02328nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245007300055210006900128260010200197300001400299490000700313520153300320653000801853653002001861653001101881653001501892653001701907653002001924100002401944700002201968856010801990 2013 eng d a0256-249900aCrystallization: key thermodynamic, kinetic and hydrodynamic aspects0 aCrystallization key thermodynamic kinetic and hydrodynamic aspec aC V RAMAN AVENUE, SADASHIVANAGAR, P B \#8005, BANGALORE 560 080, INDIAbINDIAN ACAD SCIENCEScDEC a1287-13370 v383 a

Crystallization is extensively used in different industrial applications, including the production of a wide range of materials such as fertilizers, detergents, food and pharmaceutical products, as well as in the mineral processing industries and treatment of waste effluents. In spite of the wide-spread use of crystallization, a clear understanding of the thermodynamic, kinetic and hydrodynamic aspects of the design methodologies are not yet well established. More often than not crystallization is still considered an art especially in fine-chemicals, pharmaceuticals and life-sciences sector. It is essential to understand and relate key thermodynamic, kinetic and hydrodynamic aspects to crystallizer performance, not just in terms of yield but also in terms of product quality (characterized by particle size distribution, morphology, polymorphism and the amount of strain as well as the uptake of solvent or impurities in the crystal lattice). This paper attempts to do that by critically reviewing published experimental and modelling studies on establishing and enhancing state-of-the-art thermodynamic, kinetic and hydrodynamic aspects of crystallization. Efforts are made to discuss and raise points for emerging modelling tools needed for a flexible design and operation of crystallizers and crystallization processes that are needed to meet the ever increasing demand on precise product specifications. Focus is on bringing out the trends which can be used as perspectives for future studies in this field.

10aCFD10aCrystallization10agrowth10aNucleation10apolymorphism10asupersaturation1 aVedantam, Sreepriya1 aRanade, Vivek, V. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/crystallization-key-thermodynamic-kinetic-and-hydrodynamic-aspects-002213nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245010500055210006900160260007300229300001000302490000800312520137700320653002001697653000801717653001301725653001501738653001101753100002201764700002001786700001801806700001801824856012901842 2013 eng d a1387-181100aCrystallization kinetics of Sn-MFI molecular sieve formation by dry gel cross mark conversion method0 aCrystallization kinetics of SnMFI molecular sieve formation by d aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcDEC a73-800 v1823 a

The conversion of amorphous stannosilicate dry gel into crystalline molecular sieve with MFI structure (Sn-MFI) was achieved by dry gel conversion (DGC) method at 413, 443 and 473 K. For comparison purpose, Sn-MFI molecular sieve with similar SiO2/SnO2 mole ratio was also obtained by hydrothermal crystallization route. Crystallization curves were established by conducting time dependant studies on progressive crystallization processes for both the systems. The values of activation energy of nucleation (E-n), activation energy of crystallization (E-c), and their pre-exponential factors (InA(n), InA(c) respectively) were calculated from Arrhenius plots. Compared to the hydrothermal method, shorter induction period was observed when DGC method was employed. Both the E-n (49.70 kJ/mol) and E-c (52.82 kJ/mol) for DGC method were found to be lower than that of the E-n (55.70 kJ/mop and E-c (60.23 kJ/mol) for hydrothermal method. The kinetics parameters viz. K and q were derived from kinetic expressions and DGC method showed higher value of K and lower value of q compared to hydrothermal crystallization method at identical temperature. Various DGC method parameters such as water content at the bottom of autoclave and SiO2/SnO2 mole ratio have shown the influence on the kinetics of crystallization of Sn-MFI. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

10aCrystallization10aDGC10akinetics10aNucleation10aSn-MFI1 aNiphadkar, P., S.1 aTangale, N., P.1 aJoshi, P., N.1 aAwate, S., V. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/crystallization-kinetics-sn-mfi-molecular-sieve-formation-dry-gel-cross-mark-conversion-001344nas a2200205 4500008004100000022001400041245010500055210006900160260007300229300001200302490000800314520055700322653002100879653002300900653001500923653001800938100002100956700003000977856013101007 2014 eng d a0927-775700aDilution does the trick: role of mixed solvent evaporation in controlling nanoparticle self-assembly0 aDilution does the trick role of mixed solvent evaporation in con aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcAPR a142-1470 v4473 a

An easy and convenient way to prepare superlattices of amine capped gold nanoparticles is presented. It is clearly established that solvent evaporation significantly influences the nature of resulting superlattices and critically governs whether monolayer or multilayer superlattices are formed. More specifically, it is demonstrated that dilution of the nanoparticle dispersion with a similar solvent (but with different vapour pressure) is an expedient handle to control the nature of self-assembly. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

10aEvaporation rate10agold nanoparticles10aNucleation10aSelf-assembly1 aSahu, Puspanjali1 aPrasad, Bhagavatula L. V. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/dilution-does-trick-role-mixed-solvent-evaporation-controlling-nanoparticle-self-assembly-002133nas a2200253 4500008004100000022001400041245007700055210006900132260007300201300001200274490000700286520130200293653001201595653001901607653001501626653001501641653001801656653001501674100002101689700002101710700001801731700001901749856011101768 2015 eng d a1350-417700aContinuous precipitation of calcium carbonate using sonochemical reactor0 aContinuous precipitation of calcium carbonate using sonochemical aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcMAY a132-1390 v243 a

The continuous production of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) by precipitation method at room temperature was carried out in a stirred reactor under ultrasonic environment and was compared with the conventional stirring method. The effect of various operating parameters such as Ca(OH)(2) slurry concentration, CO2 flow rate and Ca(OH)(2) slurry flow rate on the particle size of CaCO3 was investigated. The calcium carbonate particles were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), wide angle X-ray diffraction (WXRD) and particle size. The morphology was studied by using scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images. The particle size obtained in the presence of ultrasonic environment was found to be smaller as compared to conventional stirring method. The particle size is found to be reduced with an increase in the concentrations of Ca(OH)(2) and increased with increasing CO2 flow rate for both the methods. The slurry flow rate had a major effect on the particle size and the particle size decreased with increased slurry flow rate. Only calcite phase of CaCO3 was predominantly present as confirmed by the characterization techniques for both the preparation methods. In most of the cases rhombohedral calcite particles were observed. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

10aCalcite10aCrystal growth10aMorphology10aNucleation10aParticle size10aUltrasound1 aShirsath, S., R.1 aSonawane, S., H.1 aSaini, D., R.1 aPandit, A., B. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/continuous-precipitation-calcium-carbonate-using-sonochemical-reactor-002210nas a2200253 4500008004100000022001400041245008500055210006900140260000800209300001100217490000800228520140200236653002001638653001101658653001501669653002201684653002601706653002101732100001801753700002101771700002701792700002301819856011401842 2021 eng d a1385-894700aQuantitative understanding of nucleation and growth kinetics of silver nanowires0 aQuantitative understanding of nucleation and growth kinetics of  cJUN a1287110 v4143 a

We have demonstrated that using polyol synthesis, it is possible to prepare high aspect ratio silver nanowires by controlling the experiments for process related issues which are usually ignored, viz. the overhead space in the batch reactor. It is found that by controlling the presence/absence of NOx gases with refluxing of nitric acid in the batch reactor with an overhead space of 80% volume, near complete conversion (-99%) of high aspect ratio NWs (-1000) can be attained. We provide a detailed understanding of other factors assisting in rapid polyol synthesis like temperature, stirring rate, Chloride ion concentration, optimal PVP weight ratios and PVP/AgNO3 ratio that can lead to high aspect ratio NWs. Besides the process parameters and reagent concentration effects, kinetic studies based on our nucleation and R-C Model evaluate the overall reaction rate constants for silver nanowires and the JMAK approach is used to theoretically validate our experimental results of the reactor headspace having strongest effect on the aspect ratios. Our study highlights the importance of various complications in the polyol synthesis, through detailed kinetic modelling and affixes values of temperature, reactor headspace, stirring rate and residence time in order to achieve reproducible synthesis of nanowires with complete conversion along with a method to separate these nanowires.

10aConducting inks10agrowth10aNucleation10aReaction kinetics10aRedox-crystallization10aSilver Nanowires1 aPatil, Suneha1 aKate, Prachi, R.1 aDeshpande, Jaydeep, B.1 aKulkarni, Amol, A. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/quantitative-understanding-nucleation-and-growth-kinetics-silver-nanowires01369nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245010000055210006900155260000900224300001400233490000600247520060400253653001500857653001500872653001800887653001700905653002400922100001900946700002000965700002500985856012901010 2024 eng d a2574-096200aUnveiling a promising active host material for sodium metal anodes through V2AlC max derivation0 aUnveiling a promising active host material for sodium metal anod cJUL  a6084-60890 v73 a

To address the issue of nonuniform sodium deposition, in this study, V2ZnC (named VZC), which is synthesized by substituting Zn for Al in V2AlC, is used as a host material to facilitate effective Na utilization. The key concept is to utilize Zn and its forms as an active site to trap Na, while the high mechanical strength of VZC can accommodate volume changes in the sodium metal anode during charging and discharging. VZC displayed regulated plating and stripping at a higher current and capacity of 8 mA cm-2 and 2 mAh cm(-2), respectively, with Coulombic efficiency close to 99.99%.

10aelectrodes10aNucleation10aoverpotential10asodium metal10aXPS depth profiling1 aWasnik, Kundan1 aPatrike, Apurva1 aShelke, Manjusha, V. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/unveiling-promising-active-host-material-sodium-metal-anodes-through-v2alc-max-derivation