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A smart low molecular weight gelator for the triple detection of copper (II), mercury (II), and cyanide ions in water resources

Novel supramolecular gelators based on quinoline-indolin-2-one structure were synthesized. These gelators formed stable organogels in a mixture of DMSO/H2O (1:1). The scanning electron microscopy (SEM), IR and NMR spectroscopies, and rheological measuremen ...

ELSEVIER2020

CRADLE TO CRADLE® - PARQUET FOR GENERATIONS RESPECT FOR RESOURCES AND PRESERVATION FOR FUTURE

Working with wood means assuming a responsibility. Wood is the most important naturally re- growing raw material and it is considered to be the construction material of the future. However, treated with chemicals (adhesives, lacquers) the resource wood bec ...

A World Resources Forum Production, PSI2017

An anomalous metal-rich phosphogypsum: Characterization and classification according to international regulations

Phosphogypsum is the main waste generated by the phosphate fertilizer industry. Despite the high level of pollutants found in phosphogypsum and the proximity of stacks to cities, there are no specific regulations for the management of this waste. This stud ...

Elsevier Science Bv2017

Dietary risk assessment of pesticides from vegetables and drinking water in gardening areas in Burkina Faso

Luiz Felippe De Alencastro, Edouard René Gilbert Lehmann

Vegetables and water samples have been collected around the lake of Loumbila in Burkina Faso. Pesticides resi- dues in food commodities were analyzed using a modified QuEChERS extraction method prior analysis on GC-MS and UPLC-MS/MS of 31 pesticides. Maxim ...

Elsevier2017

Using very toxic or especially hazardous chemical substances in a research and teaching institution

Thierry Meyer, Jean-Luc Marendaz, Sebastian Brückner

Wrong manipulation, storage or disposal of chemicals can cause great damage whether it occurs on industrial plants, in academia or at home. Amongst the numerous reasons, lack of knowledge and haste are the most common ones. Except for a few substances subj ...

2016

Automaton-based stochastic control for navigation of emergency rescuers in buildings

Maryam Kamgarpour, Tony Alan Wood

In this paper we consider the problem of navigating emergency rescuers in buildings. The objective of the rescuer is to reach several critical regions in a building endangered by a spreading hazard and leave safely. We consider stochastic finite state mode ...

IEEE2016

A Subcutaneous Biochip for Remote Monitoring of Human Metabolism: Packaging and Biocompatibility Assessment

Giovanni De Micheli, Sandro Carrara, Jacopo Olivo, Andrea Cavallini, Seyedeh Sara Ghoreishizadeh

This paper represents the extended version of the conference paper “Developing highly-integrated subcutaneous biochips for remote monitoring of human metabolism” pre- sented at the IEEE Sensors Conference 2012, and presents data on assembly, packaging and ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2015

Reliability Aspects of Microelectromechanical Systems for Space Applications

Tobias Bandi

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are an essential ingredient in many technological innovations and a source of game-changing inventions in the automotive industry, space exploration, consumer electronics and medical applications due to its capability ...

EPFL2014

"Sentry Pallets" for Automated Monitoring of Spatial Constraints

Philippe Cudré-Mauroux

Warehouses must maintain a number of spatial constraints concerning the safe handling of hazardous materials. In this paper, we address the problem of automated monitoring of spatial constraints as pallets are moved on forklifts by human operators. We prop ...

2006

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