Pilot Testing of Calcium Looping at TRL7 with CO Capture Efficiencies toward 99.

Postcombustion CO capture by calcium looping using circulating fluidized bed technology, CFB-CaL, is evolving to tackle industrial sectors that are difficult to decarbonize. In addition to the known advantages of CFB-CaL (i.e.

ADAM: a robotic companion for enhanced quality of life in aging populations.

One of the major problems of today's society is the rapid aging of its population. Life expectancy is increasing, but the quality of life is not. Faced with the growing number of people who require cognitive or physical assistance, new technological tools are emerging to help them.

Sensor Fusion for Social Navigation on a Mobile Robot Based on Fast Marching Square and Gaussian Mixture Model.

Mobile robot navigation has been studied for a long time, and it is nowadays widely used in multiple applications. However, it is traditionally focused on two-dimensional geometric characteristics of the environments. There are situations in which robots need to share space with people, so additional aspects, such as social distancing, need to be considered.

The role of lignin on the mechanical performance of polylactic acid and jute composites.

The present work shows the feasibility of incorporating properly treated jute strands into a polylactic acid (PLA) thermoplastic matrix. The role of lignin in the interaction between jute strands and PLA was assessed by means of gradually decreasing the amount of lignin and producing composites. Five different lignin contents were studied and the resulting strands were incorporated into the PLA matrix at the ratio of 30 wt%.

Strong and electrically conductive nanopaper from cellulose nanofibers and polypyrrole.

In this work, we prepare cellulose nanopapers of high mechanical performance and with the electrical conductivity of a semiconductor. Cellulose nanofibers (CNF) from bleached softwood pulp were coated with polypyrrole (PPy) via in situ chemical polymerization, in presence of iron chloride (III) as oxidant agent. The structure and morphology of nanopapers were studied, as well as their thermal, mechanical and conductive properties.

Effects of supercritical fluid chromatography conditions on enantioselectivity and performance of polyproline-derived chiral stationary phases.

The chromatographic behaviour and performance of four polyproline-derived chiral stationary phases (CSPs) were tested using supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC). A series of structurally related racemic compounds, whose enantioseparation was proved to be sensitive to the type of mobile phase used in NP-HPLC, were chosen to be tested in the SFC conditions. Good enantioselection ability was shown by the CSPs for the analytes tested in the new conditions.

Quantitative structure-retention relationships applied to liquid chromatography gradient elution method for the determination of carbonyl-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone compounds.

A usual method for the determination of aldehydes and ketones in different matrices consists of a derivatization with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) followed by HPLC-UV analysis. In the present work, a HPLC-UV gradient elution method has been applied to the analysis of 13 aldehydes and ketones-DNPH in automotive emission samples. In addition to these 13 compounds-DNPH, several carbonyl-DNPH compounds (linear, ramified and cyclic, saturated and unsaturated compounds) have been analyzed by HPLC-UV.

Detection of buffalo mozzarella adulteration by an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry methodology.

Over the past years, LC-MS-based approaches have gained a growing interest in food analysis by using different platforms and methodologies. In particular, enhanced selectivity and sensitivity of multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) scan function offer powerful capabilities in detecting and quantifying specific analytes within complex mixtures such as food matrices. The MRM approach, traditionally applied in biomedical research, is particularly suitable for the detection of food adulteration and for the verification of authenticity to assure food safety and quality, both recognized as top priorities by the European Union Commission.

The law of genomic sovereignty and the protection of "Mexican genetic patrimony".

We present a socio-legal analysis of the policy agenda known as genomic sovereignty in Mexico--in which the notion was first coined--and its translation into a national law of health aimed at regulating population genomics research in the country. Based in more than 2 years of participant observation we sustain that the notion of genomic sovereignty, aimed at protecting the "unique" genetic patterns of populations needs to be critically reassessed. The main problem with such notion is that there are no scientifically sound ways to delimit the genetic "uniqueness" of any population in the world.

Fast separation and determination of sterols in vegetable oils by ultraperformance liquid chromatography with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry detection.

A method for the determination of sterols in vegetable oils by ultraperformance liquid chromatography (UPLC) with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry detection has been developed. The separation of sterols was optimized in terms of mobile phase composition, column temperature and flow rate. The optimal conditions were achieved using an Acquity UPLC BEH C18 column (50 x 2.

Selectivity in reversed-phase separations: general influence of solvent type and mobile phase pH.

The influence of the mobile phase on retention is studied in this paper for a group of over 70 compounds with a broad range of multiple functional groups. We varied the pH of the mobile phase (pH 3, 7, and 10) and the organic modifier (methanol, acetonitrile (ACN), and tetrahydrofuran (THF)), using 15 different stationary phases. In this paper, we describe the overall retention and selectivity changes observed with these variables.

Selectivity in reversed-phase separations Influence of the stationary phase.

The selectivity difference between 15 different stationary phases was measured using a large number of analytes at 2 or 3 different pH values (3, 7 and 10) with acetonitrile and methanol as the mobile phase modifiers. The packings discussed include standard C(8) and C(18) packings, packings with embedded polar groups, a phenyl packing, a pentafluoro-phenyl packing, an adamantylethyl packing and others. The major selectivity differences observed are discussed in detail.

The combined effect of silanols and the reversed-phase ligand on the retention of positively charged analytes.

The nature of the interaction of positively charged analytes with the surface of reversed-phase bonded phases has been investigated as a function of both pH and volume fraction of organic modifier. Studies of the combined effect of both the parameters have been previously reported by us, and the data presented here further demonstrate a multiplicative interaction between pH and the concentration of organic modifier in the mobile phase. Fitting of the data as functions of pH and eluent composition clearly shows that the hydrophobically assisted ion-exchange process dominates over a purely reversed-phase or a pure ion-exchange retention mechanism.

Characterization of the acidity of residual silanol groups in microparticulate and monolithic reversed-phase columns.

The residual silanol acidity and activity of several microparticulate and monolithic C18 columns has been measured from the retention of LiNO3 in the columns with a methanol/buffer (1 mM in Na+) (60:40 v/v) mobile phase buffered to different pH values. For Luna C18 (2) and LiChrospher RP-18 columns, at least two different types of silanols with different acidity for each packing, were observed. Purospher RP-18e and Chromolith RP-18e packings present evidence of some active silanols only at pH values close to their basic pH stability limit or higher.

Comparison of the acidity of residual silanol groups in several liquid chromatography columns.

The silanol acidity of Waters Resolve C18, Waters Resolve silica, Waters Symmetry C18, Waters Symmetry silica, Waters XTerra MS C18 and underivatized XTerra columns has been measured from the retention of LiNO3 with a methanol/water (60:40) mobile phase buffered to different pH values. The Li+ cation is retained by cationic exchange with the background cation of the mobile phase (Na+) through the ionized silanols. The number of active silanols increases in the order: XTerra MS C18 << Symmetry C18 < underivatized XTerra << Resolve C18 < Resolve silica approximately equal to Symmetry silica.