlorides that react with water?

I am looking for the metal chlorides (preferably corrosive oxidants) that aggressively react with water to give HCl. Some of the examples that I am aware of are AlCl3, WCl4, WCl6, TaCl5, ZrCl3 and...

10 November 2018 7,065 6 View

Which lithium salt produce metallic lithium with gaseous byproducts upon thermal decomposition?

The purpose is Li-intercalation, for which, I currently use LiBH4 or n-BuLi. As these chemicals are difficult to handle, I am looking for alternatives. The temperature range I am interested in is...

09 October 2018 1,692 4 View

error in running a model in Abaqus

Excessive rotation of nodes in node set ErrNodeExcessRotation-Step1

17 August 2021 0 0 View

error in modelling model in Abaqus

Excessive rotation of nodes in node set ErrNodeExcessRotation-Step1

17 August 2021 0 0 View

MGL tools

20 June 2021 0 0 View

what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

08 May 2021 0 0 View

what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

08 May 2021 0 0 View

i have some problem with chtMultiRegionSimpleFoam

--> FOAM FATAL ERROR: Maximum number of iterations exceeded From function Foam::scalar Foam::species::thermo::T(Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar (Foam::species::thermo::*)(Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar) const, Foam::scalar (Foam::species::thermo::*)(Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar) const, Foam::scalar (Foam::species::thermo::*)(Foam::scalar) const) const [with Thermo = Foam::hConstThermo >; Type = Foam::sensibleEnthalpy; Foam::scalar = double; Foam::species::thermo = Foam::species::thermo >, Foam::sensibleEnthalpy>] in file /home/ubuntu/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-4.1/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/lnInclude/thermoI.H at line 66. FOAM aborting #0 Foam::error::printStack(Foam::Ostream&) at ??:? #1 Foam::error::abort() at ??:? #2 Foam::heRhoThermo >, Foam::sensibleEnthalpy> > > >::calculate() at ??:? #3 Foam::heRhoThermo >, Foam::sensibleEnthalpy> > > >::correct() at ??:? #4 ? at ??:? #5 __libc_start_main in "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6" #6 ? at ??:?

24 March 2021 0 0 View

Can we classify HV and LV lines based on line length?

I have dataset which shows the length of power lines. I need to classify the lines based on the line length. Is there a rule to classify the High voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) lines based on...

03 March 2021 4,116 4 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

What is the production process of CaFe ferroalloys?

I looking for ferro calcium production process

03 March 2021 1,755 4 View

Chlorinated organic formation in odor control scrubbers using hypochlorite?

I'm involved in a study of odor control technologies for municipal wastewater treatment plant. One of the control options involves a chemical 2-stage (acid/alkaline) packed bed scrubber. The...

03 March 2021 3,661 2 View