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1. Removal of CO using Aqueous Blends of Amines by Chemical Absorption Method: Modeling2

Shubham Singh, Soham Roy Chowdhury, Bindushree R P, Kinnera P, Sainath K 1

2. Spectral, Thermal, Electrochemical and Biological Studies of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) Complexes Derived from 4-(3-bromo-4-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzylideneamino)-3-mercapto-6-methyl-5-oxo-1,2,4-triazine Kiran Singh, Sunita Raparia, Chetan Sharma 6

3. Synthesis and Characterization of Composites of Beryllia and Lithium-titanate Produced by Solid State RouteB N Rath, S J Ghanwat, R. Mishra, C. Danani, D Sathiyamoorthy, S Anantharaman 17

4. Thermogravimetric and Crystallinity Studies of ER/PS BlendsVijayakumar PC, R Jeevan Kumar, Rajashekhara KM, Tom Cherian, Jobish Johns 28

5. Tracer Application in Study of Reaction Kinetics using Duolite ARA-9366B and Duolite A-638P. U. Singare 34

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Removal of CO2 using Aqueous Blends of Amines by

Chemical Absorption Method: Modeling

Shubham Singh, Soham Roy Chowdhury, Bindushree R P, Kinnera P, Sainath K* Department of Chemical Engineering, BMS College of Engineering, # 1908, Bull Temple Road

Basavanagudi, Bangalore, India

Abstract Carbon capture from point source emissions has been recognized as one of the several

strategies necessary for mitigating unfettered release of greenhouse gases (GHG’s) into

the atmosphere to prevent global warming. To keep the GHG’s at manageable level,

large decrease of CO2 should take place through capture technologies like chemical

absorption. Alkanolamines such as monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), and N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) have been used for gas treating at industries.

There has been a growing interest today for gas treating by using blended amines. The

mixed amine systems, which combine the higher equilibrium capacity of the tertiary amine with the higher reaction rate of the primary or secondary amine, can bring about

considerable improvement in gas absorption like MDEA/MEA and MDEA/DEA are compared based on the reaction kinetics. Modeling is applied for absorption rate

constants for the above blended amines using MATLAB.

Keywords: CO2, chemical absorption, blended amines, rate kinetics

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Spectral, Thermal, Electrochemical and Biological Studies

of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) Complexes Derived from

4-(3-bromo-4-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzylideneamino)-3-

mercapto-6-methyl-5-oxo-1,2,4-triazine

Kiran Singh1*, Sunita Raparia

1, Chetan Sharma

2

1Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra-136119, India

2Department of Microbiology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra-136119, India

Abstract The Schiff base4-(3-bromo-4-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzylideneamino)-3-mercapto-6-methyl-5-oxo-1,2,4-triazine and its Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes have been

synthesized and characterized by IR, NMR, electronic, ESR, fluorescence, thermal,

magnetic moment and electrochemical studies. IR and thermal data support the presence of coordinated water in the metal complexes. The electronic spectral and magnetic

moment measurements indicate octahedral geometry for Co(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) complexes and square planar for Cu(II) complexes. Biological studies of the ligand and

its metal complexes have been carried out in vitro against Gram-positive

(Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis), Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria and fungi (Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus). The results show increased

antibacterial and antifungal activity of the metal complexes as compared to the ligand.

Keywords: Synthesis, 1,2,4-triazine, Schiff base, antimicrobial activity, metal

complexes

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Synthesis and Characterization of Composites of Beryllia

and Lithium-titanate Produced by Solid State Route

B N Rath1*, S J Ghanwat

2, R. Mishra

3, C. Danani

4,

D Sathiyamoorthy5, S Anantharaman

1

1Post Irradiation Examination Division, RLG, BARC, Trombay, Mumbai-400085

2 PMD, BARC, Vashi Complex, Navi Mumbai, India, 400705

3 ChD, BARC, Trombay, Mumbai-400085

4Institute for plasma research, Gandhinagar, India-382428

5Ex-head, PMD, BARC, Vashi Complex, Navi Mumbai, India, 400705

Abstract Beryllium oxide (BeO) is proposed to be used as a constituent for lithium titanate

(Li2TiO3) based composite material for neutron multiplication and breeding in International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) for its high thermal

conductivity, low neutron absorption cross-section and high neutron reflection cross

section. In the present investigation, we report the synthesis of single phase BeO-Li2TiO3

composites with BeO to Li2TiO3 (produced through solid state route) in volume ratios of

80:20, 75:25, 65:35 and 55:45. The samples have been characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The values of thermal conductivity for

BeO-Li2TiO3 composites with BeO to Li2TiO3 in volume ratios of 80:20, 75:25, 65:35 and

55:45 have been obtained by thermal diffusivity measurements and specific heat measurements. The electrical conductivity of the composites has been obtained from

impedance measurements. The mechanical properties of the materials have been evaluated. From the present investigation, it could be concluded that it is possible to

achieve tritium breeding ratio (TBR) more than 1.1 by optimizing the BeO and Li2TiO3

ratio with better mechanical, thermal and electrical properties compared to the use of lithium titanate alone in the fusion reactor with metallic Be.

Keywords: Beryllium oxide, lithium titanate, ITER, Tritium breeding ratio, neutron

multiplier, neutron breeder

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Thermogravimetric and Crystallinity Studies

of ER/PS Blends

Vijayakumar PC1, 2

, R Jeevan Kumar3, Rajashekhara KM

4, Tom Cherian

5, Jobish Johns

1* 1Rajarajeswari College of Engineering, Bangalore, India

2Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University, Ananthapur, AP, India

3SK University, Ananthapur, AP, India

4SJCIT, Chikballapur, Bangalore, India

5Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India

Abstract Thermoplastic elastomeric blends of polystyrene (PS) and exudated resin (ER) were

prepared by solution casting technique. The decomposition behavior of these blends was

studied by thermogravimetric analysis. The effect of blend ratio and cross linking on the

thermal behavior of ER/PS blend system was studied. An enhancement in thermal

stability was observed by the addition of ER into polystyrene. The activation energy of degradation was calculated by using Horowitz-Metzger equation. X-ray diffraction

technique was employed to study the crystalline nature of the blend system. A decrease in crystallinity was found for the blends with increase in ER content.

Keywords: Thermogravimetry, polymer blend, polystyrene, crystallinity

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Tracer Application in Study of Reaction Kinetics using

Duolite ARA-9366B and Duolite A-638

P. U. Singare*

Bhavan’s College, Andheri (West), Mumbai 400058, India

Abstract Radiotracer isotopes

131I and

82Br were used to study the iodide and bromide ion-isotopic

exchange reactions taking place in two anion exchange resins Duolite ARA-9366B

(nuclear grade) and Duolite A-638 (non-nuclear grade) under different operational parameters like temperature and ionic concentration of exchanging medium. The results

of present investigation indicate an existence of strong positive linear co-relationship

between amount of ions exchanged and concentration of ionic solution; while existence of strong negative co-relationship between amounts of ions exchanged and temperature of

exchanging medium. It was observed that during iodide ion-isotopic exchange reaction under identical experimental conditions of 40.0 °C, 1.000 g of ion exchange resins and

0.003 M labeled iodide ion solution, the values of specific reaction rate (min−1

), amount

of iodide ion exchanged (mmol), initial rate of iodide ion exchange (mmol/min) and log Kd were 0.185, 0.417, 0.077 and 10.2 respectively for Duolite ARA-9366B resin, which

was higher than 0.118, 0.338, 0.040 and 6.4 respectively for Duolite A-638 resins. It was observed that using Duolite ARA-9366B resins, at a constant temperature of 40.0 °C, as

the concentration of labeled iodide ion solution increases from 0.001–0.004 M, the

percentage of iodide ions exchanged increases from 51.70–57.5%. While using Duolite A-638 resins under identical experimental conditions, the percentage of iodide ions

exchanged increases from 43.20–45.80%. The identical trend was observed for the two

resins during bromide ion-isotopic exchange reaction. The overall results indicate superior performance of Duolite ARA-9366B resins over Duolite A-638 resins under

identical operational parameters.

Keywords: Radiotracer isotopes, 131

I; 82

Br, non-destructive technique, ion-isotopic

exchange reactions, radio analytical technique, anion exchange resins, nuclear

grade resin, Duolite ARA-9366B, Duolite A-638