Synthesis of hollow carbon spheres by chemical activation of carbon nanoparticles for their use in electrochemical capacitor

Cesar Eduardo Sanchez Rodriguez EDUARDO TOVAR MARTINEZ MARISOL REYES REYES Luis Felipe Cházaro Ruiz ROMAN LOPEZ SANDOVAL (2022, [Artículo])

"Naphthalene combustion has been used to synthesize grams per hour of solid carbon spheres (CS). The carbon soot was activated by acid treatment consisting in a mixture of HNO3 and H2SO4 (1/3 v/v) to produce hollow carbon spheres (HCS). The effect of two concentrations of CSs (5 and 10 mg mL−1) in the acid mixture, on the physicochemical properties of the activated HCSs was studied. The HSCs were subjected to a thermal treatment to increase their graphitization to enhance their electrical conductivity. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy confirmed the formation of HCSs due to the acid treatment whereas FTIR spectra showed that the chemical activation produced functional groups on the carbon spheres surface and the heat treatment effect to remove some of them as well. A specific surface area of 300 m2 g−1 and a large density of micropores for the acid-treated CSs as well as the heat-treated CSs were estimated by analysis of N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms. A specific capacitance 70 F g−1 was calculated by cyclic voltammetry of the acid and thermally treated HCSs at 5 mV s−1, for both CS concentrations, indicating the possibility of synthesizing these HCSs using a simple method in large quantities for their use in electrochemical capacitors."

Physicochemical properties Carbon nanoparticles Chemical activation Electrochemical capacitor BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA QUÍMICA QUÍMICA

The Chemical Evolution of Narrow Emission Line Galaxies: the Key to their Formation Processes

JUAN PABLO TORRES PAPAQUI ROGER COZIOL RENE ALBERTO ORTEGA MINAKATA (2011, [Artículo])

Using the largest sample of narrow emission line galaxies available so far, we show that their spectral characteristics are correlated with different physical parameters, like the chemical abundances, the morphologies, the masses of the bulge and the mean stellar age of the stellar populations of the host galaxies. It suggests that the spectral variations observed in standard spectroscopic diagnostic diagrams are not due solely to variations of ionization parameters or structures but reflect also the chemical evolution of the galaxies, which in turn can be explained by different galaxy formation processes.

Utilizando la mayor muestra de galaxias con líneas de emisión angostas disponible hasta el momento, se muestra que sus características espectrales están correlacionadas con diferentes parámetros físicos, como las abundancias químicas, las morfologías, las masas del bulbo, y la edad estelar promedio de las poblaciones estelares de la galaxia anfitrio-na. Por lo tanto, se sugiere que las variaciones espectrales observadas en diagramas de diagnóstico estándares no se deben únicamente a las variaciones de los parámetros o las estructuras de ionización, sino que reflejan también la evolución química de las galaxias, relacionada con diferentes procesos de formación

CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA Galaxy Chemical Activity Formation Chemical evolution Galaxias Actividad química Formación Evolución química

Comparación de modelos para estimar la presión real de vapor de agua

ROCIO CERVANTES OSORNIO RAMON ARTEAGA RAMIREZ MARIO ALBERTO VAZQUEZ PEÑA WALDO OJEDA BUSTAMANTE Abel Quevedo Nolasco (2013, [Artículo])

La presión real de vapor de agua es una variable básica para estimar la evapotranspiración de los cultivos, uno de los componentes del ciclo hidrológico. Sin embargo, es difícil y cara de medir de forma directa, por lo que, en la práctica, se recurre a estimaciones basadas en la temperatura y relaciones sicrométricas. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue realizar una comparación de diferentes métodos convencionales para el cálculo de la presión real de vapor y compararlos con las estimaciones realizadas con dos tipos de redes neuronales artificiales: feedforward backpropagation y radial basis function. Se usaron datos meteorológicos de cuatro estaciones del Distrito 075, localizadas en el Valle del Fuerte, al norte de Sinaloa, México. Los resultados indican que la red neuronal artificial tipo radial basis function (escenario E4) mostró ser el mejor método en la estimación de la presión actual de vapor de agua.

Humedad atmosférica Déficit de presión de vapor Distritos de riego Redes neuronales artificiales CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA

Physical–Chemical Assessment of Azo Dye Basic Violet I (BVI) Discoloration Using the Corona Plasma in Batch and Flow Systems

Josefina Vergara Sanchez CESAR TORRES SEGUNDO Hugo Albeiro Saldarriaga Noreña (2024, [Artículo])

The decolorization of the Basic violet I (BVI) dye when interacted with a corona discharge is studied in the present work, taking in account two systems, batch and flux. The current and voltage were measured during the whole process in which a corona plasma was generated, with an applied power of 51.9 and 167.72 W where the transport gas was air. A batch reactor and a flow reactor were used, where 500 and 5000 mL of

samples were treated, respectively. Optical emission spectra (OES) were measured where the oxidizing species ・OH were at wavelengths of 307.597 and 310.148 nm, associated with the A2Σ+ − X2Π transition. The absorption spectra for the batch system showed a discoloration of 85.7% in the first 10 min, while in the flow system, the absorption was 93.9% at the same time and 4.5% at the same time by conventional heating. Characteristics of the final sample included an acidic solution with an electrical conductivity of 449.20 } 55.44 and 313.6 } 39.58 μS/cm, a dissolved oxygen concentration of 7.74 } 0.2 and 6.37 } 0.23 mg/L, an absorbance of 0.04 } 0.01 and 0.03 } 0.01 au, with turbidity measuring 1.22 } 1.59 and 10.34 } 4.96 NTU, and an energy cost of 1.1 × 10−1 and 6.3 × 10−1 g/kWh in the batch and continuous flow systems, respectively. The interaction of the corona plasma with water promoted the production of reactive species, resulting in the discoloration of the Basic Violet I dye.

BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA QUÍMICA anions, degradation, dyes and pigments, electrodes, plasma