In situ Spectroscopic Techniques at High Pressure

In situ Spectroscopic Techniques at High Pressure
Author: Andreas Braeuer
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2015-12-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0444634207

In situ Spectroscopic Techniques at High Pressure provides a comprehensive treatment of in-situ applications of spectroscopic techniques at high pressure and their working principles, allowing the reader to develop a deep understanding of which measurements are accessible with each technique, what their limitations are, and for which application each technique is best suited. Coverage is also given to the instrumental requirements for these applications, with respect to the high pressure instrumentation and the spectroscopic components of the equipment. The pedagogical style of the book is supplemented by the inclusion of "study questions" which aim to make it useful for graduate-level courses. - Bridges the gap between supercritical fluid science/technology and in-situ spectroscopic techniques - Provides a powerful guide to applying spectroscopic techniques as gainful sensors at high pressure - Highlights the influence of a high pressure environment and high pressure equipment on spectroscopic techniques - Presents a deep understanding of which measurements are accessible with each technique, what their limitations are, and for which application each technique is best suited

Spectroscopic Techniques for Polymer Characterization

Spectroscopic Techniques for Polymer Characterization
Author: Yukihiro Ozaki
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2022-03-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3527348336

An insightful exploration of cutting-edge spectroscopic techniques in polymer characterization In Spectroscopic Techniques for Polymer Characterization: Methods, Instrumentation, Applications, a team of distinguished chemists delivers a comprehensive exploration of the vast potential of spectroscopic characterization techniques in polymer research. The book offers a concise outline of the principles, advantages, instrumentation, experimental techniques, and noteworthy applications of cutting-edge spectroscopy. Covering a wide range of polymers, from nylon to complex polymeric nanocomposites, the author presents recent developments in polymer science to polymer, analytical, and material chemists, assisting them in keeping track of the progress in modern spectroscopy. Spectroscopic Techniques for Polymer Characterization contains contributions from pioneers in modern spectroscopic techniques from around the world. The included materials bridge the gap between spectroscopists, polymer scientists, and engineers in academia and industry. The book also offers: A thorough introduction to the progress in spectroscopic techniques, including polymer spectroscopy and near-infrared spectroscopy Comprehensive explorations of topical polymers studied by spectroscopy, including polymer thin films, fluoropolymers, polymer solutions, conductive polymers Practical discussions of infrared imaging, near-infrared imaging, two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy, and far-ultraviolet spectroscopy In-depth examinations of spectroscopic studies of weak hydrogen bonding in polymers Spectroscopic Techniques for Polymer Characterization: Methods, Instrumentation, Applications is a must-read reference for polymer, analytical, and physical chemists, as well as materials scientists and spectroscopists seeking a one-stop resource for polymer characterization using spectroscopic analyses.

Comparative High Pressure Biology

Comparative High Pressure Biology
Author: Philippe Sebert
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1000738078

High pressure biology is an old, fascinating and stimulating field of research. One of the major reasons for the interest in studying high pressure is that this environmental factor also plays an important role in thermodynamics and consequently in biology. Pressure, from a biological perspective, has a bearing on all living creatures. The book pre

Life at High Pressure

Life at High Pressure
Author: Alister Macdonald
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2021-07-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030675874

The book discusses the ways in which high hydrostatic pressure (i.e. water pressure) affects all grades of life which thrive at pressures much greater those in our normal environment. The deep sea is the best known high pressure environment, where pressures reach a thousand times greater than those at the surface, yet it is populated by a variety of animals and microorganisms. The earth’s crust supports microorganisms which live in water filled pores at high pressure. In addition, the load bearing joints of animals like ourselves experience pulses of hydrostatic pressure of a magnitude similar to the pressure at mid ocean depths. These pressures affect molecular structures and biochemical reactions. Basic cellular processes are drastically affected – the growth and division of cells, the way nerves conduct impulses and the chemical reactions which provide energy. Adaptation to high pressure also occurs in complex physiological systems such as those which provide buoyancy. Probably the greatest challenge to our understanding of adaptation to high pressure is the stabilisation of the nervous system of deep sea animals to avoid convulsions which pressure causes in shallow water animals. Additionally the book provides insight into the engineering required to study life at high pressure: equipment which can trap small deep sea animals and retrieve them at their high pressure, equivalent equipment for microorganisms, laboratory microscopes which can focus on living cells under high pressure, incubators for bacteria which require high pressure to grow, high pressure aquaria for marine animals and lastly and briefly, manned and unmanned submersible vessels, Landers and deep drill hole sampling. Rather like the organisms studied many laboratory instruments have been adapted to function at high pressure.

Advances in High-Pressure Techniques for Geophysical Applications

Advances in High-Pressure Techniques for Geophysical Applications
Author: J. Chen
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 540
Release: 2005-09-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780444519795

Direct measurements of the elastic properties of iron and cobalt to 120 GPa : implications for the composition of earth's core / Jonathan C. Crowhurst, Alexander F. Goncharov and Joseph M. Zaug -- A gigahertz ultrasonic interferometer for the diamond anvil cell and high-pressure elasticity of some iron-oxide minerals / Steven D. Jacobsen, Hans J. Reichmann, Anastasia Kantor and Hartmut A. Spetzler -- Simultaneous equation of state, pressure calibration and sound velocity measurements to lower mantle pressures using multi-anvil apparatus / Baosheng Li, Jennifer Kung, T. Uchida and Yanbin Wang -- Simultaneous determination of elastic and structural properties under simulated mantle conditions using multi-anvil device MAX80 / Hans J. Mueller, Christian Lathe and Frank R. Schilling -- Laboratory measurement of seismic wave dispersion and attenuation at high pressure and temperature / Ian Jackson -- High-temperature plasticity measurements using synchrotron X-rays / Donald J. Weidner, Li Li ...

Spectroscopic Methods in Mineralogy and Material Sciences

Spectroscopic Methods in Mineralogy and Material Sciences
Author: Grant Henderson
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 820
Release: 2014-11-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 161451786X

Spectroscopic Methods in Mineralogy and Material Science covers significant advances in the technological aspects and applications of spectroscopic and microscopic techniques used in the Earth and Materials Sciences. The current volume compliments the now classic Volume 18, Spectroscopic Methods in Mineralogy and Geology, which became an essential resource to many scientists and educators for the past two decades. This volume updates techniques covered in Volume 18, and introduces new techniques available for probing the secrets of Earth materials, such as X-ray Raman and Brillouin spectroscopy. Other important topics including Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) are also covered.

Mechanisms in Homogeneous Catalysis

Mechanisms in Homogeneous Catalysis
Author: Brian Heaton
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2006-03-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3527604871

While chemists using spectroscopic methods need to learn from the specialists, they do not normally read the spectroscopists' original papers. This book provides this very information -- summarizing some recent advances in the mechanistic understanding of metallocene polymerization catalysts and the role of NMR spectroscopy in these endeavors. Adopting a real practice-oriented approach, the authors focus on two of the most important spectroscopic techniques with two parts devoted to each of NMR and IR spectroscopy - as well as on important industrial applications with regard to the reaction discussed. Rather than providing a complete and exhaustive review of homogeneous hydrogenation and its detailed mechanisms, the book focuses on the specific spectroscopic techniques and the mechanistic information that has been obtained from their application. The result is unique in its scope, allowing chemists from different fields to learn which techniques can be applied for their specific synthetic problems. The prizewinning editor, Professor Brian Heaton, is the key player in the field, and has brought together here a team of authors to cater for specialists, and researchers in industry and academia.

Ultrahigh Pressure Mineralogy

Ultrahigh Pressure Mineralogy
Author: Russell J. Hemley
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 688
Release: 2018-12-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1501509179

Volume 37 of Reviews in Mineralogy, divided into three sections, begins with an overview (Chapter 1) of the remarkable advances in the ability to subject minerals-not only as pristine single-crystal samples but also complex, natural mineral assemblages-to extreme pressure-temperature conditions in the laboratory. These advances parallel the development of an arsenal of analytical methods for measuring mineral behavior under those conditions. This sets the stage for section two (Chapters 2-8) which focuses on high-pressure minerals in their geological setting as a function of depth. This top-down approach begins with what we know from direct sampling of high-pressure minerals and rocks brought to the surface to detailed geophysical observations of the vast interior. The third section (Chapters 9-19) presents the material fundamentals, starting from properties of a chemical nature, such as crystal chemistry, thermochemistry, element partitioning, and melting, and moving toward the domain of mineral physics such as melt properties, equations of state, elasticity, rheology, vibrational dynamics, bonding, electronic structure, and magnetism. The Review thus moves from the complexity of rocks to their mineral components and finally to fundamental properties arising directly from the play of electrons and nuclei. This volume was prepared for a short course by the same title, organized by Russell J. Hemley and Ho-kwang Mao and sponsored by the Mineralogical Society of America, December 4-6, 1998 on the campus of the University of California at Davis.

XAFS Techniques for Catalysts, Nanomaterials, and Surfaces

XAFS Techniques for Catalysts, Nanomaterials, and Surfaces
Author: Yasuhiro Iwasawa
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2016-10-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319438662

This book is a comprehensive, theoretical, practical, and thorough guide to XAFS spectroscopy. The book addresses XAFS fundamentals such as experiments, theory and data analysis, advanced XAFS methods such as operando XAFS, time-resolved XAFS, spatially resolved XAFS, total-reflection XAFS, high energy resolution XAFS, and practical applications to a variety of catalysts, nanomaterials and surfaces. This book is accessible to a broad audience in academia and industry, and will be a useful guide for researchers entering the subject and graduate students in a wide variety of disciplines.