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Industrial applications of corrosion inhibitors are too numerous to cover in the present context. The inhibitor industry amounts to several billion dollars annually. Applications of inhibitors in petroleum production, oil and gas wells and pipelines, potable water, water cooling towers, acid systems, automobile antifreeze systems, paints, boiler waters,... 

Intel in 1971 was the first to commercialize microprocessors, primarily used in dedicated control systems, automobiles, automated product lines, and the like. By 1977, even before the coming of the PC, the price had plummeted from 110 to 20. As the power of its microprocessors sharply increased, Intel s microprocessor was selling between 5 and 8. By the 1980s Intel was accounting for 80 percent or more of the world s production of microprocessors. 

Manufactured products, such as automobiles or aircraft will no longer be independent platforms, but will be nodes in integrated and comprehensive systems of systems. Automobiles will have sensors, making them an integrated part of the highway and transportation system. Sensors will help control traffic, provide directions, monitor health of the vehicles, and provide the intelligence to prevent collisions and accidents. 

Other applications of lithium-thionyl chloride cells include utility metering gauges, security alarm systems, automobile electronic systems and well logging, electronic applications, e.g. power back-up for volatile random access memories. The US Army has placed large orders for the BA 6598 lithium-thionyl chloride battery produced by Eveready. There are no significant industrial or consumer applications to date for high rate woimd lithium-thionyl chloride cells. 

Many modem automobiles are now equipped with an antilocking braking system. Explain in terms of and fit why this is advantageous. 

Macroscopic properties often influence tlie perfoniiance of solid catalysts, which are used in reactors tliat may simply be tubes packed witli catalyst in tlie fonii of particles—chosen because gases or liquids flow tlirough a bed of tliem (usually continuously) witli little resistance (little pressure drop). Catalysts in tlie fonii of honeycombs (monolitlis) are used in automobile exliaust systems so tliat a stream of reactant gases flows witli little resistance tlirough tlie channels and heat from tlie exotlieniiic reactions (e.g., CO oxidation to CO,) is rapidly removed. 

Another factor is the potential economic benefit that may be realized due to possible future environmental regulations from utilizing both waste and virgin biomass as energy resources. Carbon taxes imposed on the use of fossil fuels in the United States to help reduce undesirable automobile and power plant emissions to the atmosphere would provide additional economic incentives to stimulate development of new biomass energy systems. Certain tax credits and subsidies are already available for commercial use of specific types of biomass energy systems (93). 

System rehabihty is improved by providing alternative means for performing the same task. For example, automobiles were equipped with hand cranks even though they had electric starters. This back-up equipment was provided because at that time starters were unrehable. In contemporary system design, factors such as added cost, weight, and space may prohibit the use of redundant systems. 

Electroplating. The second-largest appHcation for nickel chemicals is as electrolytes ia nickel electroplating (qv). In ordinary plating systems, nickel present ia the electrolyte never forms on the finished workpiece the latter results from dissolution and transfer from nickel anodes. Decorative nickel plating is used for automobile bumpers and trim, appHances, wire products, flatware, jewelry, and many other consumer items. A comprehensive review of nickel electroplating has been compiled (164). 

Amino resins are also often used for the cure of other resins such as alkyds and reactive acryUc polymers. These polymer systems may contain 5—50% of the amino resin and are commonly used in the flexible backings found on carpets and draperies, as well as in protective surface coatings, particularly the durable baked enamels of appHances, automobiles, etc. 

Economics and price of the final article often dictate a specific type of mbber that can be used. The expected usable life for the product is controlled by many factors including end customer awareness, competitive situation in the marketplace, safety, reUabiUty, and other factors. Rubber is almost always used as a functional part of another system. For example tires, hoses, belts, O-rings, and numerous mbber components are used in manufacturing automobiles and tmcks. The overall life of the vehicle as well as its performance level often control or direcdy relate to the service life or quaUty level of the mbber parts. 

Steam digestion of siHcone mbber produces a siHcone reclaim, used to reduce the cost of siHcone compounds. It has been widely used by siHcone automobile ignition systems. The resulting compounds have exceUent aging characteristics and stUl possess outstanding electrical properties (16). 

The relevance of photonics technology is best measured by its omnipresence. Semiconductor lasers, for example, are found in compact disk players, CD-ROM drives, and bar code scaimers, as well as in data communication systems such as telephone systems. Compound semiconductor-based LEDs utilized in multicolor displays, automobile indicators, and most recendy in traffic lights represent an even bigger market, with approximately 1 biUion in aimual sales. The trend to faster and smaller systems with lower power requirements and lower loss has led toward the development of optical communication and computing systems and thus rapid technological advancement in photonics systems is expected for the future. In this section, compound semiconductor photonics technology is reviewed with a focus on three primary photonic devices LEDs, laser diodes, and detectors. Overviews of other important compound semiconductor-based photonic devices can be found in References 75—78. 

Electrochemical Microsensors. The most successful chemical microsensor in use as of the mid-1990s is the oxygen sensor found in the exhaust system of almost all modem automobiles (see Exhaust control, automotive). It is an electrochemical sensor that uses a soHd electrolyte, often doped Zr02, as an oxygen ion conductor. The sensor exemplifies many of the properties considered desirable for all chemical microsensors. It works in a process-control situation and has very fast (- 100 ms) response time for feedback control. It is relatively inexpensive because it is designed specifically for one task and is mass-produced. It is relatively immune to other chemical species found in exhaust that could act as interferants. It performs in a very hostile environment and is reHable over a long period of time (36). 

Sohd tantalum capacitors have a high volumetric capacitance which makes them attractive for use in miniaturized electronic systems like cellular telephones, hand-held video cameras, and personal computers. The insensitivity of their capacitance to temperature and their abiUty to operate at temperature extremes explains why these devices are used in such harsh environments as automobile engine compartments. Sohd tantalum capacitors are extremely rehable and, therefore, are often the capacitor of choice in critical appHcations like spacecraft electronics, pacemakers, and safety equipment. 

Chromates are used to inhibit metal corrosion in recirculating water systems. When methanol was extensively used as an antifree2e, chromates could be successfully used as a corrosion inhibitor for cooling systems in locomotive diesels and automobiles (185). 

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