Alterações estruturais de Cr-beidelita tratada até 1350 °C em atmosferas de oxigênio ou nitrogênio

Beidellite clay mineral after intercalation of OH-Cr(III) species were thermally analyzed up to 1350 °C in oxygen and nitrogenatmospheres. OH-Cr-beidellite can be used as a pillared clay precursor for catalysis or as adsorbent applications. However, inthis paper beidellite enriched in chromium were analyzed at different thermal treatments up to high temperature for evaluatingstructural changes for possible future ceramic applications. The structural changes were followed by thermal analysis and X-raydiffraction. The thermal treatment of OH-Cr-beidellite in oxygen and nitrogen atmospheres developed different mineralogicalphases up to 1050 °C, but at higher temperatures, the same phases were developed in both atmosphere treatments. Eskolaitephase (Cr2O3) appeared in the sample after heating at 400 °C in oxygen atmosphere, whereas grimaldite (CrO-OH) in nitrogenatmosphere, maintaining the starting phases. At 1000 °C the raw clay minerals disappeared, as it is knew. At 1050 °C in nitrogenatmosphere, grimaldite was absent and eskolaite appeared. At 1350 °C in the samples calcined in both atmospheres, quartz,cristobalite and mullite as the main phases and in lower contents aluminum oxide and aluminum-chromium oxide [(Al,Cr)2O3]were present.O mineral de argila de beidelita após intercalação das espécies OH-Cr(III) foi termicamente analisado até 1350 °C em atmosferas de oxigénio e nitrogênio. A OH-Cr-beidelita pode ser utilizada como um precursor de argila pilarizada para catálise ou para aplicações adsorventes. No entanto, neste trabalho, a beidelita enriquecida em cromo foi analisada em diferentes tratamentos térmicos até alta temperatura para avaliação de mudanças estruturais para possíveis aplicações cerâmicas futuras. As alterações estruturais foram acompanhadas por análise térmica e difração de raios X. O tratamento térmico da OH-Cr-beidelita em atmosferas de oxigênio e nitrogênio desenvolveu diferentes fases mineralógicas até 1050 °C, mas em temperaturas mais altas, as mesmas fases foram desenvolvidas em ambas atmosferas. A fase eskolaita (Cr2 O3 ) apareceu na amostra após aquecimento a 400 °C em atmosfera de oxigênio, enquanto grimaldita (CrO-OH) em atmosfera de nitrogênio, mantendo as fases iniciais. Em 1000 °C, os minerais originais da argila desapareceram, como é conhecido. Em 1050 °C em atmosfera de nitrogênio, a grimaldita estava ausente e apareceu eskolaita. Em amostras calcinadas a 1350 °C em ambas as atmosferas, estavam presentes quartzo, cristobolita e mulita como fases principais e em menores teores óxido de alumínio e óxido de alumínio e cromo [(Al,Cr)2 O3 ].Centro de Tecnología de Recursos Minerales y Cerámic

Cytomegalovirus and ClostridiumDifficile co-infection in severe ulcero-hemorrhagic colitis during inductionchemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Here we describe the first case of a biopsyprovenCytomegalovirus ulcero-hemorrhagic colitis,associated with Clostridium Difficile co-infection,occurring during standard induction chemotherapyfor common B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.We discuss the case and focalize clinical managementand diagnostic issues arising from it

Atypical COVID-19 dynamics in a patient with mantle cell lymphoma exposed to rituximab

Patients with non-hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) represent a population of special interest during the current Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemics. NHLs are associated with disease- and treatment-related immunodeficiencies which may generate unusual COVID-19 dynamics and pose unique management challenges. We report the unusual clinical course of COVID-19 in a patient with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) exposed to nine doses of Rituximab shortly before infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). He had a prolonged asymptomatic phase, with negative molecular and antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2, followed by a rapidly progressive evolution to severe COVID-19. Despite detection of viral RNA overlapped with first symptoms occurrence, anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies displayed an asynchronous pattern, with IgG first appearing 2 days after RNA positivity and IgM never being detected throughout the entire clinical course. While disease-associated immune derangements and/or previous treatments involving anti-CD20 antibodies might have contributed to COVID-19 dynamics in our patient, data suggests that antibody testings, without concurrent molecular assessment for SARS-CoV-2, may turn inadequate for monitoring of MCL patients, and in general NHL patients heavily exposed to anti-CD20 antibodies, during the current pandemics. We suggest that repeated molecular testing of nasopharyngeal swab should be implemented in these subjects despite a negative serology and absence of symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection. For the same reasons, a customized strategy needs to be developed for patients exposed to anti-CD20 antibodies, based on different features and mechanism of action of available SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and novel vaccinomics developments

Imaging of the Inner Zone of Blast Furnaces Using MuonRadiography: The BLEMAB Project

The aim of the BLEMAB project (BLast furnace stack density Estimation through online Muons ABsorption measurements) is the application of muon radiography techniques, to image a blast furnace’s inner zone. In particular, the goal of the study is to characterize the geometry and size of the so-called “cohesive zone”, i.e., the spatial region where the slowly downward-moving material begins to soften and melt, which plays such an important role in the performance of the blast furnace itself. Thanks to the high penetration power of natural cosmic-ray muon radiation, muon transmission radiography could be an appropriate non invasive methodology for the imaging of large high-density structures such as a blast furnace, whose linear dimensions can be up to a few tens of meters. A state-of-the-art muon tracking system is currently in development and will be installed at a blast furnace on the ArcelorMittal site in Bremen (Germany), where it will collect data for a period of various months. In this paper, the status of the project and the expectations based on preliminary simulations are presented and briefly discussed

The BLEMAB European project: Muon radiography as an imaging tool in the industrial field

The European project called BLEMAB (BLast furnace stack density Estimation through on-line Muons ABsorption measurements), provides for the application of the muon radiography technique in the industrial environment. The project represents a non-invasive way of monitoring a blast furnace and in particular aims to study the geometric and density development of the so-called “cohesive zone”, which is important for the performance of the blast furnace itself. The installation of the detectors is expected in 2022 at the ArcelorMittal site in Bremen (Germany). This paper describes the status of the project, the experimental setup and the first results obtained with preliminary simulations. © 2022 Societa Italiana di Fisica. All rights reserved

Anisotropic fast diffusion equations

We prove the existence of self-similar fundamental solutions (SSF) of the anisotropic porous medium equation in the suitable fast diffusion range. Each of such SSF solutions is uniquely determined by its mass. We also obtain the asymptotic behaviour of all finite-mass solutions in terms of the family of self-similar fundamental solutions. Time decay rates are derived as well as other properties of the solutions, like quantitative boundedness, positivity and regularity. The combination of self-similarity and anisotropy is essential in our analysis and creates serious mathematical difficulties that are addressed by means of novel methods

The church of St. George in the Kyrenia castle in North Cyprus: Bringing out the shape of architecture

The contribution focuses on the digital documentation of St. George’s church, dating to the Early Byzantine Period, close to the Roman fortress of Kyrenia in the north of the island of Cyprus. In medieval times the Kyrenia castle became a focal point in the defense of Cyprus, being increasingly fortified, first in the Crusader period, then by the Venetians and the Ottomans, when it has incorporated within its defensive structures the church of St George of which today only the central dome covering is perceived from the outside. A digital survey campaign was carried out, integrating the morphological data coming from laser scanners with the texture of photogrammetry, so to be able to study the church and its architectural features; the textured 3D model was used both as a three-dimensional space fruition system through digital platforms, and as an informative base necessary for the graphic restitution of technical architectural drawings to build-up cognitive analyzes. The adoption of a three-dimensional model is useful to understand the distributional complexity of the architectural volumes that hide the Church of St George. It is beneficial for the visitor in the context of virtual museums, and appropriate to obtain traditional 2d drawings as a base to analyze the construction techniques for a stratigraphic-evolutionary study of the building that, together with a careful analysis of historical sources, allows to understand the development phases of the church in relationship with the enlargement of the castle's defensive structures.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Changes in suspension properties of structural modified montmorillonites Mudanças em propriedades de suspensões de montmorilonitas modificadas estruturalmente

Rheological changes were found in smectite (Wyoming- and Cheto-type montmorillonites) suspensions after structural modifications. The effect of the particle size and Na+ exchange on the flow curves of 6% wt/wt suspensions of smectites with and without Na2CO3 were examined. Mineralogical, structural and physicochemical characteristics were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR), cationic exchange capacity (CEC), Mg2+, Al3+ determinations, particle size distribution and swelling index (SI). Grinding in an oscillating mill modified the particle sizes. The montmorillonite grain size and the structural disorder increased after larger grinding times. The grinding treatment modified the apparent viscosity and the yield stress of the montmorillonite suspensions. The homoionic Na Cheto-type montmorillonite with fine particle size (obtained by grinding) increased the flow properties. Nevertheless, rheological properties were lower than those of suspensions of the Wyoming-type montmorillonite. Montmorillonite-types reacted differently with Na2CO3 additions and this behavior may be related to their structural composition. The Na2CO3 activation improved the flow properties of the original Wyoming-type montmorillonite and after 30 s grinding.<br>Foram encontradas mudanças reológicas em suspensões de esmectitas (montmorillonitas tipos Wyoming e Cheto) após modificações estruturais. Foi examinado o efeito do tamanho de partícula e troca de Na+ nas curvas de escoamento de suspensões de esmectitas 6% peso com e sem Na2CO3. As características mineralógicas, estructurais e físico-químicas foram estudadas por difração de raios X (DRX), espectroscopia no infravermelho (IV), capacidade de troca catiônica (CTC), determinações de Mg2+ e Al3+, de distribuição de tamanho de partículas e de índice de expansão (swelling index - SI). Moagem em moinho oscilatório modificou o tamanho das partículas. O tamanho de grão da montmorillonita e a desordem estrutural aumentaram após maiores tempos de moagem. O tratamento por moagem modificou a viscosidade aparente e o limite de escoamento das suspensões de montmorillonita. A montmorillonita homoiônica de Na do tipo Cheto com pequeno tamanho de partícula (obtido por moagem) melhorou as propriedades de escoamento. Entretanto, as propriedades reológicas foram piores que as de suspensões de montmorillonita do tipo Wyoming. Os diferentes tipos de montmorillonitas reagiram de modo diferente com adições de Na2CO3 e este comportamento pode estar relacionado com suas composições estruturais. A ativação por Na2CO3 melhorou as propriedades de escoamento da montmorillonita tipo Wyoming original após moagem por 30 s