Site improving performance

As was previously mentioned, PtRu alloys exhibit improved performance over pure Pt alloys.117,118 This is primarily a result of the ability of Ru to dissociate H20 for reaction with CO adsorbed on Pt sites.115,116 That CO oxidation on pure Ru is unfavorable indicates that on the bimetallic surface, CO is oxidized only on the Pt sites.119 Thus, CO is oxidized on Pt sites adjacent to Ru sites, where water is activated.120,121 This is known as a bifunctional mechanism. In addition, the presence of Ru atoms reduces the adsorption energy of CO on neighboring Pt atoms, lowering the activation energy of CO oxidation.122 This effect is purely electronic and is less significant than the bifunctional effect of Ru.123 One significant limitation of PtRu is the weak adsorption of methanol on Ru, particularly at room temperature.117,124 The weak adsorption severely hinders methanol decomposition, which is evident in Fig. 7 by the drop in current density for PtRu electrodes with high Ru composition.125... 

A method frequently used to improve performance of trenches is to incorporate flow enhancement. Typically, this involves the use of a pump to lower the fluid level in the trench, and thus increase the hydraulic gradient. An additional benefit is that the continued flow toward the pump also tends to collect the LNAPL in a smaller area, where it is easier to recover. Water recovered from the trench may be treated for off-site disposal or reinjected upgradient to enhance the flow further. Increased... 

Use of pulsed air injection rather than continuous air injection may improve performance at many sites. After a system has been operating for a period of time, the concentration of contaminant in the recovered air declines. Continued injection of the same volume of injected air recovers less VOC. Injection of air in a pulsed pattern allows time for reestablishment of a greater concentration gradient toward air channels and a more uniform concentration throughout the contaminant plume area. When the system is resumed, volatilization is again the predominant removal mechanism. 

Zeolite catalysts play a vital role in modern industrial catalysis. The varied acidity and microporosity properties of this class of inorganic oxides allow them to be applied to a wide variety of commercially important industrial processes. The acid sites of zeolites and other acidic molecular sieves are easier to manipulate than those of other solid acid catalysts by controlling material properties, such as the framework Si/Al ratio or level of cation exchange. The uniform pore size of the crystalline framework provides a consistent environment that improves the selectivity of the acid-catalyzed transformations that form C-C bonds. The zeoHte structure can also inhibit the formation of heavy coke molecules (such as medium-pore MFl in the Cyclar process or MTG process) or the desorption of undesired large by-products (such as small-pore SAPO-34 in MTO). While faujasite, morden-ite, beta and MFl remain the most widely used zeolite structures for industrial applications, the past decade has seen new structures, such as SAPO-34 and MWW, provide improved performance in specific applications. It is clear that the continued search for more active, selective and stable catalysts for industrially important chemical reactions will include the synthesis and application of new zeolite materials. 

The DOE states that horizontal well installation costs have steadily decreased in recent years due to technical improvements and increased experience of drilling companies (D168585, p. 10). Most horizontal wells are installed at private industry sites, so performance information and cost data are not commonly available (D22909O, p. 2). 

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This lack of control can make it difficult for physician-owned SMOs to ensure quality performance across all sites. If a site is slow to enroll patients or generating CRFs with a high incidence of errors, physician-owned SMOs are not necessarily empowered to quickly improve an individual site s performance. This is particularly troublesome in light of the fact that in a large multicenter trial, success hinges on the worst-performing site. Data cannot be locked and analyzed until all the sites are closed. Physician-owned SMOs may not have the same ability to conduct studies quickly and produce clean data as do the wholly owned SMOs. 

The 27A1 and 29Si NMR measurements (7) showed that after treatment with 0.01 molar HC1 most of the amorphous silica-containing material is removed from the parent catalyst A. This can be understood easily since the maximum solubility of silica (16) is reached at pH = 2. Although the improved performance of the treated catalyst cannot be entirely explained by the removal of less active material, i.e. the increase of the number of Lewis acid sites per mass unit, it is believed that these silica species block most of the catalytically active centers, i.e. the highly dispersed Lewis acidic alumina sites in the micro- and mesopores of the parent US-Y zeolite. 

Useofavidin-biotin technology in immunoaffinity chromatography can lead to improved performance of the affinity column, which translates both into yields of the target material and stability of the column (1,2). The presence of free biotin-binding sites of the avidin-4 esin allows secondary interaction with biotinylated antibody or its complexes with avi-din that may have leaked from the affinity resin. 

Different metrics may be used to describe past performance, predict future performance, and encourage behavioral change. They are a means to evaluate the overall system performance and to develop a path toward superior process safety performance. This is accomplished by identifying where the current performance falls within a spectrum of excellent-to-poor performance. Such information will allow executives and site management to develop plans to address the specific improvement opportunities that could lead to measurable improvement in process safety. Good process safety metrics reinforce a process safety culture that promotes the belief that process safety incidents are preventable, that improvement is continuous, and that policies and procedures are necessary and will be followed. Continuous improvement is necessary and any improvement program will be based on measurable elements. Therefore, to continuously improve performance, organizations must develop and implement effective process safety metrics. 

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