Sorption Profile of Low Specific Activity 99Mo on Nanoceria-Based Sorbents for the Development of 99mTc Generators: Kinetics, Equilibrium, and Thermodynamic Studies.

99Mo/99mTc generators play a significant role in supplying 99mTc for diagnostic interventions in nuclear medicine. However, the applicability of using low specific activity (LSA) 99Mo asks for sorbents with high sorption capacity. Herein, this study aims to evaluate the sorption behavior of LSA 99Mo towards several CeO2 nano-sorbents developed in our laboratory. These nanomaterials were prepared by wet chemical precipitation (CP) and hydrothermal (HT) approaches. Then, they were characterized using XRD, BET, FE-SEM, and zeta potential measurements. Additionally, we evaluated the sorption profile of carrier-added (CA) 99Mo onto each material under different experimental parameters. These parameters include pH, initial concentration of molybdate solution, contact time, and temperature. Furthermore, the maximum sorption capacities were evaluated. The results reveal that out of the synthesized CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs) materials, the sorption capacity of HT-1 and CP-2 reach 192 ± 10 and 184 ± 12 mg Mo·g-1, respectively. For both materials, the sorption kinetics and isotherm data agree with the Elovich and Freundlich models, respectively. Moreover, the diffusion study demonstrates that the sorption processes can be described by pore diffusion (for HT-synthesis route 1) and film diffusion (for CP-synthesis route 2). Furthermore, the thermodynamic parameters indicate that the Mo sorption onto both materials is a spontaneous and endothermic process. Consequently, it appears that HT-1 and CP-2 have favorable sorption profiles and high sorption capacities for CA-99Mo. Therefore, they are potential candidates for producing a 99Mo/99mTc radionuclide generator by using LSA 99Mo

Abrupt and gradual changes of information through the Kane solid state computer

The susceptibility of the transformed information to the filed and system parameters is investigated for the Kane solid state computer. It has been shown, that the field polarization and the initial state of the system play the central roles on the abrupt and gradual quench of the purity and the fidelity. If the field and the initial state are in different polarizations, then the purity and the fidelity decrease abruptly, while for the common polarization the decay is gradual and smooth. For some class of initial states one can send the information without any loss. Therefore, by controlling on the devices one can increase the time of safe communication, reduce the amount of exchange information between the state and its environment and minimize the purity decrease rate

Mechanical Properties of HPC Incorporating Fly Ash and Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag After Exposure to High Temperatures

The behavior of concrete structures after being exposed to elevated temperatures is considered one of the great vital concerns in Civil Engineering. Moreover, as elevated temperature have adverse effects on the mechanical properties of concrete members, it’s important to find solutions to improve these properties at elevated temperature. This study aims to investigate the effect of supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) on the high performance concrete (HPC) compressive, tensile, and flexural strengths after exposure to different temperatures of 200 °C, 400 °C, 600 °C, and 800 °C. In preparing HPC, different parameters were considered including SCM type, fly ash (FA) or ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS), adding 0.5% (by volume fraction) steel fiber (SF), polypropylene fiber (PP) and hybrid fibers. The results were compared with those for high strength concrete (HSC) and normal strength concrete (NSC). The results showed that using FA and GGBFS, SF, and hybrid fibers can significantly improve the residual mechanical properties of HPC, while using PP fiber has an adverse effect on the residual mechanical properties of HPC especially residual tensile and flexural strengths. The standard code curves underestimate the residual mechanical properties of HPC after 200 °C