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Cool dwarfs in wide multiple systems. Paper 6: A curious quintuple system of a compact Sun-like triple and a close pair of an M dwarf and a very cool white dwarf at a wide separation
The system WDS 16329+0315 is an old, nearby quintuple physical system in the
thick Galactic disc formed by a close-resolved, triple primary of solar
metallicity, namely HD 149162, and a very wide, common proper motion, secondary
pair, formed by the mid-M dwarf G-17-23 and the white dwarf LSPM J1633+0311S.
We present an exhaustive astrometric and photometric data compilation of the
system, including Gaia DR2 parallaxes and proper motions, and the first
analysis of the nature of the faintest component. LSPM J1633+0311S (HD 149162
C) is a very cool white dwarf with an effective temperature of only about 5500
K, near the coolest end of the grid of theoretical models.Comment: The Observatory, in press, to appear in December 201
Microestructura y resistencia a la corrosión de nitruros de cromo obtenidos por nitruración gaseosa al vacío de cromo electrolítico depositado sobre acero AISI H13.
En este artículo se caracteriza la microestructura y se evalúa la resistencia a la corrosión de nitruros de cromo obtenidos a partir de un tratamiento dúplex constituido por un recubrimiento electrolítico de cromo aplicado sobre un acero AISIH13 combinado posteriormente a un proceso de nitruración gaseosa, mediante un tratamiento termoquímico al vacío, utilizando NH3 como gas precursor de nitrógeno. Este tipo de tratamientos dúplex permite combinar las ventajas de tratamientos individuales y con este efecto sinérgico, obtener compuestos tipo CrxN en forma más económica que los producidos tradicionalmente de deposición física en fase de vapor (PVD). Los resultados obtenidos mediante difracción de rayos-X (XRD) indican una transformación superficial y subsuperficial del recubrimiento electrolítico de cromo con formación de fases CrN y Cr2N. Así mismo, los ensayos de polarización potenciodinámica indican un incremento en la resistencia a la corrosión de este tipo de compuestos en comparación con los obtenidos con cromo duro electrolítico.
Electrodialytic separation of Cu(II) and As(V) in acidic electrolytes
[ES]Se investigó el uso de la electrodiálisis para separar cobre y arsénico desde soluciones ácidas
a temperatura ambiente. Se estudió el efecto de la densidad de corriente y grado de
acidez del electrolito en la separación a través de experimentos en celda batch de 5 compartimientos
durante 3 h. Los parámetros cinéticos indican que la velocidad de transporte de
Cu(II) fue de 0,75 mol/h/m2 y de As(V) fue de 0,002 mol/h/m2 a una densidad de corriente
de 225 A/m2. Se logró obtener una eficiente separación de Cu(II) y As(V), con la generación
de una solución concentrada de cobre sin presencia de arsénico, lo cual fue independiente
del grado de acidez de la operación y de la densidad de corriente. El efecto de la distribución
de las especies iónicas de As(V) con el pH también se discute.[EN]The separation of copper and arsenic from acidic electrolytes by electrodialysis was investigated
at room temperature. The effect of current density and pH was studied in a batch cell
during 3 hours. The kinetic parameters showed that Cu(II) transport rate was 0.75 mol/m2/h
and the As(V) transport rate was 0.002 mol/m2/h. An efficient separation between Cu(II)
and As(V) was achieved; generating a concentrated solution of copper with no arsenic,
which was obtained independently of the electrolyte acidity and current density used. The
effect of the arsenic speciation with pH is discussed as well.Peer reviewe
A Finite Element‑Based Methodology for the Thermo‑mechanical Analysis of Early Age Behavior in Concrete Structures
This paper presents a general procedure based on fracture mechanics models in order to analyze the level of cracking
and structural safety in reinforced concrete elements at early ages, depending on the stripping time. Our procedure
involves the development of a thermo-mechanical numerical model based on the finite element method that
accounts for the change in the mechanical properties of concrete with time. Moreover, fracture mechanisms are
analyzed by means of a material damage model, which is characterized via specific experimental results obtained for
standard specimens and notched beams under three-point bending testing. The loading conditions are both thermal
and mechanical, and are obtained from the hydration process for a given concrete dosage. The presented methodology
allows for the determination of the optimal stripping time, whereas it helps assessing the analysis of the cracking
and the stress states of the elements under consideration. A practical application, namely the analysis of a retaining
wall, is used to validate our methodology, showing its suitability in engineering practice.Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad BIA2016-75431-
PREDATION OF EASTERN COTTONTAIL RABBIT (SYLVILAGUS FLORIDANUS) BY GREAT BLUE HERON (ARDEA HERODIAS)
An opportunistic predation by Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) on Eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) was observed in south Texas on 31 Oct 2019. The Great Blue Heron had already captured the Eastern cottontail rabbit at the first observation but the maneuvering process, killing, and ingestion were recorded photographically, which make this observation unique even though this might constitute the second report on Great Blue Heron eating Eastern cottontail rabbits
Supercritical fluid extraction: Recent advances and applications
17 páginas, 2 figuras, 5 tablas.Among the different extraction techniques used at analytical and preparative scale, supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) is one of the most used. This review covers the most recent developments of SFE in different fields, such as food science, natural products, by-product recovery, pharmaceutical and environmental sciences, during the period 2007–2009. The revision is focused on the most recent advances and applications in the different areas; among them, it is remarkable the strong impact of SFE to extract high value compounds from food and natural products but also its increasing importance in areas such as heavy metals recovery, enantiomeric resolution or drug delivery systems.M. H. would like to thank MEC for his Juan de la Cierva contract. This work was supported by an AGL2008-05108-C03-01 (Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia) and CSD2007-00063 FUN-C-FOOD (Programa CONSOLIDER-INGENIO 2010) projects.Peer reviewe
Use of compressed fluids for sample preparation: Food applications
This review attempts to provide an updated overview (including works published till June 2006) on the latest applications of compressed fluids as sample preparation techniques for food analysis. After a general review of the principles of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and pressurized liquid extraction (PLE; also called accelerated solvent extraction, ASE or subcritical water extraction, SWE, when water is employed as extraction solvent), the principal applications of such techniques in the mentioned fields of food and natural products are described, discussing their main advantages and drawbacks.This work has been financed by Spanish Ministry of Education (Project AGL2005-06726-C04-01/02 and Project AGL2005-05320-C02-01) and Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid (S-0505/AGR/000153) projects. JAM and MH thank the Spanish Ministry of Education for a grant.Peer reviewe
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