How to delaminate copper in water-based anodes?

Hello everyone, I'm looking for a way to delaminate copper current collector of water-based anodes in Li-ion batteries without damaging the graphite film. I tried different materials such as HNO3...

24 February 2021 3,785 3 View

Can tannins that are dissolved in water interact with silicone oil?

Hello everyone, Does anybody know if phenolic plant extracts such as tannins dissolved in water can interact with silicone oil? (although silicone oil and water are immiscible).

03 February 2021 5,656 2 View

Aeration requirement in sludge buffer tank?

Hi, Normally the thickened sludge is kept in 'buffer tanks' before further dewatering. The buffer tanks should be aerated to avoid septic/anaerobic conditions. I am wondering how the air...

10 September 2020 395 3 View

How to define CCCV protocol by applied current and rest time?

Hello, I'm using COMSOL to model batteries (not the battery module) and I need to define the applied current as: charge (CCCV) + rest + discharge (CCCV) + rest I'm wondering if it is possible to...

19 August 2020 9,359 2 View

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I am trying to dehydroxylate glass powder. The powder is a mix of different types of glasses. Thus there are absolutely considerable amounts of hydroxyl units in the microstructure. I've checked...

10 October 2019 4,598 4 View

In which dataset a data mining algorithm performs well?

27 September 2019 885 3 View

Is there any way to detect heavy metal conatminated areas using remote sensing? If so what data do you suggest to use?

Hello everyone. I am working on sustainable infrastructures and my goal is to select the most optimum site for infrastructures in my area of interest to gain maximum sustainability. To achieve my...

03 August 2019 1,081 8 View

The function of salt bridge in electrochemistry?

Hi We use a salt bridge in a Galvanic cell to maintain electron neutrality by transferring anions to the anode side and cations to the cathode side. The question is that why the existing SO4(2-)...

31 July 2019 4,224 7 View

What is the best approach to evaluate the hot corrosion resistance of the aluminide coatings?

What method do you propose to accurately assess the hot corrosion resistance of a NiAl coating applied on a nickel-based superalloy?

25 July 2019 7,188 3 View

Supporting researches on internal combustion engines despite the development of alternative vehicles. Is it necessary or not?

As alternative vehicles are rapidly expanding, it seems that some research institutes have decided to withdraw their supports from researches on internal combustion engines. Do you think this is...

04 May 2019 2,822 18 View

How to analyze a particular region of my simulation box in GROMACS?

Hi, I am using GROMACS 5.1.4 to simulate water in contact with a surface. I am only interested to calculate some properties of water near the surface. Let's say at a distance of x nm from the...

03 March 2021 9,989 2 View

How do I increase the yield of my PCR product?

Hello, We would like to increase the yield of our PCR product. We are running a series of PCR reactions that is targeting ~1.1kb sequence. We begin each reaction with ~400pg of template DNA...

02 March 2021 4,029 3 View

How to polymerize TEOS?

I want to polymerize TEOS on a surface. I know that NH4OH is a preferred catalyst and an alcoholic solvent should be used .But I can not find certain amounts of each material to use. Does any one...

02 March 2021 1,404 6 View

Why almost every element would be metallized in sufficiently high pressure and low temperature?

(This statement is from wikipedia, BTW). What is so special about metallic bond that is limiting high-P low-T state of a matter (as long as individual atoms exist, not white dwarf of neutron star...

02 March 2021 3,309 2 View

PACYC PCR not working after several attempts. Would anyone have any suggestions?

So, I have been trying to run a pACYC PCR which will be used later on for a Gibson Assembly. However the PCR is not working. I have already tried gradient PCR and changing extension time; however...

02 March 2021 1,146 2 View

How to quantify carbon deposition on CuZnAl catalyst?

Dear All, I want to quantify carbon deposition on the surface of the CuZnAl catalyst. I have tried thermogravimetric analysis, but I've got weight gain as the active Cu- get oxidised. Does anyone...

01 March 2021 1,907 3 View

Adherance of Polyaniline coating over stainless steel?

Is the electropolymerisation of polyaniline coating over stainless steel (SS) via Cyclic voltammetry technique is really adherant? Else how to improve the adhesion of the coating, whether any...

01 March 2021 8,220 2 View

How to separate water from glycerol solvent in a solvent recovery vacuum distillation column?

I am currently doing my third year design project. I have been assigned to design a glycerol recovery column in vinyl acetate monomer production. The process unit before the recovery column is an...

01 March 2021 9,525 4 View

Which fluorescent dye to use for measuring total ROS production?

Is DCFDA appropriate for measuring total ROS production, or can it only detect certain types of ROS? If I want to measure total ROS production, which dye should I use?

01 March 2021 9,447 3 View

How to address this issue in the analysis of Real-Time PCR results?

To dear Researchers, I was analyzing a series of concentration for estimation of Real-Time PCR efficiency. The concentration was 1:10. I used MS-excel to evaluate Slope. The result of slope was -8...

01 March 2021 8,683 4 View