New solar power material converts 90 percent of captured light into heat

By contrast, current solar absorber material functions at lower temperatures and needs to be overhauled almost every year for high temperature operations. "We wanted to create a material that absorbs sunlight that doesn't...

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Tiny carbon nanotube pores make big impact

A Team led by the Lawrence Livermore scientists has created a new kind of ion channel consisting of short carbon nanotubes, which can be inserted into synthetic bilayers and live cell membranes to form tiny pores that...

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MANUFACTURE OF AMMONIA (Haber Process)

THE AMMONIA MANUFACTURING PROCESS Ammonia is produced in a process known as the Haber process, in which nitrogen and  hydrogen react in the presence of an iron catalyst to form ammonia. The hydrogen is formed  by...

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MATERIAL BALANCE (with chemical reactions)

MATERIAL BALANCE WITH CHEMICAL REACTIONS: Introduction: Chemical reactions play a vital role in manufacturing process. For design of chemicalprocess equipment, the operating conditions such as pressure, temperature,composition...

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Preperation Of Dyes

METHYL ORANGE INDICATOR: Methyl orange is a pH indicator and due to its clear color change it is very often used in titrations. Methyl orange changes color at the pH of a mid-strength acid and is usually used in titrations...

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AMMONOLYSIS

MANUFACTURE OF ANILINE FROM CHLOROBENZENE BY AMMONOLYSIS Raw materials Basis:1 ton aniline Chlorobenzene = 2,500 lb Ammonia solution(28%) = 7,450 lb Cuprous oxide = 350 lb   Manufacture Chlorobenzene is charged into a series of horizontal, rotating high - pressure rolled steel autoclave. Approximately 0.1 mole...

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BECHAMP REDUCTION

MANUFACTURE OF ANILINE FROM NITROBENZENE BY BECHAMP REDUCTION 1 Raw materials  Basis: 1 metric ton aniline Nitrobenzene: 1390 kg Iron borings: 1600 kg Hydrochloric acid: 125 kg 2 Manufacture  Crude nitrobenzene is...

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