Investigation of polymer electrolyte based on agar and ionic liquids

The possibility to use natural polymer as ionic conducting matrix was investigated in this study. Samples of agarbased electrolytes with different ionic liquids were prepared and characterized by physical and chemical analyses. The ionic liquids used in this work were 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate, [C2mim][C2SO4], 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate, [C2mim][OAc] and trimethyl-ethanolammonium acetate, [Ch][OAc]. Samples of solvent-free electrolytes were prepared and characterized by ionic conductivity measurements, thermal analysis, electrochemical stability, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy. Electrolyte samples are thermally stable up to approximately 190°C. All the materials synthesized are semicrystalline. The electrochemical stability domain of all samples is about 2.0 V versus Li/Li+. The preliminary studies carried out with electrochromic devices (ECDs) incorporating optimized compositions have confirmed that these materials may perform as satisfactory multifunctional component layers in the field of ‘smart windows’, as well as ECD-based devices

Poly(ionic liquid)–ionic liquid membranes with fluorosulfonyl derived anions: characterization and biohydrogen separation

Unformatted postprintClean and sustainable energy production has become a key global issue concerning the world’s energy shortage and environmental problematic. Despite the recognized potential of biohydrogen (bioH2) for sustainable development, there are still issues regarding its production and purification, such as the elimination of CO2, N2, and other impurities (H2O and H2S), so that an enriched H2 stream can be obtained for efficient energy generation. The use of poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) and their derived composite materials incorporating ionic liquids (PIL–IL) has been considered as a highly promising strategy to design membranes with improved CO2 separation. In this study, membranes of pyrrolidinium-based PILs containing symmetric or asymmetric fluorosulfonyl derived anions, namely bis(fluorosulfonyl)amide ([FSI]–), (trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl-N-cyanoamide ([TFSAM]–) and (trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl-N-trifluoroacetamide ([TSAC]–), were prepared by the incorporation of different amounts of structurally similar ILs. The PIL–IL membranes were characterized by different techniques (TGA, DSC, FT-IR and Raman) and their CO2/H2 and H2/N2 separation performances were investigated. Higher CO2/H2 selectivities were obtained for PIL FSI–40 [C2mim][FSI] (αCO2/H2 = 9.0) and PIL TFSAM–40 [C2mim][TFSAM] (αCO2/H2 = 7.1) compared to those of PIL–IL membranes containing the conventional [TFSI]– anion at similar or even higher amounts of IL’s incorporation.Andreia S. L. Gouveia is grateful to FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia) for her Doctoral (SFRH/BD/116600/2016) research grant. Liliana C. Tomé has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 745734. This work was supported by FCT through the project PTDC/CTM-POL/2676/2014. Centro de Química Estrutural acknowledges the financial support of Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (UIDB/00100/2020). Elemental analysis and Raman spectroscopy were performed with the financial support from Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation using the equipment of Center for molecular composition studies of INEOS RAS

Gas sorption in poly(lactic acid) and packaging materials

Abstract The solubility of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and water in poly(lactic acid) (PLA) was measured using a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). For that purpose an apparatus based on the quartz crystal microbalance technique was built. This apparatus was calibrated with the system carbon dioxide in atactic polystyrene and the determined precision was of 3%. Measurements were performed up to atmospheric pressure and in the temperature region from 293.2 to 313.2 K. A study of the solubility of carbon dioxide in PLA over a temperature range from 283.2 to 313.2 K and at pressures bellow the atmospheric will be presented. The experimental results obtained were correlated with the Flory-Huggins model with an overall AAD of 6%

PHIL photoinjector test line

LAL is now equiped with its own platform for photoinjectors tests and Research and Developement, named PHIL (PHotoInjectors at LAL). This facility has two main purposes: push the limits of the photoinjectors performances working on both the design and the associated technology and provide a low energy (MeV) short pulses (ps) electron beam for the interested users. Another very important goal of this machine will be to provide an opportunity to form accelerator physics students, working in a high technology environment. To achieve this goal a test line was realised equipped with an RF source, magnets and beam diagnostics. In this article we will desrcibe the PHIL beamline and its characteristics together with the description of the first two photoinjector realised in LAL and tested: the ALPHAX and the PHIN RF Guns

A thermophysical and structural characterization of ionic liquids with alkyl and perfluoroalkyl side chains

The authors thank FCT/MEC (Portugal) for financial support through grants SFRH/BD/100563/2014 (N. S. M. V.) and SFRH/BPD/94291/2013 (K. S.), FCT Investigator contracts (A. B. P., J. M. M. A., I. M. M. and J. M. S. S. E) and through projects PTDC/CTM-NAN/121274/2010, FCT-ANR/CTM-NAN/0135/2012, PTDC/EQU-FTT/118800/2010, UID/QUI/00100/2013 and UID/Multi/04551/2013. The NMR spectrometers are part of The National NMR Facility, supported by FCT/MEC (RECI/BBB-BQB/0230/2012).This work represents an essential step towards the understanding of the dynamics and thermodynamic characteristics of a novel family of ionic liquids, namely fluorinated ionic liquids based on the combination of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium cations with perfluoroalkylsulfonates or perfluoroalkylcarboxylates anions. The so far scarce information about these fluids constitutes a limiting factor for their potential applications. In this work, we provide detailed evidence on the influence of hydrogenated and fluorinated alkyl chain lengths in the final characteristics of the fluorinated ionic liquids. Different properties, namely, melting point, decomposition temperature, density, dynamic viscosity, ionic conductivity and refractive index, were determined and the experimental results were discussed taking into account the influence of the length of the hydrogenated and fluorinated alkyl chains. Molecular dynamic simulations were also performed to study the nanoscale structure of these novel compounds.authorsversionpublishe

The ThomX project status

Work supported by the French Agence Nationale de la recherche as part of the program EQUIPEX under reference ANR-10-EQPX-51, the Ile de France region, CNRS-IN2P3 and Université Paris Sud XI - http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/IPAC2014/papers/wepro052.pdfA collaboration of seven research institutes and an industry has been set up for the ThomX project, a compact Compton Backscattering Source (CBS) based in Orsay - France. After a period of study and definition of the machine performance, a full description of all the systems has been provided. The infrastructure work has been started and the main systems are in the call for tender phase. In this paper we will illustrate the definitive machine parameters and components characteristics. We will also update the results of the different technical and experimental activities on optical resonators, RF power supplies and on the electron gun

Planck pre-launch status : The Planck mission

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The Virgo data acquisition system

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