Showcase materials

Schieweck, A. (2009) Air pollutants in museum showcases-material emissions, influences, impact on artworks. PhD thesis, University of Applied Arts Dresden. Publication in preparation. 

At moderate levels of relative humidity, acid pollutants accelerate the degradation of glass, notably in display cases with a high concentration of acetic acid (released from showcase materials or from other objects) where heavy damage has been reported on sensitive glasses even after exposure periods of a few months only. 

Several elegant synthetic strategies have been devised for biotin (1) this chapter describes one of the total syntheses developed at Hoffmann-La Roche. This insightful synthesis employs a derivative of L-cysteine, a readily available member of the chiral pool,2 as the starting material, and showcases the powerful intramolecular nitrone-olefin [3+2] cycloaddition reaction. 

It further addresses the importance of using some types of energy-derived waste as alternative raw materials for certain valuable components. Moreover, the book showcases research on how certain waste materials can be utilized for energy production, an increasingly important aspect of modem integrated waste management strategies. The main objectives are to ... 

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In order to meet the above-mentioned conditions and also to minimize dust entry, modern cases are predominantly highly sealed, which implies that the air exchange rate would be lowered to a minimum. It is to be assumed that the high surface to volume ratio, which especially characterizes smaller enclosures, combined with unsuitable construction materials and almost static conditions, enhance the accumulation of chemical compounds. Hence, the comparison of the indoor environment as a reaction vessel , as stated by Weschler and Shields (1997), comes to a head in museum showcases. 

On February 22 and 23, more than 220 exhibitors will represent their products and services on the show floor (see sidebar on p. 24). Exhibiting companies from every state and more than 40 countries will be in attendance. These exhibitors will be showcasing emerging technologies, new green industry trends, and advancements in materials and market applications. 

Figure 10.16 IRT image showcasing the maximum thermal increase of the backside of an impacted PC/PET hehnet-grade material. An injection-molded plaque of 3.2 mm thickness was impacted with an instrumented drop tower at 3.0 m/s with a drop mass assembly of 5.0 kg that contained a rounded steel dart. No anvil was beneath the plaque therefore, deflection of the plaque was allowed to occur.

The examples described in this chapter showcase the utility of viral capsids for the constmction of nanoscale materials. Most of these applications have capitalized on the distinct sizes and shapes that these stmctures provide to produce... 

A wealth of techniques can be applied at the nascence of a catalyst material. This will be illustrated using two showcases, namely the synthesis of molecular sieve silicalite-1, which possesses one of the most well-known microporous frameworks. 

Notably, by this means, alkenes become suitable starting materials for organozinc preparation by a sequence entailing hydroboration (for instance, with EtjBH [64]) and subsequent treatment with Et2Zn [64] or iPr2Zn [66]. The preparation of oligofunctional dialkylzincs such as 38 [64b-c], 39 [64b-c, 66], 40 [67], and 41 [68] showcases the potential of this approach (Scheme 4.10). 

Recent reports on the synthesis of organic materials showcase the versatility of Sml2 and its ability to grant access to complex new heteroaromatic assemblies with interesting physical properties through the orchestration of cascade events. 

Poly(vinyl alcohol) has also been shown to provide mechanically adaptive properties to composite films comprised of a PVOH electrospun mat and a PVAc or EO-EPI matrix. Films made from such composites exhibited controlled response to hydration that resulted in a two fold decrease of the storage modulus which, in the case of the PVAc composite, was fully reversible. Expanding on this concept and in a similar motif to the aforementioned CNC composites, Korley and coworkers have recently showcased the potential use of montmorillonite in mechanically adaptive composite materials. Montmorillonite is a layered silicate with high aspect ratio and surface area and is often used in polymer composites to mechanically reinforce the resulting material, while its dispersibility and tunable surface chemistiy make its use particularly attractive. In this case, the incorporation of montmorillonite in the PVOH fibrous filler resulted in enhanced moduli when the polymer matrix consisted of EO-EPI, as opposed to the limited enhancement observed in the case of a PVAc matrix. Nonetheless, both composites showed mechanically switching properties upon hydration, with the weight fraction of montmorillonite affecting the mechanical contrast as well as the response time. ... 

Depending on material properties and the nature of the reactions, the performance, safety, packaging, design, and application characteristics of batteries will vary. Table 4.1 showcases a number of commercial battery materials that dominate the energy storage market [5]. 

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