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Corrosion protection of metals can take many fonns, one of which is passivation. As mentioned above, passivation is the fonnation of a thin protective film (most commonly oxide or hydrated oxide) on a metallic surface. Certain metals that are prone to passivation will fonn a thin oxide film that displaces the electrode potential of the metal by +0.5-2.0 V. The film severely hinders the difflision rate of metal ions from the electrode to tire solid-gas or solid-liquid interface, thus providing corrosion resistance. This decreased corrosion rate is best illustrated by anodic polarization curves, which are constructed by measuring the net current from an electrode into solution (the corrosion current) under an applied voltage. For passivable metals, the current will increase steadily with increasing voltage in the so-called active region until the passivating film fonns, at which point the current will rapidly decrease. This behaviour is characteristic of metals that are susceptible to passivation. 

Gravimetric methods based on precipitation or volatilization reactions require that the analyte, or some other species in the sample, participate in a chemical reaction producing a change in physical state. For example, in direct precipitation gravimetry, a soluble analyte is converted to an insoluble form that precipitates from solution. In some situations, however, the analyte is already present in a form that may be readily separated from its liquid, gas, or solid matrix. When such a separation is possible, the analyte s mass can be directly determined with an appropriate balance. In this section the application of particulate gravimetry is briefly considered. 

On an energy-content basis, the system is balanced at all times i.e., there is sufficient energy in the gas (or solids) present in the system at any time to complete the work on all the solids (or gas) present at the same time. This is significant in that there is no lag in response to control changes or in starting up and shutting down the system no partially processed residual solids or gas need be retained between runs. 

Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as normally shipped) Liquefied compessed gas or solid ( Dry Ice ) Color Colorless Odor None. 

Therateofadsorptionisproportionaltotheconcentrationoftheadsorbateinthebulkphase (gas or solid) surrounding the solid and the difference between the total concentration of sites in the adsorbentphase(poroussolid)andthenumberofsitesalreadyoccupiedbythe adsorbatemolecules ... 

Consider the continuous oscillations of a tuning fork. These oscillations generate successive compressions and rarefactions outward through the air. The human ears, w hen receiving these pressure variations, transfer them to the brain, where they are interpreted as sound. Therefore, the phenomenon of sound is a pressure variation in a fixed point in the air or in another elastic medium, such as water, gas, or solid. 

Petroleum chemistry is concerned with the origin, composition, and properties of naturally occurring petroleum deposits, whether in liquid (crude oil or petroleum), gaseous (natural gas), or solid (tars and asphalts) form. All of them are essentially mixtures of hydrocarbons. Whereas natural gas contains a few lighter hydrocarbons, both crude oil and tar deposits may consist of a large number of different hydrocarbons that cannot be easily identified for molecular structure or analyzed for composition. 

Whether the boiler is fired on oil, gas or solid fuel, it may be expected that it will operate automatically. When boiler plant is not run continuously initial start-up may be manual, time clock or through an energy-management system. Manual attendance may be limited to maintenance functions dictated by the type and size of plant. Automatic controls will cover three areas ... 

Groundwater well injection—Oxidants may be introduced to the treatment zone through existing or new groundwater monitoring wells as a liquid, gas, or solid. This method relies on the natural migration of oxidants from the well into the formation. Injection wells need to be adequately spaced to allow for oxidant delivery to the entire treatment area. 

There are many uses of fluidized beds. A number of applications have become commercial successes others are in the pilot-plant stage, and others in bench-scale stage. Generally, the fluidized bed is used for gas-solids contacting however, in some instances the presence of the gas or solid is used only to provide a fluidized bed to accomplish the end result. Uses or special characteristics follow ... 

The MC-ICP-MS consists of four main parts 1) a sample introduction system that inlets the sample into the instrument as either a liquid (most common), gas, or solid (e.g., laser ablation), 2) an inductively coupled Ar plasma in which the sample is evaporated, vaporized, atomized, and ionized, 3) an ion transfer mechanism (the mass spectrometer interface) that separates the atmospheric pressure of the plasma from the vacuum of the analyzer, and 4) a mass analyzer that deals with the ion kinetic energy spread and produces a mass spectrum with flat topped peaks suitable for isotope ratio measurements. 

The analytic principles that have been applied to accumulate air quality data are colorimetry, amperometry, chemiluminescence, and ultraviolet absorption. Calorimetric and amperometric continuous analyzers that use wet chemical techniques (reagent solutions) have been in use as ambient-air monitors for many years. Chemiluminescent analyzers, which measure the amount of chemiluminescence produced when ozone reacts with a gas or solid, were developed to provide a specific and sensitive analysis for ozone and have also been field-tested. Ultraviolet-absorption analyzers are based on a physical detection principle, the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by a substance. They do not use chemical reagents, gases, or solids in their operation and have only recently been field-tested. Ultraviolet-absorption analyzers are ideal as transfer standards, but, as discussed earlier, they have limitations as air monitors, because aerosols, mercury vapor, and some hydrocarbons could, interfere with the accuracy of ozone measurements made in polluted air. 

AMINE. A class of organic compounds of nitrogen that can be in liquid, gas or solid. Derived from the process of amination. 

Within the experimental apparatus, one or more phases Pj..Pp, and one or more interfaces If[...Ifif are present. Most importantly, one of these phases is a liquid phase Pp where the homogeneous catalytic reaction of interest occurs. Consistent with Figure 4.1, the liquid phase Pp has interfaces with the experimental apparatus i. e. CSTR, pump, sample cells and tubing, as well as any gas or solid phases present. If mass transfer occurs across any interface with Pp, then Pp is considered open. If no mass transfer occurs, then Pp is closed. The physical system 1 consists of the phases and the interfaces contained within the experimental apparatus. It is convenient to define a boundary d for the system and this will be taken to be the surface of the experimental apparatus. 

FIGURE 10.2 A schematic drawing of the sensor (tip/cantilever/optical/magnetic device) movement over a substrate in x/y/z direction with nanometer sensitivity controlled by piezomotor at the solid-gas or solid-liquid interface. 

Mixed Flow of Solids and Gas. Again in the ideal situation either gas or solid will be completely converted in the reactor depending on which stream is in excess. 

In conduction, heat is conducted by the transfer of energy of motion between adjacent molecules in a liquid, gas, or solid. In a gas, atoms transfer energy to one another through molecular collisions. In metallic solids, the process of energy transfer via free electrons is also important. In convection, heat is transferred by bulk transport and mixing of macroscopic fluid elements. Recall that there can be forced convection, where the fluid is forced to flow via mechanical means, or natural (free) convection, where density differences cause fluid elements to flow. Since convection is found only in fluids, we will deal with it on only a limited basis. Radiation differs from conduction and convection in that no medium is needed for its propagation. As a result, the form of Eq. (4.1) is inappropriate for describing radiative heat transfer. Radiation is... 

The first step in the solution procedure is discretization in the radial dimension, which involves writing the three-dimensional differential equations as an enlarged set of two-dimensional equations at the radial collocation points with the assumed profile identically satisfying the radial boundary conditions. An examination of experimental measurements (Valstar et al., 1975) and typical radial profiles in packed beds (Finlayson, 1971) indicates that radial temperature profiles can be represented adequately by a quadratic function of radial position. The quadratic representation is preferable to one of higher order since only one interior collocation point is then necessary,6 thus not increasing the dimensionality of the system. The assumed radial temperature profile for either the gas or solid is of the form... 

These parts are used in fluidized beds for various purposes. For example, gas distributors and various types of baffles are installed to decrease the size of the bubbles. Moreover, draft tubes are used to enhance gas or solid circulation. Other devices such as horizontal baffles limit circulation and backmixing of solids and gas. Horizontal or vertical tubes are used for heat management. Devices used to control or improve fluidization behavior, to improve fluidization of cohesive particles or to achieve solids recovery are within the various internals met in fluidized bed reactors (Kelkar and Ng, 2002). Immersed tubes in small diameter beds may lead to slugging. Furthermore, attrition of particle breakage may change the size distribution and possibly change the fluidization behavior. 

At low pressures, the electron temperature is much higher than the temperature of the gas. The temperature of an electron with energy of 2 eV will be 23,200 K. Even though the individual electrons are very hot, the system or gas remains at ambient temperature. Because of the very low density and very low heat capacity of the electrons, the amount of heat transferred to the gas and to the walls of the container is very small. Thus the term cold plasma derives its meaning from the small amount of heat transferred to the gas or solids in contact with it. 

Some bromine compounds are covered specifically under Hazardous Materials Regulations. Other compounds may usually be shipped under the classification of chemicals, not otherwise indexed by name, without special requirements unless from their nature they would fall under a category such as combustible liquid, compressed gas, corrosive liquid (or solid), disinfectant liquid (or solid), dmg, dye intermediate (liquid), fire extinguisher, flammable gas (liquid or solid), insecticide, medicine, oxidizer or oxidizing material, poisonous liquid (gas or solid), solvent, or tear gas. Specific provisions apply to each of these categories and appropriate packaging and labeling are required. 

There is an inherent economic penalty associated with producing liquids from either natural gas or solid coal feedstock. Synthetic liquid fuels technologies are generally not economically competitive with cmde oil processing in the absence of extraneous influences such as price supports or regulations. 

The electrochemical interface has a very large electrical capacity (— 10"s F cm-2) compared with the solid—gas or solid—vacuum interface due to the existence of an ionic space charge localized at a short distance from the electrode. 

In this chapter we will consider the techniques developed to detect and quantitatively measure how much ionization and/or excitation is caused by different nuclear radiations. As all radiation creates ionization and/or excitation, we will separate the discussion of detection methods according to the general techniques used to collect and amplify the results of the interaction of the primary radiation with matter rather than by the type of radiation. These detection methods can be classified as (a) collection of the ionization produced in a gas or solid, (b) detection of secondary electronic excitation in a solid or liquid scintillator, or (c) detection of specific chemical changes induced in sensitive emulsions. 

For solutions in which a gas or solid is dissolved in a liquid, the dissolved substance is called the solute and the liquid is called the solvent. When one liquid is dissolved in another, the minor component is usually considered the solute and the major component is the solvent. Thus, ethyl alcohol is the solute and water the solvent in a mixture of 10% ethyl alcohol and 90% water, but water is the solute and ethyl alcohol the solvent in a mixture of 90% ethyl alcohol and 10% water. 

Adsorption involves a solid-gas (or solid-liquid) two-phase system. 

Here symbols g and s refer to the phase (gas or solid) in which the species are bound, rather the phase of the species itself. At higher concentrations, two adjacent methyl groups combine and react with the lattice oxygen. 

Each phase (gas or solids) is continuous in any cross section. 

An instantaneous regional average of phase j (j = gas or solids) in the region k is defined as... 

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